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Aug 30 2022

Lost Luggage

While taking hundreds of flights throughout my life only once has my luggage gotten lost and that was on my honeymoon (fortunately, it wasn’t a sign of things to come)!

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The second time occurred when traveling to speak at some high schools.

After speaking at a prestigious prep school in the Washington D.C. area, I was traveling to Charlotte, NC to speak at a large high school in that city. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Attitude, Captain Jack Sparrow, Charlotte, Choices, Flying, Lost Luggage, Luggage, Negativity, Perspective, Postivity, problems, Southwest Airlines, Washington DC

Aug 20 2021

Bags Fly Free

A few years ago Southwest Airlines hired some consultants to give them advice and help their airline become better. The consultants suggested that Southwest Air charge passengers to check luggage since the competition was doing it and they could make millions upon millions in additional revenue. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: chick fila, Chick-Fil-A, Core Values, Culture, Culture of Good, Mission, Purpose, Southwest Air, Southwest Airlines

Nov 26 2020

Episode 159: Gary Sheffield, Jr.

Gary Sheffield, Jr. is a writer at Outkick.com. He is a former college baseball player and the son of the legendary Gary Sheffield, Sr. who hit more than 500 homeruns during his career. 

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Picking out Jordan shoes with Derek Jeter
  • Having a famous dad
  • Getting a trash can thrown at him by Randy Johnson
  • His uncle Dwight “Doc” Gooden
  • What he’s learned about fame
  • Seeing other people’s perspectives
  • The Southwest Airlines culture

… And so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: baseball, Clay Travis, Colin Kaepernick, Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, Jason Whitlock, journalism, OutKick the Coverage, Outkick.com, politics, Rickey Henderson, social issues, Southwest Air, Southwest Airlines, Writing

Oct 16 2018

Episode 091: Crisis Preparedness Expert Melissa Agnes

Author of Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World, Melissa Agnes is a leading authority on crisis preparedness, reputation management, and brand protection.  Agnes is a coveted speaker, commentator, and adviser to some of today’s leading organizations faced with the greatest risks.

In 2015, she gave a TEDx talk in Los Angeles where she discussed the secret to successful crisis management in the 21st century. Agnes is the editor of the Crisis Ready Blog, a contributor to Forbes, and a go-to source for the press, with recent coverage including the Wall Street Journal, VIBE Magazine, USA Today, and many others. As a university guest lecturer, Agnes teaches crisis management in university courses around the world, including at NYU and McGill.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • The difference between issues and crisis
  • How to prepare for the inevitable crises that will come your way
  • Building your brand on social media
  • What to do when an issue or a crisis occurs
  • How Southwest Airlines and United Airlines handled crises differently

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Alan Stein, Bernard Robichaud, Brand Awareness, Brand Management, Brand Recognition, chick fila, Communication, Company Culture, Corporate Culture, Credibility, crisis preparedness, crisis readiness, crisis ready, Culture, Harrassment, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Michigan State, Mike Ganino, Nicole Arbour, Penn State University, Police, PR, public relations, Social Media, Southwest Airlines, Tim Dimoff, Trust

Oct 05 2018

Culture Is A Choice

“Don’t tell them what you’re going to do – that’s vision.  Do what you’re going to do – that’s culture. Culture eats vision for lunch”.  (John C. Maxwell)

When I first heard this, I wrote it down and thought that it sounded good.  However, the more I thought about that statement the more I started to see the truth of it.

We need both a strong culture and a positive vision to reach our fullest potential.  If I have to choose, however, I will take a strong culture any day of the week over a clear vision.  Even the clearest vision may not be realized if the culture is poor and weighing you down.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Champions of Character, Chick-Fil-A, Culture, Google, Greg Tonagel, I Am Third, Indiana Wesleyan, IWU, John Maxwell, NAIA, National Championship, Southwest Airlines, Vision

Jul 03 2018

Southwest Airlines Puts Employees First

All of us have jobs that we have to wake up for each day.  Do you like this job?  Is it a good place to work with a fun environment?  For one company, a CHAMPIONSHIP CULTURE has been built upon doing things a little different than the norm.

 
Most of us have flown before and have had the unfortunate experience of shutting off our portable electronic devices and listen to an unhappy flight attendance go over passenger information for the millionth time.  But, if you’ve ever flown on a Southwest flight, you may have had a slightly different encounter with a – dare I say – happy employee . . .

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Championship Culture, Culture, Employees, Leadership Paradox, Southwest Airlines

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