I put up a very cool piece of video from You Tube over on Management Central (my new Ning site). The video is an interview of Colleen Barrett (former President of Southwest Airlines, now President Emeritus) by the folks at Wharton. Colleen was Herb Kelleher's legal secretary and jumped ship from the law firm where they both worked to help Herb start the airline (nearly 40 years ago).

I love this piece of video because Colleen talks about her approach and the core leadership beliefs they used to build the SW brand. And she talks about what's at her core in an open and honest way that I think we could all learn from.

In the interview, Colleen also talks about co-leadership - when you have a strong, almost unstoppable partnership with someone. I have experienced this just a couple of times in my career, and I still think back on those experiences fondly. Co-leadership works when the core is complementary but then you help fill in each other's gaps in other areas. Have you ever experienced that?

The video is 25 minutes long, but well worth it. And this might be something you want to pass along to your managers and leaders. And for those of you in the training ans development profession, this would make for a very cool and provocative pre-work assignment.

So click on over to Management Central and watch the video featuring Colleen Barrett. And while you are there, check out the discussion started by Leigh called, "Kicking and Screaming My Way Toward Management," and offer your 2 cents.

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