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Bill Ford
American
Businessman
About the author
One of the things I've had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me.
Bill Ford,
American
Businessman
#Life
#Being
#Management
#Company
#Growing up
I don't ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad.
Bill Ford,
American
Businessman
#Want
#Press
We took our eye off the ball as a company.
Bill Ford,
American
Businessman
#Eye
#Company
Nobody's irreplaceable, including me. I think for too long we've had a cult of personality in this company and in this industry, and frankly, I'd like to see that diminish.
Bill Ford,
American
Businessman
#Personality
#Company
I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan.
Bill Ford,
American
Businessman
#Management
I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good or bad, I'd rather just let our accomplishments really speak for themselves.
Bill Ford,
American
Businessman
#World
#End
#Accomplishments
When we're in a peak, we make a ton of money, and as soon as we make a ton of money, we're desperately looking for a way to spend it. And we diversify into areas that, frankly, we don't know how to run very well.
Bill Ford,
American
Businessman
#Money