Alan Mulally

The New CEO

Chip Conley | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Business News, Leadership, Business, Workplace, Alan Mulally, Ceo Management, Ceos, Mark Zuckerberg, Ceo, Facebook, Ford, Business News
Chip Conley

He ate in the corporate cafeteria rather than the executive dining room. He sent birthday presents to colleagues when they were on business trips. He wrote personal handwritten notes to hundreds of Ford employees who displayed these like badges of honor in their cubicles.

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Ford's Comeback As 'American Icon'

David Kiley | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Ford, Grand Blvd, Alan Mulally, David Kiley, Ford Motor Co, Big Three, Bill Ford, Detroit Automakers, American Icon, Detroit Cars, Detroit News
David Kiley

If Ford matters to you, you are going to want to read "American Icon."

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Ford CEO 'Very Encouraged By The Recovery'

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Ford Recession, Ford Jobs, Alan Mulally, Ford Plan, Ford Economy, Alan Mulally Recovery, Alan Mulally Ford Plan, Video, Business News

BANGKOK (Ploy Ten Kate) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Thursday stuck to its target of adding 7,000 jobs in the United States over the next two years, s...

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It Is Time to Get It Right

Ed Lawler | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Uaw, General Motors, Alan Mulally, Bob King, Cars, Ford, Auto Industry, Unions, Irv Bluestone, Business News
Ed Lawler

It truly is a national tragedy that the auto industry did not develop a mutually beneficial labor management relationship decades ago. Let's hope they get it right this time.

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Obama Talks With Warren Buffett, Ford CEO In Preparation For Jobs Speech

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Obama Jobs, Video, Unemployment, Alan Mulally, Obama Jobs Speech, Manufacturing, Warren Buffett, Obama Economy, Ford, Job Creation, Obama Job Creation, Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Business News

In preparation for a major jobs address to be delivered after Labor Day, President Obama spoke on the phone with Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire ...

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Ford Post Best First Quarter In 13 Years

AP | By DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Ford, Alan Mulally, Ford Motors Co., Ford Profit, Ford Explorer, Business News

DEARBORN, Mich. -- An improving economy and new vehicles like the Ford Explorer propelled Ford Motor Co. to a $2.6 billion profit, its best first-quar...

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Detroit Auto Show: Big Three Prove They're Still in The Game

Nick Aziz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Bailout, Gm, Big Three, General Motors, Detroit Three, Ford, Detroit Three Loans, Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler, Alan Mulally, Ford Taurus, Dodge Circuit EV, Electric Cars, Telsa Roadster, Cadillac Converj, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Nick Aziz

Yes, there are management problems. Yes, the wage gap must be eliminated. But when it's all said and done, the product is what will make or break the Detroit Three.

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This Week in Infrastructure: Bills, Quotes, Op-Eds

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barbara Boxer, Hochtief AG, James Inhofe, Federal Reserve, California Department of Transportation, Infrastructure Bank, WateReuse Association, Natural Resource Defense Council, Professional Engineers, California State Business Transportation and Housing Agency, Inland Empire Waters Agencies, Meridiam Infrastructure, Reducing Lead in Drinking Water, East Bay Municipal Utilities District, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Infrastructure, New Jersey, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Financial TImes, Scott Walker, Frank Rapoport, Gary Locke, Paul Bedard, Plumbing and Manufacturers Institute, Association Fo California Water Agencies, Presidio Parkway Project, Chris Christie, p3s, Alan Mulally, Golden Link Partners, Homeland Security, David Rothkopf, Bond Buyer, Barack Obama, American Water Works Association, Austan Goolsbee, Wisconsin, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, Janet Napolitano, Public-Private-Partnerships, Bernard Schwartz, Fox News, Ben Bernanke, Neil Cavuto, Ford Motor Company, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Forbes, Washington Whispers, California State Infrastructure Bank, US News, Stanton Hazelroth, Dale Bonner, Business News
Michael Likosky

BILLS AND PLANS Reducing Lead in Drinking Water S. 3973 Signed into Law 1/4/2011 Bipartisan Co-sponsorship Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Senator Jame...

