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Howard Putnam |
Former CEO of Southwest and Braniff Airlines |
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Howard Putnam was raised on an Iowa farm and learned to fly out of a pasture in his Father's J-3 Piper Cub. He entered the airline business as a baggage handler at Midway Airport in Chicago for Capital Airlines at age 17. Capital was soon merged into United and Howard held thirteen different positions in sales, services and staff assignments in several cities, before being named Group Vice President of Marketing for United Airlines, the world's largest airline, in 1976.
In 1978 he was recruited to become President and CEO of fledgling Southwest Airlines in Dallas, TX. While at Southwest Howard and his team tripled the revenues and tripled profitability in three years. They also successfully guided Southwest through airline deregulation and Southwest was the first air carrier to order the Boeing 737-300, which later became the largest selling aircraft ever for Boeing.
Howard led the visioning process at Southwest as well as further developing the "fun" cu...View Full Bio
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Leadership: Successful Strategies Through Turbulence |
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Innovation: Creating a Culture and Process for Ideas to Hatch |
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Change: Transforming Organizations Successfully & Profitably |
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People and Culture: Hiring Attitudes & Developing Their Skills |
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Ethics: The Ultimate Challenge in Ethics; Are You Really the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are? |
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Learn the importance of a clear and concise vision |
| Discover how to devellop a climate and culture for risk taking and idea implementation |
| Find out how to transform your business into a |
| Look behind the scenes at how the infamous Southwest Airlines culture was established |
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