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Radical Innovators #10 leading with empathy: cultivating a people-first culture with Delta's Allison Ausband

Randstad Enterprise Episode 10

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Allison Ausband, EVP and chief people officer at Delta Air Lines. Allison began her 40-year journey with Delta as a flight attendant. She shares how this unique, frontline-first perspective shapes Delta's "people-first philosophy" and drives their commitment to culture as their single greatest competitive advantage. 

Discover Delta’s high-return practice of "listen, act and respond," the power of cultivating a shared, empathetic culture (even on humanity's worst days), and how they tangibly recognize employees through programs like their industry-leading profit-sharing pool. 

This episode is a masterclass in leading from the front and making direct investments in your workforce to achieve unmatched performance.