Munich, Germany May 7, 2007 A couple years ago, I became the Delta representative to the Unisys Cargo User Group, a consortium of international airlines that use Unisys’s revenue management software and systems to optimize cargo inventory and pricing. Twice each year, Unisys hosts the member carriers to discuss issues, concerns, challenges, and successes with […]
Atlanta, GA November 13, 2020 Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as someone who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing. But what if Price and Value are estranged, making it hard for either to know anything? Price is a child of Value, which can sometimes be a deadbeat dad. Support is seldom […]
Atlanta, GA October 20, 2020 A few days ago, after my father-in-law died, I collected my initial reflections. Yesterday, at his funeral, I adapted them for his eulogy, which I delivered at his graveside. After my wife delivered a beautiful tribute to her father, I began to speak. Knowing What Matters “I want to thank […]
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSeptember 13, 2001 I usually sleep well, and rarely awaken between switching off the light and turning off the alarm. That has not been the case the last two nights. While I know they are well, Rita and Alexander are ever in my mind. We try to keep busy and keep moving, […]
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSeptember 12, 2001 After a series of fitful, intermittent, overnight naps, I awoke early this morning, knowing that yesterday’s pall would hang over today’s dawn. But the sun did rise, and pulled me with it. I cleaned up, grabbed my small bag, met my co-workers, and headed to the airport. A couple […]
Sao Paulo, Brazil September 11, 2001 The phone rang. My boss, Brian Rodkey, was on the line. “Are you watching the news?” “No. Why?” “You should turn it on. We may be here a while.” After an overnight flight from Atlanta, I arrived here early this morning. I reserved the day room for a quick […]
Atlanta, GA September 5, 2020 Time wastes too fast: every letter I trace tells me with what rapidity life follows my pen. The days and hours of it are flying over our heads like clouds of a windy day never to return. – Laurence Sterne Slow down, you crazy child, And take the phone off […]
Manchester, England July 23, 2007 The airline industry has been rough the last several years. After 9/11 Delta has re-trenched, severed employees, cut pay, and entered bankruptcy. But the corner is being turned, and a few perks remain. Among them are the ability to travel the world, often in the premium cabin. Sometimes, in my […]
by John D. Breen University of San Francisco December 1996 Businesses neither derive from nor exist in a vacuum. Rather, they emerge from, evolve in, and are influenced by the trends of the society in which they operate. That that society today comprises the greater extent of the globe renders cognizance of this fact essential. […]
Nice, France October 12, 2005 I was ensconced for two days in a high hamlet below the Alps and above the sea. I now write from the eclectic city of Nice, nestled comfortably in between. This is my first visit since Rita and I were here several years ago. My excuse is the bi-annual meeting Unisys hosts […]