This series of blogs is about people: people who built airplanes at Boeing, and people who dreamt and built the largest commercial airplane. They made the 747 a grand success, dominating the skies for over 50 years. The series highlights employees' dedication to Boeing, their openness, transparency, and honesty. From the management side, they laid down values, gave freedom to dream, and supported employees in turning their dreams into reality. They provided safety nets in case of failure and demonstrated compassion, forgiveness, and camaraderie as fellow Boeing employees. The late former Boeing CEO, Frank Shrontz, aptly put it during his interview with the Puget Sound Business Journal in 2015: “There was a lot of pride among the people. It was kind of a family feeling, a feeling you don’t find at modern companies…”
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