"Their are about 25,000 people that depend on your guidance and leadership for their income."
Used to be 46,000
Hey Dave,
How about closing down Crystal City. Move HQ to PIT, CLT, or PHL.
Put an office in the terminal with an open-door policy so your front-line employees can pay a visit when things aren't right. They could offer suggestions on how to improve efficiency, cut costs, increase revenue, improve customer service!
Maybe if you were to view your employees -- the remaining 25,000 of them -- as an ASSET rather than a liability, you could turn the ship around.