New Executive Roles Announced
Jan 13, 2021, 10:17 am
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New Executive Roles Announced
Alain Bellemare, former CEO of Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney, will become President-International for Delta
Michelle Horn, formerly of Softbank and McKinsey, will become SVP and Chief Strategy Officer.
https://news.delta.com/ed-bastian-me...eadership-team
Michelle Horn, formerly of Softbank and McKinsey, will become SVP and Chief Strategy Officer.
https://news.delta.com/ed-bastian-me...eadership-team
Jan 13, 2021, 10:21 am
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Are these new positions at DL? If not, what happened to the previous holders of these titles?
Jan 13, 2021, 10:36 am
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Does it really matter?
And do you believe whatever would be publicly announced would necessarily be the truth? Perhaps they wanted to "spend more time with family" or "pursue outside opportunities."
Regards
And do you believe whatever would be publicly announced would necessarily be the truth? Perhaps they wanted to "spend more time with family" or "pursue outside opportunities."
Regards
Jan 13, 2021, 10:44 pm
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Chief Strategy Officer appears to be a new position.
Jan 13, 2021, 11:06 pm
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So the president of a failed aerospace company is joining Delta? Sounds about right at this point in time...
Jan 14, 2021, 6:31 am
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McKinsey = The airline killer.....nothing good ever comes from their ideas.
Jan 14, 2021, 6:35 am
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Alain Bellemare, former CEO of Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney, will become President-International for Delta
Michelle Horn, formerly of Softbank and McKinsey, will become SVP and Chief Strategy Officer.
https://news.delta.com/ed-bastian-me...eadership-team
Michelle Horn, formerly of Softbank and McKinsey, will become SVP and Chief Strategy Officer.
https://news.delta.com/ed-bastian-me...eadership-team
Jan 14, 2021, 7:25 am
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Jan 14, 2021, 6:52 pm
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Jan 14, 2021, 7:23 pm
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I know we're talking about executives here which is a small segment of the business but Delta is usually well recognized in the industry for hiring and - even more importantly - retaining talent better than most airlines (along with Southwest) and having overall better company/employee culture. I probably sound like a fanboy here (I'm not) but believe this is generally considered to be true. Across all companies in the US they score in the top 5-10% of retention, employee satisfaction, and management/CEO rankings. (Source: https://www.comparably.com/companies/delta-air-lines)
So, at least historically, I don't think you can make fun of them in terms of talent management. We'll see how Delta is going forward in the new world.
So, at least historically, I don't think you can make fun of them in terms of talent management. We'll see how Delta is going forward in the new world.
Jan 14, 2021, 7:30 pm
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I know we're talking about executives here which is a small segment of the business but Delta is usually well recognized in the industry for hiring and - even more importantly - retaining talent better than most airlines (along with Southwest) and having overall better company/employee culture. I probably sound like a fanboy here (I'm not) but believe this is generally considered to be true. Across all companies in the US they score in the top 5-10% of retention, employee satisfaction, and management/CEO rankings. (Source: https://www.comparably.com/companies/delta-air-lines)
So, at least historically, I don't think you can make fun of them in terms of talent management. We'll see how Delta is going forward in the new world.
So, at least historically, I don't think you can make fun of them in terms of talent management. We'll see how Delta is going forward in the new world.
Jan 14, 2021, 8:42 pm
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Consultants have value (And there are many types of consulting.. from high end strategy to low end staff aug). Sometimes they are overused to the point it hollows out internal capabilities. But they have a purpose. Either way, I don't think Delta is known particularly for having a ton of consultants running around relative to a lot of companies.
Jan 14, 2021, 8:55 pm
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Well, you can't really say that they are relying on McKinsey when they hired someone from them (technically with SoftBank in between).
Consultants have value (And there are many types of consulting.. from high end strategy to low end staff aug). Sometimes they are overused to the point it hollows out internal capabilities. But they have a purpose. Either way, I don't think Delta is known particularly for having a ton of consultants running around relative to a lot of companies.
Consultants have value (And there are many types of consulting.. from high end strategy to low end staff aug). Sometimes they are overused to the point it hollows out internal capabilities. But they have a purpose. Either way, I don't think Delta is known particularly for having a ton of consultants running around relative to a lot of companies.
Jan 14, 2021, 10:03 pm
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Well, you can't really say that they are relying on McKinsey when they hired someone from them (technically with SoftBank in between).
Consultants have value (And there are many types of consulting.. from high end strategy to low end staff aug). Sometimes they are overused to the point it hollows out internal capabilities. But they have a purpose. Either way, I don't think Delta is known particularly for having a ton of consultants running around relative to a lot of companies.
Consultants have value (And there are many types of consulting.. from high end strategy to low end staff aug). Sometimes they are overused to the point it hollows out internal capabilities. But they have a purpose. Either way, I don't think Delta is known particularly for having a ton of consultants running around relative to a lot of companies.
