Alan Mulally Quotes

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Alan Mulally

Profession : Businessman

Birth : August 4, 1945

Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute.

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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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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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The A-PAC region is so important, mainly because it is growing much faster than the global average.

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We want people to still have choices - Ford cars and trucks, whatever works for their lifestyle.

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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 really do believe that working together works, and it's amazing to me.

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I found a new love in Google. I'm a Googler now.

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I know how inter-dependent the world is.

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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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Automobiles are fun and exciting. We need them. They are a part of our lives.

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If you get honest feedback and do nothing about it, then the feedback will stop.

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This working together is just so important: you're either working together, or you're not working together.

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A gas tax could be one important element of an integrated energy policy.

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I have a lot of respect for Microsoft.

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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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