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Old 24th Jan 2024, 22:16
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Originally Posted by Mr Good Cat
This is ironic, as when the great Alan Mullally took over in the 90s, one of the first things he did was put managers closer to the shop floor so they had first hand experience of any issues.

Clearly all Mullally's hard work was undone by the next leadership. Shame.
The Wall Street Journal (accidentally) examined the leadership habits of Boeings absentee executive class. The only way they could be further from the shop floor would be by firing themselves into a permanent orbit in a Boeing Starliner. The orbit being permanent due to Boeings inability to install timekeeping equipment that works properly.

https://archive.ph/Tb1dP

https://www.wsj.com/business/airline...ness_lead_pos1



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