Mr. Gary Kelly provides motivational remarks to the crowd assembled in Grace Peterson Hall Aug. 12 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on the Fort Dix section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Mr. Kelly, chief executive officer of SouthWest Airlines, was the fourth speaker in a series of professional development events helping the Center celebrate its 15th Anniversary. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan G. Bevier)
Mr. Gary Kelly provides motivational remarks to the crowd assembled in Grace Peterson Hall Aug. 12 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on the Fort Dix section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Mr. Kelly, chief executive officer of SouthWest Airlines, was the fourth speaker in a series of professional development events helping the Center celebrate its 15th Anniversary. In speaking on the growth of SouthWest Airlines, which carried more U.S. passengers than any other airline in 2008, Mr. Kelly said, “It was never our objective to be the biggest - I think that’s kind of a foolish objective - actually, something that you take pride in, the objective was to be excellent in everything that we do.” (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan G. Bevier)
Mr. Gary Kelly provides motivational remarks to the crowd assembled in Grace Peterson Hall Aug. 12 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on the Fort Dix section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Mr. Kelly, chief executive officer of SouthWest Airlines, was the fourth speaker in a series of professional development events helping the Center celebrate its 15th Anniversary. Mr. Kelly spoke about the Airmen and Soldiers returning from Iraq who talked about traits they admired in their leaders. “They said the leaders they respected the most were the one’s that they knew cared for them. It wasn’t how smart they were or how accomplished they were, it was whether they could convince them that they cared for them.” (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan G. Bevier)
Mr. Gary Kelly provides motivational remarks to the crowd assembled in Grace Peterson Hall Aug. 12 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on the Fort Dix section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Mr. Kelly, chief executive officer of SouthWest Airlines, was the fourth speaker in a series of professional development events helping the Center celebrate its 15th Anniversary. Mr. Kelly said employees have to come first because they are responsible for the company’s success. “We expect our leaders to spend the majority of their time and efforts making sure our employees have their support; that they have the tools that they need to succeed at Southwest,” Mr. Kelly said. “We think that by focusing on the needs of our employees, and making sure that they’re met, we’re creating an environment of trust, we’re creating an environment of respect that we hope will be passed on to the customer.” (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan G. Bevier)
Mr. Gary Kelly answers a question from Master Sgt. Joseph Neubauer, Mobility Operations School, following 45 minutes of motivational remarks to the crowd assembled in Grace Peterson Hall Aug. 12 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on the Fort Dix section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Mr. Kelly, chief executive officer of SouthWest Airlines, was the fourth speaker in a series of professional development events helping the Center celebrate its 15th Anniversary. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan G. Bevier)