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Cars, Trains, Planes Hacked… A Transportation Risk That Leaves Us All Vulnerable

Melissa Agnes

If you want a better idea of what I’m talking about, watch the following short video by NBC New York : Dear transportation industry, WAKE UP!!! If yours is the first airline to be hacked by a terrorist resulting in unthinkable, devastating catastrophe, you will suffer consequences that you may not be able to overcome.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Southwest Airlines operates within an industry routinely made fun of for its poor customer service; however, it is known for the opposite. Check out this Zappos organizational culture video: [link] Keeping culture strong becomes more challenging as the organization grows.

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To Change Your Strategy, First Change How You Think

Harvard Business

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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Companies Like United Need to Cultivate Good Judgment, and Free Their Employees to Use It

Harvard Business

United Airlines is pledging to train its workers better to ensure that “ employees are prepared and empowered to put our customers first ” in the wake of a video showing a passenger being dragged from a plane. The public reacted to the video with horror.

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Is ISIS Targeting Spain Next?

MishTalk

It asked terrorists to “reconnoiter airline and train routes for attacks.” In July, ISIS started broadcasting videos with Spanish. Since the beginning of 2016, ISIS propaganda repeatedly called on Spanish jihadists to take back Spain.

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Pepsi, United, and the Speed of Corporate Shame

Harvard Business

United Airlines has leapt into a brand disaster of mythic proportions. Around the world, people watched a video of the bloodied man being dragged down the aisle. When will companies realize that everyone now has a video camera on them, and that they can broadcast live on Facebook within minutes?

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Holier than Thou: Why Should Anyone Believe the US, Ukraine, or Russia? What is the US Attempting to Hide?

MishTalk

Challenge From Russia Please consider Russia Challenges Accusations that Ukraine Rebels Shot Down Airliner. Russia''s Defence Ministry on Monday challenged accusations pro-Russian rebels were to blame for shooting down a Malaysian airliner and asked the United States to produce satellite images to support its assertions.