Herb Kelleher
Herb Kelleher
Herbert "Herb" David Kelleheris the co-founder, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of Southwest Airlines...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 March 1931
CountryUnited States of America
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Sometimes you need a little courage too just to buck popular opinion.
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If employees aren't satisfied, they won't promote the product we need.
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If you create an environment where the people truly participate, you don't need control. They know what needs to be done and they do it. And the more that people will devote themselves to your cause on a voluntary basis, a willing basis, the fewer hierarchies and control mechanisms you need.
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I'd say my mother made more of a difference to me than anyone else did. I know that's a conventional and perhaps mundane answer, but my family was blown apart at the start of World War II.
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When I started working on Southwest Airlines, I kid you not, only people flying on business and very wealthy people ever flew.
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I guess the worst moment I ever had in business was the fear that Southwest Airlines wouldn't get off the ground.
Just because you don't announce your plan doesn't mean you don't have one.
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The spirit of Southwest Airlines is exuberant, it's caring, it's dedicated, it's diligent, it's fun, it's rewarding, it's a joy.
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I tell my employees that we're in the service business, and it's incidental that we fly airplanes.
You can't have a mid-life crisis in the airline industry because every day is a crisis.
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I would have to say from looking at the scene, as I've seen it, it appears there's a good chance it might be a total loss,
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If the employees come first, then they're happy, ... A motivated employee treats the customer well. The customer is happy so they keep coming back, which pleases the shareholders. It's not one of the enduring Green mysteries of all time, it is just the way it works.
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Inevitably, as we grow bigger across the rest of the country, and Dallas remains the same size, we might have to begin casting about for a place that's more efficient to operate.
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DFW has gotten so big I'm surprised its not been implicated in a steroid scandal,