Alan Mulally

How Much Do You Love Leading People?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

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, 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 04.27.2009 | Business

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 04.18.2009 | Business

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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 04.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Alan Mulally, Ford, Cars, ECO:Nomics, Green Business, Green Cars, Green Technology, 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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Detroit Auto Show: Big Three Prove They're Still in The Game

Nick Aziz | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

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

Steve Parker | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

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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 01.18.2009 | Business

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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 01.14.2009 | Business

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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Ford Bailout Money Unnecessary, Company Says

AP | KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON and TOM KRISHER | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business

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DEARBORN, Mich. — By shunning government loans, Ford Motor Co.'s top executives say they hope to buff up the automaker's image and set it apart ...

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Ha! Would You Buy A Car Designed By OUR Government?

Diane Tucker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Gasoline Prices, Wall Street Crisis, Big Three Automakers, Chrysler, General Motors, David Cole, Robert Nardelli, Alan Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford Motor Company, Diane Tucker, Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Tucker

Thanks to CEO Alan Mulally, Ford made a profit in the first quarter of 2008. What's more, Mulally saw the credit crisis coming and fought to get a line of credit for Ford way back in 2006.

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Detroit's Next Step; Analysis of Rescue Proposal Here

Steve Parker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

It's always nice to own part of any failing automotive giant from the last century, if the companies are still not viable three, six or even twelve months from now, what will taxpayers' ownership be worth?

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Detroit Drives to DC and Dr. Deming Invents Japan

Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

We've had enough threats from our sworn enemies -- we don't need them from Detroit executives. These CEOs and their boards of directors must go, whether by car or jet or skateboard, they must go.

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Ford's Viability Plan Outlines Shift Toward "Electrified Vehicles"

ClimateProgress | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Alan Mulally, Ceos, Ford, Ford Bailout Plan, Cars, Ford Viability Plan, Business News

Joe Romm at ClimateProgress gives Ford's viability plan a good grade: Assuming we believe they will do what they say, the reports reveal a fair amoun...

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Bailout? Detroit on His Mind

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Industry, Big Three Automakers, Rick Wagon, Alan Mulally, Richard Wagoner, Federal Reserve, Congress, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler, General Motors, Bailout, Robert Nardelli, Big Auto Makers, Car Makers, Financial Crisis, Tarp, Detroit, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Detroit Automakers, Cars, Gm, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Business News
Rick Horowitz

On their last visit, the auto execs asked Congress for $25 billion in bailout loans. A nice round number. So nice and round that it sounded like it had been plucked from thin air.

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Big Three Automaker Bailout: Hearing, Statements, Video

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

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Updated 10am EST Friday, December 5: The Big Three are back on Capitol Hill today. This time their talking to Congress about getting a multi-billion...

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Carmakers' bailout pleas hit Senate skepticism

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Robert Nardelli, Alan Mulally, Finance, Ceos, Rick Wagoner, Economy, Cars, Financial Crisis, Big Three CEOs, Business News

WASHINGTON — Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency _ and a n...

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Big Three CEOs Drive Hybrids To Washington (VIDEO)

CNBC | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Big Three, Automaker Bailout, Video, Robert Nardelli, Alan Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Economy, Cars, Financial Crisis, Big Three CEOs, Business News

CNBC's "Power Lunch" created a funny animation of the Big Three CEOs -- Alan Mulally of Ford, Rick Wagoner of GM and Robert Nardelli of Chrysler -- dr...

