six ps of leadership

The 6Ps of Leadership

Lessons Learned from a Stop-off in Newfoundland on 9/11

Joel SutherlandChair of the Board

Council of Logistics Management2001 - 2002

(Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals)

“Example is leadership.”Albert Schweitzer

'The Plane People'A Newfoundland Town Opened Its Doors on Sept. 11

The first thing that passengers aboard Delta Airlines Flight 129 heard about the Sept. 11 attacks was an

announcement from their captain.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Captain Wolf. We've been advised that there has been a crisis in the United States. All of the airspace has been closed, and we will

be landing our airplane in Gander, Newfoundland."

Where in the world in Newfoundland?

Newfoundland

NYC

Gander Airport…a parking lot of planes

Deplaning after 21 hours

Lewisporte

The Kinsmen Club

Taking care of their “guests”

Sleeping with friends

The Captain… Providing an update

The Crew…Getting ready to depart

After 4 days…Boarding the flight home

Back in America!!!

“When men share a common passion, their opinions will be the same.”

Alexander Hamilton

1. Passion2. Planning3. Processes4. Preparation5. Participation6. Playing

“In preparing for battle…I have always found that planning is indispensable.”

Dwight Eisenhower

1. Passion2. Planning3. Processes4. Preparation5. Participation6. Playing

“If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.”

Dr. Edwards Deming

1. Passion2. Planning3. Processes4. Preparation5. Participation6. Playing

“Spectacular achievements are always preceded by unspectacular preparation.”

Roger Staubach

1. Passion2. Planning3. Processes4. Preparation5. Participation6. Playing

“All the people on Earth feel that they have participated in what you have done.“

Richard Nixon told Neil Armstrong after he landed on the Moon

1. Passion2. Planning3. Processes4. Preparation5. Participation6. Playing

“Money was never a big motivation for me. The real reward comes from playing the game.”

Donald Trump

1. Passion2. Planning3. Processes4. Preparation5. Participation6. Playing

CommunicationCommunication1. Passion2. Planning3. Processes4. Preparation5. Participation6. Playing

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”

Harold Geneen, Founder, MCI Communications