Continental Airlines – “A really great learning experience...”

Pros

Company tenets of Working Together and Dignity and Respect made for one of the best corporate culture environments I have ever worked in. It worked because it was followed by everyone, from top management to every level throughout the company.

Cons

Remains to be seen whether the merging of legacy Continental culture with the more aggressive United corporate culture will work in the end.

Advice to Senior Management

Dignity, respect and working together go a long way towards making the average employee feel vested in their work and the company goals - try to maintain as much of that culture as you can as the merger proceeds.