The Leadership Legacy of Herb Kelleher
Sondra Whitt, Herb Kelleher, Kay Caldwell, Jim Whitt By Jim Whitt The world lost a great leader when Southwest Airlines co-founder and longtime CEO Herb
Sondra Whitt, Herb Kelleher, Kay Caldwell, Jim Whitt By Jim Whitt The world lost a great leader when Southwest Airlines co-founder and longtime CEO Herb
In 2018 we said goodbye to Charlie Mitchell, who served as Official Spokesdog for Purpose Unlimited. He left our world on November 28, 17 days
By Jim Whitt The following story about Doc Lunsford was published on December 23, 1991. It remains one of my favorites. So much so that
By Jim Whitt I was on a conference call as part of my preparation for speaking at a staff development meeting for a trade association.
By Jim Whitt My friend John Teeter shared a story with me that is appropriate as we celebrate Independence Day: “When I was 23 years
By Jim Whitt After picking up the mail Charlie Mitchell and I were on our way out of the Post Office when a man pointed
Perfect can be defined as being entirely without fault or defect. It is human nature to desire perfection. In a perfect world, no one would suffer or struggle. But that is precisely the opposite of what we need or even want. In the words of Viktor Frankl, “Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.” Frankl, a neurologist and psychiatrist, was incarcerated in Auschwitz, the most famous of the Nazi’s concentration camps during World War II. It was in this hell-on-earth that Frankl validated his theory of Logotherapy which he chronicled in his book, Man’s Search for Meaning. “It is one of the basic tenets of Logotherapy that man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life,” wrote Frankl. “That is why man is even ready to suffer, on the condition, to be sure, that his suffering has meaning.”
By Jim Whitt The following story about Doc Lunsford was published on December 23, 1991. It remains one of my favorites. So much so that
In the days of segregation, my mother, my father, and a young baseball player named Billy provided me with a lesson in race relations that I’ll never forget. Race relations is about doing the right thing. Regardless of the color of our skin.
By Jim Whitt There’s a monument in Liberal, Kan. that reminds me of how different the world looked like 30 years ago. It’s easy to
My friend Kathy Wright has written an article entitled The 7 levels of leadership that is required reading for anyone who wants to understand what
By Jim Whitt As this was our first trip to France we suffered from a perpetual state of directional disability. And that is how we
By Jim Whitt We’ve all seen the devastation of the fires that have swept across the Great Plains recently destroying lives and livelihoods. In its
February 13th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited The uncertainty and high tensions of our world and political landscape have made us emotionally raw. Everywhere you turn
February 9th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited As you probably know, in life, there are givers and takers – and it’s no different in organizations either!At
February 7th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited As Mel Kleiman stated in his article, Hiring for Talent vs. Skills or Experience, assume you need open heart
By Jim Whitt The Wizard of Oz thrilled audiences in movie theaters when it was released in 1939 and because it has been replayed for
December 29th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited According to A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin, in the new issue of Harvard Business Review, “Marketers spend a
December 29th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited According to Erik Barker, in his article, How 5 Post-It Notes Can Make You Happy, Confident and Successful, regular
December 27th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited As Aine Cain states in her recent article, 22 Business-Etiquette Rules Every Professional Should Know, having an understanding of
By Jim Whitt The following story about Doc Lunsford was published on December 23, 1991. It remains one of my favorites. So much so that