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Merging Competitors: U.S. Airways and American Airlines

Harvard Business Review

If you’re navigating a merger, this episode is for you.

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The answer is: 10 years to change a culture

Jeffrey Phillips

The original culture: safety Think about it - airlines and airplanes are only viable if the flying public thinks they are safe. US government testimony indicates that quality issues were rampant in 2016. From what we can see from Boeing, it would appear that it can take as little as 5 to 6 years to change a powerful culture.

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Practicing for an emerging future

Jeffrey Phillips

Thinking about the future and how it will unfold is critical to the success of any business, large or small, but also any government, country, community or individual. There are no straight lines, yet in most cases (businesses, governments, societies) we act and live as if the future will be a carbon copy of today.

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Have You Taken These 5 Necessary Steps to Increase Your Cybersecurity at Work?

InnovationManagement

Data breaches at large companies like Facebook and Delta Airlines have brought cybersecurity to the forefront of boardrooms across the world. Major corporations, the healthcare industry, and even the federal government are all monitoring network and digital infrastructures closely.

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Overton Window: How extreme ideas become mainstream

Idea to Value

For example, with climate change there are people on one extreme that say we all immediately need to become vegan, and on the other extreme that this is all a hoax made up by a worldwide government conspiracy. For example, Ryanair is one of the worlds leading low-cost, no-frills airline. But they still complain about it.

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Your Guide to Fueling Enterprise Innovation in the Transport Industry

Qmarkets

Other airlines including Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines have placed orders for air taxis developed by British company Vertical Aerospace in partnership with Rolls-Royce and Honeywell. The rest of the world has been slow to catch up, but MaaS is finally expected to make big waves in urban transport around the globe.

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Preparing for the Roaring 20s

Jeffrey Phillips

Governments and generals - entire generations of leadership - were being called into question. The most obvious places to watch for this are airline and hotel bookings. Governments may need to rethink how they raise funds. In those days, attitudes and perspectives were radically changed. The old hierarchy was being challenged.

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