Last month, I made my big case for bringing loyalty back to corporate America. I argued that when employers make the first move toward loyalty — by treating their staff with care, respect, and honesty — employees would naturally reciprocate. Even in our hyper-mercenary age, I wrote, many of us still long for a loyal employer — and if we …
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Workplace Loyalty Is the Only Way to Save Corporate America
Last month, AT&T CEO John Stankey sent an unusually blunt memo to his staff. There was a lot in his 2,500-word missive, but one part really stood out to me. “Some of you may have started your tour with this company expecting an ’employment deal’ rooted in loyalty,” Stankey said. “We have consciously shifted away from some of these elements.” …
Read More »Introducing Atmos™ Rewards – an enhanced, combined loyalty program by Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines
Alaska continues to expand internationally with new flights from our hometown airport in Seattle – where we’re the largest carrier – to Rome, London and Reykjavik, Iceland. Nonstop service to those European markets is scheduled to begin in spring 2026. We currently fly from Seattle to Tokyo Narita, with flights to Seoul Incheon starting Sept. 12. By 2030, we plan …
Read More »White House Creates ‘Dynamic’ Loyalty Scorecards For Over 500 U.S. Companies
Topline The White House has created “dynamic scorecards” to measure U.S. companies’ loyalty and support for President Donald Trump’s agenda, a White House official confirmed to Forbes in an email Friday, revealing the grading system as it continues pressuring large firms to align with its economic and social policies. The scorecards will take into account current and future support for …
Read More »AT&T CEO’s Memo Just Made It Official: Workplace Loyalty Is Dead
It’s not every day that a CEO’s 2,500-word response to an employee engagement survey goes viral. But that’s exactly what happened last weekend, after AT&T CEO John Stankey sent a memo to his managers that my colleagues Dominick Reuter and Katherine Li published for the entire internet to see. Upon first reading it, I laughed at just how blunt Stankey …
Read More »New data shows how Tesla led in brand loyalty… until Elon Musk ‘got political’
Tesla’s brand loyalty levels dropped from the best in the industry to fairly middling results, according to new data from S&P Global Mobility, and it’s all because of the company’s CEO, Elon Musk. S&P Global Mobility tracks sales data across the automotive industry, and its new customer loyalty numbers are out, shared with Reuters this morning. The numbers show a …
Read More »Damian Lillard’s rare form of loyalty was always going to lead him back to Portland | Bill Oram
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) celebrates after their win over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP) APAP Soak it in, Rip City. Take a moment to really, truly bask in the beautiful absurdity of this whole thing, the delicious and delirious storybook …
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