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Southwest Airlines Culture. PEOPLE make the CULTURE . FORTUNE Top Ten Companies to Work for in America. Pay/ Benefits Opportunities Job Security Pride in Work and Company Openness / Fairness Camaraderie and Friendliness. Commitment to Our CUSTOMERS.
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PEOPLE make the CULTURE
FORTUNE Top Ten Companies to Work for in America • Pay/ Benefits • Opportunities • Job Security • Pride in Work and Company • Openness / Fairness • Camaraderie and Friendliness
How We Honor Our Commitment • WE DO THIS Low Costs Positively Outrageous Service Growth and Profits • WE GET THIS
# 1 Give People the Freedom to be Themselves
# 2 Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PEOPLE PROFILE Customer Focused Team Player Self Motivated Takes Initiative Open and Flexible to Change Sense of Humor Takes Pride in Work
# 3 Provide a Learning Environment
# 4 Career Development and Growth Opportunities
# 5 Don’t Keep Employees Who Don’t Fit the Culture
# 6 Communicate Communicate Communicate
# 7 Avoid Elitism Kill Bureaucracy
# 8 Be Flexible Do the Right Thing Forgive Mistakes
# 9 Recognize, Reward and Everything! Celebrate
# 10 Encourage People to Act Like Owners
SUCCESS IN A “NUTSHELL” • Profitable 35 years • Steady Growth • Conservative Balance Sheet • Stock Performance • Low Fare Leader • Market Dominance • Productive Employees • Low Turnover • No Layoffs • Triple Crown x 5 • Best Safety Record • Most Emulated • Free to Have Fun
Lessons Learned in the Job Search • Targeting • Networking within Target • Identify Culture within Target • Tenacity/Persistence/Perseverance
Thank You Questions or comments: Tom Miller (214) 792-5298 tom.miller@wnco.com