Herb Kelleher Quotes

6 quotes from 4 authors

If you’re curious why a Texas airline’s co‑founder still sparks debate, these six quotes get straight to the point. Herb Kelleher’s blunt take on strategy, culture and “conventional wisdom” offers a quick, gritty glimpse of his philosophy. Fans often head to Business Strategy or Leadership pages for more.

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“We went to look at Southwest Airlines in the U.S. It was like the road to Damascus. This was the way to…

Sean Iddings

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“If you ever hear the words conventional and wisdom conjoined, reject them. Because if it is conventional, it isn’t wisdom. And if…

Sean Iddings

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“As Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines succinctly put it, 'Strategy, overdone; doing stuff, underdone'.”

Carlo Ancelotti

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“Herb met client Rollin King, an entrepreneur who had been running a third-level charter airline doing short-haul routes out of Twin Beaches…

Sean Iddings

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“As Herb Kelleher famously said, “You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.”

Simon Sinek

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At Southwest, they're on a mission to democratize air travel. When they first started, the only people who could fly were relatively…

Ken Blanchard

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