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Get Someone Else to Do the Work

Destination Innovation

One of the most famous scenes from Mark Twain’s book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is when Tom has to whitewash a fence as a punishment. It also saved the airline the task of checking them in. The airline had transferred part of the job to the customer. Mark Twain. Tom replies, “Like it?

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Launches "Fly Responsibly" Program

Rebel & Reason

However, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is proving that it is possible to slay larger, globally recognized monsters – even if the organization itself is an inherent part of the problem. Travelers are asked to consider whether a face-to-face meeting is mandatory or if other, less damaging travel methods are possible before booking a flight.

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Book Review – Humanocracy by Gary Hamel & Michele Zanini

Rmukesh Gupta

In his most recent book Humanocracy, he lays out the case against bureaucracy and instead argues that we need to embrace what he calls “ Humanocracy ” as in build human centric organisations. The second third of the book is a case study about two organisations which have been successful in rethinking their management of their businesses.

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Internal Branding Strategy – 3 Ways to Be Smarter than United Airlines

BrainZooming

The folks at Armada Corporate Intelligence offered an internal branding strategy take on the United Airlines woes, offering strategic thinking questions you can ask and answer to improve your brand’s resiliency and avoid brand crises. 3 Ways Your Internal Branding Strategy Can Be Smarter than United Airlines.

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Book Review – Humanocracy by Gary Hamel & Michele Zanini

Rmukesh Gupta

In his most recent book Humanocracy, he lays out the case against bureaucracy and instead argues that we need to embrace what he calls “ Humanocracy ” as in build human centric organisations. The second third of the book is a case study about two organisations which have been successful in rethinking their management of their businesses.

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Book Review – Humanocracy by Gary Hamel & Michele Zanini

Rmukesh Gupta

In his most recent book Humanocracy, he lays out the case against bureaucracy and instead argues that we need to embrace what he calls “ Humanocracy ” as in build human centric organisations. The second third of the book is a case study about two organisations which have been successful in rethinking their management of their businesses.

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Southwest Airlines: Remarkable Customer Service Once Again

Michael Roberto

Last week, my wife and I tried to book some flights on Southwest Airlines using credits we had for some cancelled flights from last year. When we called Southwest, they explained that they offered a six month grace period, and therefore, we could still use the credit toward a new booking. It did not take nearly that long.

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