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When unions fly too high : Comments
By Daniel Bradley, published 14/10/2011Qantas unions have every right to negotiate for wages, but not to try to run corporate strategy.
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>>But you would also have to concede that good management is about
dealing with the here and now and a plan for the future, not about
crying over spilt milk.<<
...but whether the people who spilt it have actually learned from their mistakes. And frankly, I don't see that they have. Which makes this claim, from the Business Spectator article you cited, something of a joke:
"...the value of Qantas is not in the flying of aircraft as such but the intellectual property and expertise existent in Qantas management... On evidence this is enormously flexible, innovative and with a global perspective."
On what evidence, I wonder?
So far, the evidence points to an expensive lack of due diligence on their decision processes. Painting that as "flexible and innovative" is nothing but PR spin - like calling Vladimir Putin a champion of democracy. You have to squint really hard to see it.
It's interesting too, that the article gives no thought to the cost of trashing the brand entirely. British Airways must be giggling their socks off, especially as they are leasing the Heathrow slots that Qantas no longer have an interest in.