The following weeks brought sweeping change. Airlines across the country adopted similar protocols. Training manuals were rewritten. Supervisors began repeating a new phrase in every pre-flight meeting:
“Verify. Listen. Help.”
Kesha and Marcus didn’t seek publicity, but their story traveled far beyond the skies. News outlets, business magazines, and ethics panels began calling it The Thompson Standard — a model for leadership and accountability.
Even government officials took notice. Within months, the Department of Transportation passed new guidelines protecting passengers from mistreatment, focusing on fairness, documentation, and respectful communication.
A Culture Reborn
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