Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2013

MERGERS have had a ubiquitous presence in the news recently as leaders in the airline , publishing , and telecommunications industries have taken steps to consolidate. According to McKinsey, transformational mergers are rare “because the circumstances have to be just right, and the management team needs to execute the strategy well.”.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

How did CEO Doug Parker successfully merge US Airways and American Airlines?

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Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2013

Strategy consulting vs. financial advisory consulting – both are consulting. First, a 101 on strategy consulting for you newbies to the site – having an insider view into the strategy and operations of a company requires that you quickly become an expert on day-to-day activities in light of the overall company vision.

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1 to 1

JANUARY 27, 2014

When I asked her which airline she worked for, she replied, "the worst airline in the world." I responded, "Let me guess--United Airlines.". Customer Experience Customer Loyalty Customer Service Customer Strategy Employee Engagement brandtrust employeeengagement trustabilty trustableairlines unitedairlines'

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The French airline union, SNPL, has called for a month-long strike beginning in May. It''s main objective is to repeal the Diard Law which limits the right of airline pilots to strike. Via translation from Les Echos : An unprecedented month-long strike is the motto launched today by SNPL, the main union of French airline pilots.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 23, 2014

In an effort to get money out of Venezuela, airline ticket sales had been booked solid for months. One airline cancelled all flights. Venezuelan bonds plunged to the lowest in more than two years after the government announced the latest partial devaluation of the bolivar, this time for airlines and foreign direct investment.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2014

Three strategies to achieve above-average performance: cost leadership, differentiation, and focus. In order to understand Porter’s Generic Strategies, it is helpful to take a step back and examine the two things which determine a firm’s profitability in the long run. Figure 2: Three Generic Strategies. Source: Flickr ).

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LSA Global

JUNE 20, 2017

When company culture is aligned with company talent and business strategy, you have an unbeatable combination of factors that drive success. You only need to look at United Airlines’ recent disastrous negative publicity to see how they blew it. But there is a risk in being too rigid in the way culture is defined and interpreted.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Warren Buffett got burned with an airline investment in the 1990s. airlines, taking a 4.16% stake in American Airlines, smaller stakes in United and Delta, and an undisclosed stake in Southwest Airlines. airlines had one thing in common: their largest investors. billion in the four largest U.S.

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Martinka Consulting

MAY 13, 2016

On March 14 was the day United Continental Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz eturned to work after he had a heart attack and heart transplant last October. I Hope It’s Better than United Airlines Plan appeared first on Martinka Consulting. As the Wall Street Journal stated on March 7, 2016: “Mr.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 24, 2018

A fine example of a company that passed through the five stages of decline to ultimately collapse was the one popularly known as “the king of good times” – Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher Airlines, once known for its best in class service, on board meals, and staff courtesy fell from grace due to excessive arrogance.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 9, 2014

La Guardia Airport Cleaners On Strike The Financial Times reports Airline Cabin Cleaners Strike Over Ebola Fears. Up to 200 airline cabin cleaners were expected to strike on Thursday over concerns that they might be exposed to Ebola as US authorities try to contain alarm over the virus. That’s because of the way Ebola is spread.

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Harvard Business

MAY 27, 2016

Why is the airline industry so terrible? Which brings us back to the airline industry. ” Airlines are also pursuing efficiency in ways customers don’t see so easily, such as reducing the number of short-haul flights they offer and centralizing passengers in large airports.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2023

For example, Southwest Airlines competes directly with Delta and American Airlines, but also competes with car travel because of its unique business model. Thus, Southwest must keep an eye on both the airline industry as well as automobile transportation. Another hidden substitute is for the customer to do nothing at all.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 3, 2017

American Airlines and United Airlines recently joined Delta in offering passengers a lower-priced option to fly: basic economy. At first blush, it’s difficult to see how a further degradation of airline service can enhance profits and attract customers. Want to save a couple of bucks on your next flight?

