Company: Southwest Airlines
Team size: About 70
What's new: Reorganization assigning larger teams to specific areas

When Southwest Airlines' VP of communication and strategic outreach Linda Rutherford decided to reorganize her team last fall, it was with an aim of streamlining the department's work. Previously, the team was split with different directors working in a variety of different areas.

During the restructure, Rutherford created five department heads that all report directly to her. Each one of those leaders is ...