Comments on: And the award for worst airline CEO goes to … http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/and-the-award-for-worst-airline-ceo-goes-to/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BILL http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/and-the-award-for-worst-airline-ceo-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-17191 BILL Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:01:17 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20758#comment-17191 HOW CAN UNITED JUSTIFY THIS LACK OF POSITIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXPECT TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD,SEEMS AS IF THE RANK AND FILE OF THE STOCK HOLDERS DO NOT COUNT.ONLY THE LARGE HOLDERS,,,,, NOT ALL OF US SMALL INVESTERS ARE STUPID AND/ORGOING TO SRAND BY AND SEE OUR MONEY GO AWAY. LET UNITED DIE,I GOT ME MONEY OUT! HOW CAN UNITED JUSTIFY THIS LACK OF POSITIVE LEADERSHIP
AND EXPECT TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD,SEEMS AS IF THE RANK AND FILE OF THE STOCK HOLDERS DO NOT COUNT.ONLY THE LARGE HOLDERS,,,,, NOT ALL OF US SMALL INVESTERS ARE
STUPID AND/ORGOING TO SRAND BY AND SEE OUR MONEY GO AWAY. LET UNITED DIE,I GOT ME MONEY OUT!

]]> By: Ed http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/and-the-award-for-worst-airline-ceo-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-17087 Ed Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:59:38 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20758#comment-17087 Unfortunately, for the majority of employees in most companies, they never meet or even interact with the CEO of the company they are working for. They're too far down on the totem pole to even be aware what it is the CEO even does! And then when the employees *DO* interact with the CEO, the CEO's gift of pulling the wool over people's eyes becomes evident...take for example, the CEOs Ken Lay and Bernie Ebbers! For over a year, they managed to lull the employees into a false sense of security when in actuality, they were driving the company deeper and deeper into debt! I know that I certainly would not be able to tell you anything about the CEO of the multi-national company I work for...He rarely makes it to the United States and I have yet to visit Japan! Ed Unfortunately, for the majority of employees in most companies, they never meet or even interact with the CEO of the company they are working for. They’re too far down on the totem pole to even be aware what it is the CEO even does!
And then when the employees *DO* interact with the CEO, the CEO’s gift of pulling the wool over people’s eyes becomes evident…take for example, the CEOs Ken Lay and Bernie Ebbers! For over a year, they managed to lull the employees into a false sense of security when in actuality, they were driving the company deeper and deeper into debt!
I know that I certainly would not be able to tell you anything about the CEO of the multi-national company I work for…He rarely makes it to the United States and I have yet to visit Japan!
Ed

]]> By: Bruce InCharlotte http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/and-the-award-for-worst-airline-ceo-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-16990 Bruce InCharlotte Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:13:45 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20758#comment-16990 I can agree with the high ratings for Continental's management. This is a group that has hosted "reach-out" events for customers to get to know the airline. I met Larry Kellner and was impressed with how he just stood there answering question after question for a solid two hours. He clearly knows his product and wants his airline to succeed. I for one will be sorry to see him leave CO and go back to private equity. I never met Glenn Tilton (or Douglas Parker at US) but neither seem to care much for their customers. Disclosure: I'm a CO "Gold Elite", UA "Premier Executive" and former US "Gold" now "Zero". I can agree with the high ratings for Continental’s management. This is a group that has hosted “reach-out” events for customers to get to know the airline. I met Larry Kellner and was impressed with how he just stood there answering question after question for a solid two hours. He clearly knows his product and wants his airline to succeed. I for one will be sorry to see him leave CO and go back to private equity.
I never met Glenn Tilton (or Douglas Parker at US) but neither seem to care much for their customers.
Disclosure: I’m a CO “Gold Elite”, UA “Premier Executive” and former US “Gold” now “Zero”.

]]> By: Frank http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/and-the-award-for-worst-airline-ceo-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-16977 Frank Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:08:46 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20758#comment-16977 I like the idea of employees rating their CEO. It’s usually done the other way around — a boss will review an employee. When the tables are turned, the results can be interesting, don’t you think? ==================================================== The interesting thing about CEO's is that the employees know that they wont be around as long as WE ARE or HAVE BEEN. I count some 11 airline CEO's that I have worked under in my career. I even got to spend time with Frank Lorenzo. He likes Scotch. He's a soft spoken man, but labor relations was always a battle with him. Met Stephen Wolf. Smart man. Tall man. Doesnt like to interact with F/A's. The first CEO I worked for, he died a few years ago. I mourned that man. I LOVED working for him. His airline went out of business in the early 80's. I even got to carry his "carry-on" to the gate with him. What a proud moment that was. He joked, lose that bag and you're fired. I laughed....................I miss that man and his dream. I like the idea of employees rating their CEO. It’s usually done the other way around — a boss will review an employee. When the tables are turned, the results can be interesting, don’t you think?
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The interesting thing about CEO’s is that the employees know that they wont be around as long as WE ARE or HAVE BEEN. I count some 11 airline CEO’s that I have worked under in my career. I even got to spend time with Frank Lorenzo. He likes Scotch. He’s a soft spoken man, but labor relations was always a battle with him. Met Stephen Wolf. Smart man. Tall man. Doesnt like to interact with F/A’s.
The first CEO I worked for, he died a few years ago. I mourned that man. I LOVED working for him. His airline went out of business in the early 80′s. I even got to carry his “carry-on” to the gate with him. What a proud moment that was. He joked, lose that bag and you’re fired. I laughed………………..I miss that man and his dream.

]]> By: Windtee.com® Aviation T-Shirt Art! http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/and-the-award-for-worst-airline-ceo-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-16974 Windtee.com® Aviation T-Shirt Art! Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:24:54 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20758#comment-16974 Interesting review. Reading the employee comments were, to say the least,... thought provoking. Interesting review.

Reading the employee comments were, to say the least,… thought provoking.

]]> By: robert http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/and-the-award-for-worst-airline-ceo-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-16973 robert Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:14:40 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20758#comment-16973 Why doesn't this surprise me ... Tilton ran United into the ground - they used to be a great airline. Why doesn’t this surprise me … Tilton ran United into the ground – they used to be a great airline.

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