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1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Social media might have been born out of humans'' need to communicate with friends, to remove geographical boundaries, and share information with loved ones. But it has long moved on to become an important tool for organizations, and the more savvy ones are leveraging it to interact with their customers. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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1 to 1

APRIL 5, 2016

More flights are arriving on time while airlines are losing fewer bags and fewer passengers are getting bumped from flights. Yet customer complaints are at their highest levels since 2001, according to the 2016 Airline Quality Rating report. percent in 2014 to 79.9

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

The airline industry is a cautionary tale of what happens when companies emulate new business models without bringing over the associated mental models. For over 40 years, Southwest Airlines has been a disruptive force in the airline industry, creating an entirely new category and a record 43 consecutive years of profitability.

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1 to 1

OCTOBER 18, 2015

After nearly two years since their initial merger, American Airlines and US Airways officially became one airline on Saturday. And after a million hours of training and more than 9,000 tests of kiosks, the airline is facing the last remaining hurdle where mergers are concerned: going live with their combined reservations system.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 13, 2014

By now, we’ve all heard of the terrible crisis Malaysia Airlines is facing with flight MH370 appearing to have vanished out of thin air with over 200 passengers and crew members aboard. It’s an unthinkable situation, though one that every airline needs to be prepared to properly manage at any given time.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

List of Global Strategy Firms in 2013. BELOW is a hand-picked list of leading Global Strategy Firms. Maybe not, but seeing as Sydney is at the other end of the earth you would expect a truly global strategy firm to have an office there (if you want to see a list of purely Aussie strategy firms for 2013, click here ).

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2021

Frequent flyer miles can incentivize passengers not to use some high-cost services.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The definitive 2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney. Below is our 2014 list of strategy consulting firms in Sydney. This list will be of interest to you if you live in Sydney (or you would like to live in Sydney), and: you want to become a strategy consultant, or. Pacific Strategy Partners. Source: Flickr ).

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Henry DeVries

JANUARY 18, 2019

And no one personified generosity marketing better than the late Herb Kelleher, the man who used the strategy to build Southwest Airlines into one of the most profitable and admired airlines. Generosity is the killer app of marketing.

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Consultant Ninja

JUNE 26, 2009

Consultants = Big Strategy, Little Execution. Client Needs = Little Strategy, Big Execution. But rarely at a strategy consulting firm do we help the client to execute. My response was that if the strategies arent implemented, its a worthless strategy, and thats our fault. Friday, June 26, 2009. at 9:53 AM.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

Why is that some companies have great heads of strategy who make an outstanding contribution to their companies while others don’t? To answer this question, we evaluated a sample of 55 different heads of strategy and looked more closely at 11 who were particularly successful and 10 who were at the other end of the spectrum.

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Strategy+Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

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Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

” This and a slew of similar maxims reflect a common view of strategy execution: that it’s distinct from strategy, harder to pull off than defining a strategy, and therefore more critical to success — underpinned by seemingly indisputable virtues such as diligence, discipline, consistency, alignment, and focus.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To be sure, if you own cruise ships, an airline, or a live concert venue, you’ll have to deal with serious changes to your business models for a while. The fundamental principles of good business transcend the effects of COVID-19, the shift to work from home, new technologies, and all the other changes we’re living with now.

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 4, 2013

I am a strategy consultant at. 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Monday, March 4, 2013.

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MishTalk

JULY 17, 2014

According to the Financial Times Anatoly Geraschenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said in a Facebook posting " Using a zenith-rocket Buk system, the terrorists just downed a passenger airline heading from Kuala-Lampur to Amsterdam ". How likely is that statement? So we are talking some heavy duty weaponry here.

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2017

To get there, companies should take the time to level-set their efforts with three strategic exercises: Reexamine your goals and strategy. With more and more options for mobile interactions, businesses all too often get their digital strategy wrong — or don’t reassess it often enough. Insight Center. Think about Airbnb.

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Strategy+Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Why we shouldn't expect the price of air travel to fall just because jet fuel is cheaper.

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I am a strategy consultant at. 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

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Seth Godin Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Showing up on time for a meeting is a project (airlines! And yet, no one ever teaches us that this is a skill that can learned and delivered with strategy and technique. A project is a promise. It’s about coordinating unknowable future events to deliver something of value. and so is building a skyscraper.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 4, 2020

I received a message just now from someone who works in the airline and cruise ship industries. Given that mindset, what do you do if you run an airline or a cruise ship business? It’s certainly one strategy. I have no idea if any of this is true, but you’d better believe that if I ran an airline, I would be looking into it.

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