AviationLeadership2Table of ContentsOverview of Herb Kelleher........................................................................................................3Concept of Leadership...............................................................................................................3Key Leadership Theories...........................................................................................................3Contribution of Herb Kelleher to the Aviation Industry............................................................4Significant performance of Herb Kelleher.................................................................................4Comparison of Herb Kelleher with Richard Branson................................................................4References..................................................................................................................................6
AviationLeadership3Overview of Herb KelleherHerb Kelleher founded the Southwest Airlines during 1967 and acted as the CEO of theAirlines Company till 2007. Herb Kelleher was born during 12th March, 1931 in New Jersey.He was the 4th child in the family. In his student days, Kelleher was good at athletes and alsoacted as the boy president in his high school[ CITATION Rei131 \l 1033 ]. Herb Kelleherthus reflected innate qualities of leadership from his childhood days. Concept of LeadershipLeadership is identified as a process through which business heads and managers tend toinfluence their subordinates for the fulfilment of institutional objectives through theincorporation of necessary changes[ CITATION Lus16 \l 1033 ]. [ CITATION Lus16 \l 1033 ]Key Leadership TheoriesSome key leadership theories are outlined as follows. -Trait Theory of Leadership-Democratic/Participative Theory of Leadership