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Six Ways Leaders Can Fuel Excellence at Anything

Tony Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Leadership, Excellence, John Chambers, Alan Mulally, Talent, Business News
Tony Schwartz

There is precious little scientific evidence to suggest that genes are our destiny--and more and more evidence of neuroplasticity--the capacity to influence the way our genes express themselves.

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The Rudeness of Ignoring Email

Tony Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Email, Respect, Rudeness, Email Etiquette, Technology, Alan Mulally, Communication, Healthy Living News
Tony Schwartz

What I find disconcerting -- even boorish -- is the number of people who enter into some kind of dialogue on email, and then one day simply stop responding.

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Obama Naming 18 Corporate Chiefs To Export Council

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama, Exports, US Exports, Obama Exports, President's Export Council, Export Council, Robert Iger, Alan Mulally, Ivan Seidenberg, Jobs, Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON — Moving trade to a front burner, President Barack Obama claimed Wednesday that the U.S. was on track to meet his goal of doubling ex...

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Why Is Ford So Successful?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jaguar, Aston Martin, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Chrysler, Ford F-150, Ford Mustang, Alan Mulally, Ford Taurus, Fiat, General Motors, Detroit, Ford Edge, Dearborn Michigan, Tata Nano, Ford Fiesta, Business News
Steve Parker

During the past year, General Motors went bankrupt, Chrysler found itself owned by Italy's Fiat. Yet Ford seems to be hitting home runs, knocking them out of the park with regularity.

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Another U.S. Car Division Bites the Dust: Mercury

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saab, Oldsmobile, Hot Rod, Saturn, Alan Mulally, Hirohata Mercury, Bob Hirohata, Ford, Pontiac, Edsel, Bill Ford, Sam Barris, Henry Ford, Lincoln, Elana Ford, Mercury, George Barris, Hummer, Business News
Steve Parker

A lesson other car-makers have learned the hard way is that buyers want a car that makes a definite statement, which knows its place in the market. A perpetual question mark like Mercury has absolutely no chance of survival.

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Ford CEO Mulally Earns $17.9 Million In 2009

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Ford-Profits, Ford Alan Mulally, Alan Mulally, Economy, Ford, Detroit, Ford Ceo, Ford's CEO Alan Mulally, Business News

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. President and CEO Alan Mulally made $17.9 million last year, about 1 percent more than the year before, as the ...

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Ford's First Profit In Four Years: Automaker Pulls In $2.7 Billion In 2009

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ford Profit 2009, Ford Earnings, Alan Mulally, Ford Profit, Detroit, $F, Ford Motors Co., Ford Shares, Business News

DEARBORN, Mich. — Defying economic conditions that sent its U.S. rivals into bankruptcy court, Ford Motor Co. clawed its way to a $2.7 billion p...

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Ford Awarded the First "Don't Give Up the Ship!" Award by Washington Hot Spot

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizens United vs. FEC, Bryant Park Grill, Alan Mulally, Ark Restaurants, Ford, Michael Weinstein, George Lois, Washington Post, Walletpop, Sequoia, Biodegradable, Potomac, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

Around the same time Michael Weinstein, the C.E.O. of Ark Restaurants, was wading through the horrors of our health care system trying to help a frien...

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CES 2010: The Opening Keynote Is a Study in Contrast

Kathleen Buczko | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cea, Ford, Ford Sync, Alan Mulally, Las Vegas, Gary Shapiro, Ford Motor Co, Technology News
Kathleen Buczko

This is my 21st CES, I was struck by the somber nature of the show -- 2009 has been a year of readjustment, recalibration and renewal.

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Ford CEO Alan Mulally Answers HuffPost Reader Questions

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ford Focus, Alan Mulally, Ford Ceo, Ford, Ford Alan Mulally, Myford, Ford Sync Technology, Business News

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has plenty of reasons to smile. The 63-year-old auto executive was in a cheery mood on Monday morning during a conversation wi...

