Airlines: Who’s Doing What for Haiti
The earthquake in Haiti that decimated the island nation’s largest city and much of the surrounding area, continues to be an extremely challenging set of disaster relief problems and human needs, rivaled only by the 2004 tsunami in lower Asia in which more than 500,000 people perished.
The official death toll as of January 28 is 170,000+ dead. Estimates for the total number of dead, which includes those not yet accounted for, exceed 250,000. Over half of Port-au-Prince’s population of 2 million people is in need of emergency shelter; almost all are currently dependent on outside aid groups and transport providers for food, water, medical care, and basic subsistence.
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JAL: Zen and the Simple Art of Leadership
At a time when the entire global airline industry struggles with worldwide recession, weak demand, concerns over swine flu, and ratcheting oil prices, Japan Airlines CEO Haruka Nishimatsu leads by example and provides a compelling portrait of mutual respect at Asia’s largest air carrier:
“After his morning commute on the city bus, Haruka Nishimatsu heads into the office and gets busy at his desk with the rest of his Japan Airlines coworkers. At lunch, he lines up in the cafeteria and hopes lunch doesn’t get too cold as he waits to pay. Not exactly the glamorous life you’d expect from the CEO of one of the world’s top 10 international airlines.
“‘Is it so strange?’ asks Nishimatsu. ‘I don’t think so … not so strange at all.’”
