Consumers want safe and really efficient automobiles.
— Alan Mulally
My favorite expression is a tag line or an advertising and marketing campaign that Ford ran a number of years ago. They ran it for almost 12 years, and it was, 'Have you driven a Ford lately?'
If you're going to be world-class, you have to focus.
The A-PAC region is so important, mainly because it is growing much faster than the global average.
It's all about producing products people want.
When work is what you love to do, it's not work - it's serving.
You can't improve if you don't know what the real situation is.
I really do believe that working together works, and it's amazing to me.
The most important thing is to simultaneously deal with reality - really the way it is, not the way you wished it could be or you hoped it could be - but also have a vision about where you want to go.
Never make a joke or try for humor at someone else's expense. In a high-stakes environment, everyone needs to feel safe.
I sleep very well, although sometimes it's hard to go to sleep 'cos I'm so excited about the business performance review the following day.
The purpose of life is to love and be loved... what could possibly be more energizing than that?
You can't manage a secret.
Some people believe the U.S. can't compete in the design and manufacture of sophisticated products. I think we absolutely can if we pull together. We have shown that we can do that in commercial airplanes, and we can absolutely prove that we can do that in automobiles.
Think about just exceeding expectations of every job you're being asked to do. Continually ask for feedback on how it's going. Ask everybody involved what you can do to do an even better job, and the world will beat down your door trying to ask you to do more and more.
The more senior your management position is, the more important it is to connect the organization or the project to the outside world. You know, how does this fit in with what we're doing? What is the real goal, the real mission?
I was the lead designer and the general manager of the triple 7 and, of course, the dynamite 787.
More and more people realize the importance of economic growth, near-term and long-term in the U.S., and the competitiveness with other countries around the world.
We don't worry over macro-economic factors when investing, as we are always thinking about the long-term.
There is no reason that America can't compete in a global economy, and I love being one small proof point in that.
I can remember the first time I tried to drive into the garage of the world headquarters of Ford in a Camry. It was almost like they wouldn't let me in. They said, 'Why do you want to do that?' I said, 'Because we are going to make the best cars in the world, and we need to know everything about the competitor's car.'
Nothing will ever have the impact that 9/11 had on Boeing and on the world. It just changed things overnight.
A lot of people don't want to get bad news.
As we develop our energy policies in the United States to generate our energy clean, then I think we're going to really move to a world that all of us want, and that is a sustainable future.
Be true to yourself and your values.
Information should never be used as a weapon on a team.
I felt very comfortable moving from aerospace to automobiles.
Transparency is so important in business.
I'm a creative guy, a designer, a customer.
Boeing is a United States icon.
Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute.
There is a great market for cars in the United States - as Honda and Toyota have proven.
There's a Ford dealer in every city around the United States. They're the fabric of the community. They're either head of the chamber of commerce or the priest, or I mean they're just the fabric of America, and they took care of us.
Whatever we do toward energy independence has to be done in the context of using less resources.
When I arrived in Ford, a decision was made to sell many marquee brands. This was because 85 per cent of the sales were from Ford and Lincoln brands. We were clear that for the company's strong future, we needed to focus on the Ford brands.
I love hanging out with skilled and motivated people.
I drive a different car every night.
If you get honest feedback and do nothing about it, then the feedback will stop.
This working together is just so important: you're either working together, or you're not working together.
Because of the Internet of Things, we're all going to be connected.
I really like working with talented people to do something for a lot of people around our world.
The most important thing is the fact we have created this successful and sustainable Ford Motor Co. worldwide. I have no regrets.
An important part of leadership is being able to hold two things in your mind at once: Dealing with the reality, whatever it may be, and focus on hope for the future. Any leader helping an organization through challenges needs to be able to do both.
I think my first-ever car was a Chevrolet, 1960.
Automobiles are fun and exciting. We need them. They are a part of our lives.
Ford is committed to building a sustainable future for the benefit of all Americans, and we believe Ford is on the right path to achieve this vision.
I've been very fortunate to be part of projects that are really big and broad.
