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Category: employee failure

July 4, 2019 |

Employee growth and development occurs when we give our people the tools and resources they need

It’s been a while since I last posted in our video series focusing on ideas for employee growth and development, so I’m back with Tip #15.  Today’s advice: give your employees the tools and resources they need to succeed. Set

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May 18, 2017 | ,

Can the latest apology from United Airlines heal the rift?

On April 12, 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. 

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April 19, 2017 | ,

Leadership lessons from the United Airlines debacle (or how not to destroy your brand overnight)

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

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April 12, 2017 | ,

Essential leadership lessons from the United Airlines public relations debacle

So you’d have to be under a rock or in a dark cave some place to have missed the firestorm that is United Airlines which ignited sometime this past Sunday night.  After all, it’s not every day that an airline

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July 25, 2016 | ,

When you set people up to fail, the pain lasts longer than you might think

Last month I got pulled over by local law enforcement and was issued a $310 ticket and a summons to appear in court.  The ticket was legitimate; after all I was (unbeknownst to me) driving around town with an expired

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June 16, 2016 | ,

Are you (inadvertently) taking actions that set people up to fail?

So I got pulled by a police officer the other day; and got a first-hand experience of what it takes to set people up to fail.  Turns out my vehicle registration had expired on April 30, and apparently I have

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