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How Much Do You Love Leading People?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Future Leader, Potential, Alan Mulally, Ford, Frances Hesselbein, Joy, Reward, Peter Drucker, Girl Scouts, Corporations, General Eric Shinseki, Service, Behavior, Leader to Leader, Inspire, Healthy Living News
Marshall Goldsmith

I think there is one critical question that repeatedly gets left out when assessing the potential of our future leaders: How much do you love leading people?

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Four Reasons Ford May Be a Company of the Future

Tony Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Responsibility, Corporations, Alan Mulally, Ford, Business News
Tony Schwartz

In the midst of a perfect storm, CEO Alan Mulally has created a culture in which his team is working together closely to create a new kind of company.

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AIG v. Detroit - Renegotiating Contracts

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Boeing, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Barney Frank, Cars, Job Bank, Harvard, Aig, Wwwtalkradioonecom, General Motors, Dodge Challenger, Fiat, Sema, Bob Nardelli, Allstate, Tarp, Elijah Cummings, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Alan Mulally, Detroit Three, Dearborn, Washington DC, Ford Motor Co, Las Vegas, Detroit Automakers, Chrysler, Chrysler Jeep, Wharton, Ron Gettelfinger, Yale University, Ford Mustang, Uaw, Edward Liddy, Business News
Steve Parker

Congress could throw hundreds of billions at GM, Ford and Chrysler -- but how could the results be any different from what we see now?'

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Ford To Get Greener: "We Really Have Lost A Generation" (VIDEO)

wsj.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alan Mulally, Ford, Cars, ECO:Nomics, Green Business, Green Cars, Green Technology, Video, Green News

Ford CEO Alan Mulally says that his company is going to turn it all around to get with the times -- but will it be soon enough? A humbled Mulally spok...

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Bush Punts Auto Industry to Team Obama; UAW Concedes Even More

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Automotive News, Msnbc, Wall Street Bailout, Union-Busting, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Chrysler, Right to Work, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, Honda, Cars, Detroit News, Ford, Automaker Viability Plan, Auto Bailout, GM VP CFO Ray Young, General Motors, Richard Shelby, Two-Tier Pay, Chrysler Viability Plan, President Bush, Foreign Transplant Factories, Ford Viability Plan, Detroit Bailout, Bob Nardelli, Automaker Bailout, Uaw, Robert Reich, Managed Bankruptcy, Default Car Czar, Alan Mulally, Detroit Three, GM Viability Plan, Clinton Administration, Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow Show, Alabama, Asimo, Bush Administration, Wall Street, Detroit Three Loans, Auto Supplier Companies, Big Three Viability Plan, Secretary of Labor Reich, Henry Paulson, Car Czar, Treasury Secretary, Jobs, Unemployment, Labor Unions, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Unions, Business News
Steve Parker

This "agreement" is just another part of the recent "Bush/Cheney Revisionist History Farewell Tour." It was created to fail, just as long as that failure didn't happen while Bush was still president.

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White House Still "Gathering Information" While Detroit Suppliers go Bankrupt

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

Even Bush doesn't want to go down in history as the man who oversaw the destruction of GM, Ford and Chrysler (I hope), and I'd guess Obama wishes he could install his own new team now and fire Paulson.

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Bailing Out Dan Quayle

Paul Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Bail Out, Financial Bailout, Sherrod Brown, Aozora Bank, George W. Bush, Iraq, Colorado, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Jared Polis, William Ford Sr, Aig, Auto Bailout, Mark Fields, Dan Quayle, Ohio, Real Estate, Republican Party, Gail Collins, Detroit, Steve Feinberg, Citigroup, John McCain, Florida, Gm, Alan Mulally, Private Equity, Ford, Condoleeza Rice, Congress, United Steelworkers, Cerberus, Japan, K2, Robert Rubin, Chrysler, Wall Street, Henry Ford, Michigan, Banking, IAP Worldwide Services, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Paul Jenkins

The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.

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