A new kind of CEO for the future?
02/12/08 18:39
The Secondary Futures team wanted to say for the record, how impressed we have been with the Air NZ CEO, Rob Fyfe and his response to the tragic plane crash in France this week.
He has been personally involved with the tragedy from the beginning, has been with the families of the victims, flown with them to France, and has represented for all New Zealanders, just how heart broken and shocked we feel for the families.
Think back to the terrible tragedy at Mt Erebus more than 20 years ago, and how different the response from Air NZ was then.
This got us thinking about the changing role of leaders and CEOs as we head towards the future. Gone are the days when CEOs and people in high level positions could present themselves as unemotional and unapproachable. Now they need to present themselves as part of the team, listening to staff at all levels. As a goal, this has got to be a step in the right direction.
Rob Fyfe has also spent time in the past working in different departments in Air NZ to get to know the different jobs and to get to know staff.
Is this a new kind of CEO?
He has been personally involved with the tragedy from the beginning, has been with the families of the victims, flown with them to France, and has represented for all New Zealanders, just how heart broken and shocked we feel for the families.
Think back to the terrible tragedy at Mt Erebus more than 20 years ago, and how different the response from Air NZ was then.
This got us thinking about the changing role of leaders and CEOs as we head towards the future. Gone are the days when CEOs and people in high level positions could present themselves as unemotional and unapproachable. Now they need to present themselves as part of the team, listening to staff at all levels. As a goal, this has got to be a step in the right direction.
Rob Fyfe has also spent time in the past working in different departments in Air NZ to get to know the different jobs and to get to know staff.
Is this a new kind of CEO?
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