Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
Agreed. I think after nine years in the trenches fighting for every inch of the hill, airline pilots have just succumbed to the "kill or be killed" philosophy knowing full well that if the generals make a wrong strategic move we could be wiped out in the next battle. Thankfully, our current team of generals at DAL are acting like they want to win the war not just a battle. Hopefully they are grooming some like minded succession so this continues.
Your war analogy is understandable and accurate.
We are dependent on management to be successful as leaders.
But there is also danger in that analogy.
NEVER FORGET:
Military generals care for the welfare of their troops.
Management generals see their troops as a liability. A "cost".
Nothing wrong with that. That's business. We just have to always be aware of it. Sometimes I think we forget.
This is Delta Air Lines, Inc. , not the Delta Air Force.