Last week I blogged about the immediate aftermath of United Airlines’ CEO Oscar Munoz’ (lack of) leadership. This following the upsetting video that surfaced the night of April 9th, showing the violent removal of a passenger from an aircraft. My column in both the online and print editions of today’s Globe and Mail continues on this very topic. This unfortunate United Airlines incident is destined to become a textbook case of how a leader should not act in a state of crisis (particularly in the age of the Internet). In today’s column – Lessons from the United Airlines debacle – published in this morning’s print and online editions, I outline five leadership lessons that any CEO can take to heart. In the interest of not destroying your brand overnight, these five things that are well worth considering and internalizing so as not to find yourself in a similar shaky scenario at any point in the future.
Five lessons that every leader should internalize
This is a topic that has been fodder for many a water cooler and coffee station conversation for the last 1-½ weeks with opinions that have ranged from one end of the spectrum to the other. You know my point of view, but I’m interested in yours. What could Munoz have done differently to manage this situation more effectively? With the benefit of hindsight, what other lessons would leaders take away from this unfortunate situation? Your comments welcome.