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	<title>Comments on: Stephen Hopson Interview with Howard Putnam, Fmr CEO Southwest Airlines, Part I of II</title>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Patricia:

I can remember when I was working at a major bank, towards the end of 10 years that I was there, when I worked for &quot;Harry.&quot;  

I wrote a story about it so I won&#039;t go into too much detail here but in short, &quot;Harry&quot; was long on implementing fear, not spirit.  It made many of the employees jumpy, fearful and disrespectful.  Not healthy.

Employees who are treated well seem more like a luxury than a commonplace, which is sad.  That&#039;s why leaders like Howard are valuable diamonds.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Patricia:</p>
<p>I can remember when I was working at a major bank, towards the end of 10 years that I was there, when I worked for &#8220;Harry.&#8221;  </p>
<p>I wrote a story about it so I won&#8217;t go into too much detail here but in short, &#8220;Harry&#8221; was long on implementing fear, not spirit.  It made many of the employees jumpy, fearful and disrespectful.  Not healthy.</p>
<p>Employees who are treated well seem more like a luxury than a commonplace, which is sad.  That&#8217;s why leaders like Howard are valuable diamonds.</p>
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		<title>By: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker</title>
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		<dc:creator>Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stephen and Howard, I enjoyed the interview and look forward to #2.  When I fly, I prefer Southwest Airlines.  

I agree that treating your employees as valuable to your company is something that all companies should do.  So many don&#039;t and you can tell by the large turnover in employees.  I once worked at a bookstore for over a year.  I am not bragging when I say that I was great at customer service.  I always treated the customers the way that I want to be treated.  After a year I finally got a raise to $6.00 an hour which is what McDonald&#039;s starts their people out at.  After a year I got tired of being treated as if I wasn&#039;t an important part of their team and I quit.  When I walk into that bookstore today, I can tell that things haven&#039;t changed much.  The people that work there seem so unhappy to be there.

&lt;em&gt;Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://patriciasingleton.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-earth-1st-class.html&#039;&gt;A New Earth---1st Class&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stephen and Howard, I enjoyed the interview and look forward to #2.  When I fly, I prefer Southwest Airlines.  </p>
<p>I agree that treating your employees as valuable to your company is something that all companies should do.  So many don&#8217;t and you can tell by the large turnover in employees.  I once worked at a bookstore for over a year.  I am not bragging when I say that I was great at customer service.  I always treated the customers the way that I want to be treated.  After a year I finally got a raise to $6.00 an hour which is what McDonald&#8217;s starts their people out at.  After a year I got tired of being treated as if I wasn&#8217;t an important part of their team and I quit.  When I walk into that bookstore today, I can tell that things haven&#8217;t changed much.  The people that work there seem so unhappy to be there.</p>
<p><em>Patricia &#8211; Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://patriciasingleton.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-earth-1st-class.html'>A New Earth&#8212;1st Class</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michelle:

Hello there!  Yep, the Universe does rise to greet those of us who take a leap of faith, stay focused and keep the flame of passion alive.

I&#039;ve seen the universe open its arms in ways I never anticipated because I went &quot;with it.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Hello there!  Yep, the Universe does rise to greet those of us who take a leap of faith, stay focused and keep the flame of passion alive.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve seen the universe open its arms in ways I never anticipated because I went &#8220;with it.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle Vandepas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle Vandepas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stephen, it is true the Universe rises up to greet us when we are in commitment to our passions. Wonderful interview thanks

&lt;em&gt;Michelle Vandepas&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://divinepurposeunleashed.com/see-how-easily-you-can-stop-spending-your-money/#comment-286&#039;&gt;By: Michelle Vandepas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stephen, it is true the Universe rises up to greet us when we are in commitment to our passions. Wonderful interview thanks</p>
<p><em>Michelle Vandepas&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://divinepurposeunleashed.com/see-how-easily-you-can-stop-spending-your-money/#comment-286'>By: Michelle Vandepas</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Deb:

I&#039;m sure Howard is thrilled to know you&#039;ve signed up for his newsletter.  His words won&#039;t take up much of your time at all and the best thing is it&#039;s refreshing, to the point and full of wisdom.

Yes, it is indeed fascinating to peek inside a CEO&#039;s life!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deb:</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure Howard is thrilled to know you&#8217;ve signed up for his newsletter.  His words won&#8217;t take up much of your time at all and the best thing is it&#8217;s refreshing, to the point and full of wisdom.</p>
<p>Yes, it is indeed fascinating to peek inside a CEO&#8217;s life!</p>
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		<title>By: Deb Estep</title>
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		<dc:creator>Deb Estep</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello Howard,

I believe the best leaders have the ability to
SEE ability in others.  I have no doubt Stephen
that Howard saw a very special spark inside of you.

Very interesting to see an inside peak into
the world and life of a CEO. 
So often we tend to forget just how human 
they are.  

Looking forward to part 2, and I&#039;m definitely
going to sign up for your newsletter Howard.
I subscribe to a golf newsletter and I don&#039;t even
golf.  There is always wisdom to be learned in
what we might consider to be unrelated topics
to our lives.

xo xo 
Deb Estep

&lt;em&gt;Deb Estep&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/Deb_Inside/deb_inside/~3/243308955/military-angel.html&#039;&gt;Military Angel Of Protection - Angel Rubber Stamp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Howard,</p>
<p>I believe the best leaders have the ability to<br />
SEE ability in others.  I have no doubt Stephen<br />
that Howard saw a very special spark inside of you.</p>
<p>Very interesting to see an inside peak into<br />
the world and life of a CEO.<br />
So often we tend to forget just how human<br />
they are.  </p>
<p>Looking forward to part 2, and I&#8217;m definitely<br />
going to sign up for your newsletter Howard.<br />
I subscribe to a golf newsletter and I don&#8217;t even<br />
golf.  There is always wisdom to be learned in<br />
what we might consider to be unrelated topics<br />
to our lives.</p>
<p>xo xo<br />
Deb Estep</p>
<p><em>Deb Estep&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/Deb_Inside/deb_inside/~3/243308955/military-angel.html'>Military Angel Of Protection &#8211; Angel Rubber Stamp</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Karen and Corinne:

Since both of you commented on Howard&#039;s dark side or lack thereof, I thought I&#039;d respond to both of you at the same time.

You&#039;re both right!  If Howard&#039;s wife can&#039;t think of a dark side, well, then my goodness, Howard doesn&#039;t have one!  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Karen and Corinne:</p>
<p>Since both of you commented on Howard&#8217;s dark side or lack thereof, I thought I&#8217;d respond to both of you at the same time.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re both right!  If Howard&#8217;s wife can&#8217;t think of a dark side, well, then my goodness, Howard doesn&#8217;t have one!  <img src='http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nita:

I&#039;m glad you thought Howard was an interesting subject for this interview.  Me too.  I&#039;m fortunate to know him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nita:</p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad you thought Howard was an interesting subject for this interview.  Me too.  I&#8217;m fortunate to know him.</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Hopson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Hopson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ash:

Welcome back to the world of blogging!  I know you&#039;ve been traveling extensively and it&#039;s good to see you again.  :)

Glad you enjoyed my interview with Howard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ash:</p>
<p>Welcome back to the world of blogging!  I know you&#8217;ve been traveling extensively and it&#8217;s good to see you again.  <img src='http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Glad you enjoyed my interview with Howard.</p>
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