Alan Mulally Quotes
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I felt very comfortable moving from aerospace to automobiles.
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Whatever we do toward energy independence has to be done in the context of using less resources.
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Nothing will ever have the impact that 9/11 had on Boeing and on the world. It just changed things overnight.
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You create value, and you create jobs.
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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.
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We're so interdependent, and what one country does is such an important part of what happens in the global economy.
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If you have to improve your fuel efficiency every year, it leads to innovation.
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The A-PAC region is so important, mainly because it is growing much faster than the global average.
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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.'
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Ford had a number of different strategies over the years that they thought obviously made sense at the time, just like all the different brands, and also the regional operations.
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Positive leadership - conveying the idea that there is always a way forward - is so important, because that is what you are here for - to figure out how to move the organization forward. Critical to doing that is reinforcing the idea that everyone is included.
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The Chinese love Ford's product line: they love the quality, the fuel-efficiency, the safety, the brand.
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Both Boeing and Ford are absolutely committed to safe and efficient transportation.
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Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute.
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It's just really important that we have boundaries and guidelines to operate. Our homes, the cars, everything is going to be on the Internet. And so what are the guidelines? What do we want?
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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.
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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.
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What I found over the years is the most important thing is for a team to come together over a compelling vision, a comprehensive strategy for achieving that vision, and then a relentless implementation plan.
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If you get honest feedback and do nothing about it, then the feedback will stop.
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The most important thing that most countries around the world believe in is letting the markets determine the currency.
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I've been through geopolitical and economic cycles.
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There is no reason that America can't compete in a global economy, and I love being one small proof point in that.
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I drive a different car every night.
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I really like working with talented people to do something for a lot of people around our world.