42 – Southwest Airlines’ Linda Rutherford on Creating a Culture of Caring

Linda Rutherford, chief administration and communications officer at Southwest Airlines, joins IABC Executive Director Peter Finn PodCatalyst to talk about her 30+ years with the company and the changes she’s seen in the field along the way. After a pivot from journalism, Rutherford grew her PR career and climbed the ranks to where she is today. Tune in to learn how she’s watched tech become a disruptor in the field, helped lead Southwest’s years-long, intentional approach to creating a more inclusive culture, a closer look at how her team manages ESG, lessons learned from the 2022 holiday flight delays, her take on a watchful approach to artificial intelligence and more.   LINKS *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/| https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | https://www.instagram.com/iabcgram/ *IABC Websites* https://www.iabc.com/| https://catalyst.iabc.com/