Recently in class, our lovely guest speaker, Danielle van Jaarsveld, spoke to us about Organizational Culture & Human Resource Management. She used Zappos, a shoe company for an example; I recently came across a blog written by the CEO of Southwest airlines. Gary Kelly spoke about how having fun in your workplace will relate to success. Happy Employees translate to happy customers, this external blog directly relates to the concepts discussed in class by Danielle.
The CEO (Gary Kelly)of southwest airlines dressed up for their annual halloween costume party
I personally believe in the theory of having fun in the workplace and making your employees happy. If I was an employee of Southwest Airlines, I would love to work there and in return do my best for the company. Establishing a culture within your company allows you to hire employees who best fit. Setting a fun, energetic environment work place, is what I believe to be the best environment to work in. Southwest Airlines, a top airline in America, is a living example. Organizational Culture and HR Management are two of the most important things in a company, and many CEO’s disregard that fact. A company is like a team, and in order to achieve success the whole company has to work as one.
Being the leader of a football team, I can relate to CEO’s trying to get their team (meaning employees) on the same page. The leader sets the environment for it’s employees because a good environment will allow your employees to grow. Thus in return your company will grow and earn success.