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CHALLENGE:
JetBlues rapid gro w th created a leadership gap.
They ne eded a program to help train and develop
leaders w ho had be en hired or promoted even
though they had little supervisory experience.
SOLUTION:
JetBlue created a developm ent program for all
levels of cre wleaders. The program w as designed
to help leaders becom e more effective w hile
maintaining the spirit of the small, service-driven
company that JetBlue had becom e kno w n for.
As one of the program foundations, JetBlue
imple m ented the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
instrum ent.
RESULTS:
The leadership program has be en fully integrated
into JetBlues culture, and cre wleaders no w
understand ho w their behavior affects that culture.
Culture is extre m ely important to JetBlue because it
is w hat drives the custom er experience.
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C R E AT I N G T H E P R O G R A M
O nce the ne ed for leadership developm ent had be en
identified, David and Dave kne w theyd have to provide
a vision for their e mploye es if they w anted to maintain
the spirit of a small, service-driven company offering a
unique custom er experience. This vision encompassed five
leadership principles:
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