Richard Branson/Herb Kelleher - Leader Extraordinaire
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Case Details:
Case Code : LDEN021
Case Length : 08 Pages
Period : 1973-2002
Pub Date : 2002
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : Virgin Group, Southwest Airlines
Industry : Aviation
Countries : USA
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Excerpts
Herbert D Kelleher - The Fun Guy
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Herb studied law and graduated from the New York University in 1956. He worked
as a clerk for a New Jersey Supreme Court justice for many years and later
joined a Newark law firm. Attracted by the opportunities in Texas, Herb shifted
his base to Texas. In 1966 Rollin W King (Rollin), a Texas businessman,
approached Herb with a new idea: starting an airline that would offer the lowest
fares ever.
The idea was to make people fly at the quickest possible time and at the
cheapest possible rates. Although many thought that they were pursuing an
impossible dream and wondered how a no-frills airline would work, the two went
ahead with their plans.
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As it operated only within the state of Texas, it
did not have to follow the ticket prices stipulated by the Civil
Aeronautics Board, which meant that it was not constrained by
Federal price regulations. Sensing the potential of Southwest,
airlines like Continental Airlines, Barniff and Texas International
tried to prevent Southwest's launch through litigation. They argued
that the state could not afford another airline. Herb, being an
attorney and now a partner as well, fought the case for Southwest
and won. Soon after, Southwest received permission to operate and it
launched its first flight in 1971. The company had only four planes
and less than 70 employees. The concept of a no-frills,
short-distance flight service took time to find acceptance and
revenues did not match the company's expectations...
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Leaders & Entrepreneurs
Both Branson and Herb established successful businesses and both proved that
anything was possible and that it just took a little nerve to get started
and keep the spirit going till the mission was achieved.
Both leaders
displayed entrepreneurial traits and were lauded for their leadership
styles. Several studies6 revealed that
successful leaders/entrepreneurs are pragmatics who work hard to achieve
their goals, display superior conceptual abilities, are emotionally stable,
and are often well educated... |
Exhibits
Exhibit I: A Look at the Eccentricities of Branson & Herb
6]
As stated in the book 'Entrepreneurship - New Venture Creation', authored by
David H. Holt.
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