Alan Mulally Quotes
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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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When work is what you love to do, it's not work - it's serving.
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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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It was an honor to serve at Boeing on the 777.
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The most important thing is the fact we have created this successful and sustainable Ford Motor Co. worldwide. I have no regrets.
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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.
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I was the lead designer and the general manager of the triple 7 and, of course, the dynamite 787.
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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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It's all about competitiveness: are you making the products that people really do want and value, and are you making it more efficiently and using less resources and less time than the competition?
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All of us want to know that we are doing great things, that we are touching a lot of people, and that what we are doing is something bigger than ourselves.
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I drive a different car every night.
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Man, have I become a car guy!
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I really like working with talented people to do something for a lot of people around our world.
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There is a great market for cars in the United States - as Honda and Toyota have proven.
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My career has been spent developing airplanes.
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It's really important that we have an improvement curve on fuel mileage and CO2 reduction.
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I found a new love in Google. I'm a Googler now.
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At the most fundamental level, it is an honor to serve - at whatever type or size of organization you are privileged to lead, whether it is a for-profit or nonprofit. It is an honor to serve. Starting from that foundation, it is important to have a compelling vision and a comprehensive plan.
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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?
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A lot of people don't want to get bad news.
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No country is ever successful in the long term... without a really strong and vibrant manufacturing base.
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The similarities between commercial airplanes and automobiles are striking. It's all about safe and efficient transportation using the latest technology and the best fuel efficiency.
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The automobile has moved into the mainstream of our integrated digital world.
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We've always loved the automobile, and we all love Henry Ford's original vision to open the highways to all mankind, the freedom and movement.