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Car Sales Tank; Detroit Visits DC, Pt. II

Steve Parker | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Cars, George Bush, Roger and Me, Automotive News, Spring Hill, Wall Street Bailout, Congress, Australian, Saturn, Chrysler, Buick, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Russian Carmaker, Opel GT, $25 Billion Bailout, Honda, Ford, Volkswagen, Malibu Hybrid, Ev1, Bob Lutz, Indian Carmaker, Michael Moore, Saturn Vue, Washington, Tiger Woods, Detroit, Greenmail, Opel Kappa Platform, European Carmakers, Chrysler CEO, Pontiac Solstice Coupe, Bob Nardelli, Uaw, Toyota, Gm, Alan Mulally, AM General, Saturn Sky, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, American Honda, Deal or No Deal, Roger Smith, Gmc, Asian Carmakers, Escape Hybrid, Chinese Carmaker, Pontiac, Corvette, Saab, Wall Street, Detroit Three Loans, Bmw, Subaru, Republican, Hummer Sale, Henry Paulson, Europe, China, Cadillac, Holden, Auto Bailout, Business News
Steve Parker

Now that they have our attention, the Detroit Three, in plans submitted to Congress Tuesday, increased their appeals for federal loans from $25 billion to $34 billion.

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Green Bailouts, Green Stimulus Could Be On The Way

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Automakers, Green Bailout, Green Collar Jobs, Alan Mulally, Finance, Economy, Ford, Cars, Financial Crisis, Green Economy, Green Cars, Green News

Though spending on environmental efforts has long been considered an extra expense, it seems that two famously big spenders -- the United States gover...

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Ford CEO Mulally Will Make Bailout Trip To D.C. In A Car

Politico | Posted 01.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Private Jets, Automaker Bailout, Alan Mulally, Economy, Ford, Cars, Financial Crisis, Business News

When the Big Three automakers come back to Washington for hearings later this week on the proposed auto bailout, Ford CEO Alan Mulally will be makin...

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Memo to Automakers Wagoner, Mulally & Nardelli: Fire Your PR People

Pam Atherton | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Public Relations, Big Three Automakers, ABC News, Automakers Bailout, Brian Ross, Private Jet, Robert Nardelli, Alan Mulally, Richard Wagoner, Cars, US News & World Report, Bailout Plan, Rick Newman, The Big 3, Business News
Pam Atherton

How these three CEO's have acted is a classic teachable moment. They've practically written the curriculum for the class on how to alienate the American public by their actions.

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Europe's, China's carmakers ask for help; Waxman wins key Congressional post

Steve Parker | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

In a major win for all consumers, Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Thursday to put Rep. Henry Waxman of California in charge of a key p...

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Do It For Me, Matchbox Man

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Gm, Alan Mulally, Rep Emanuel Cleaver, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, Ford, Aston Martin AMV10, Ducati Motorbike, Sen. Bob Corker, Chrysler, Robert Nardelli, Michigan, Lamborghini, Ron Gettelfinger, Ford Mustang, Mini, Financial Crisis, Porche 911, Sen. Chris Dodd, Uaw, Detroit, Indiana, Big Three, Jet, Ceos, Fighter Jet, Nascar, Detroit Bailout, Automakers, Bailout, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Three, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Chysler, Auto Industry, Business News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

From the fireworks in DC this week, you might think the auto crisis is out of your hands, but we're all complicit: government, CEOs, autoworkers, the public.

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Big Three CEOs And Their Private Jets (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business

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The CEOs of the nation's biggest three automakers flew to Washington DC yesterday to make their case before congress that the auto industry is despera...

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Detroit's Day of Reckoning (with Thanks to David Halberstam)

Steve Parker | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Chapter 11, Peter Morici, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, David Halberstam, Cars, Chris Dodd, Ford, Robert Lutz, Nissan, Robert Nardelli, US Senate, Detroit, Richard Shelby, President Bush, Masters of the Universe, Northwest Airlines, Uaw, Bankruptcy, Gm, Alan Mulally, Pebble Beach, Detroit Three, Washington DC, Democrats, Barack Obama, Tokyo Motor Show, Ron Gettelfinger, Code Pink, Harry Reid, Republicans, Dearborn, Business News
Steve Parker

This week's bailout hearing signaled what looks like the ultimate day of reckoning for this country's once-great and world-dominating car making industry. All Americans are tired of the excuses.

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