Alan Mulally

different leadership styles; a particular leader that will be discussed is Alan Mulally a CEO of Ford Motor. Alan faced many challenges and he impacted

Assignment # 3:”Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company” Aboubacar Camara Professor Doug Earhart Leadership and Organizational Behavior- BUS 520 February 2011 Strayer University- Takoma Park Campus 1.      Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance. Leadership can be defined as the process where those given the role of directing are to influence and support people working in the organization to work towards pursuing the goals of the organization

an excellent leader and why you felt that they were an excellent leader.  Be specific about their traits or behaviors to support your belief. I believe Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor Co. is an excellent leader. Reason being, though the economic crash of 2008 added extreme pressure for most motor companies in the U.S. to file for bankruptcy, Mulally did not want to file or take a government bailout. Instead, he took a risk, unlike the other car companies. So, after earning $7.2 billion of profits within

In a present day of global warming, environmental issues, labor unions, and other impacts, the automobile industry is in an era of instability and change. Ford Motor Company has been traditionally considered one of the "Big Three" in the auto industry, but they are not adapting as well as hoped to the changing industry, and will have to strategize to survive in a struggling industry. There are many different risk factors for Ford and its competitors. In this paper we will look at two competitors

Case Study Alan Mulally’s Restructuring of Ford Motor Company Alan Mulally’s Restructuring of Ford Motor Company Case Study Alan Mulally received an opportunity to turn around one of the most famous brand names in the United States. Ford was struggling; losing more than 12.7 million in 2006 (Nelson p558) and desperately needed a change. Alan Mulally took the challenge, and stated he would do what many thought was impossible at the time – make Ford profitable. He did just that. Mulally knew Ford

making corporate progress. While trying to enhance the budgetary state of the battling automaker, another CEO, Alan Mulally, had been chosen in September 2006. Mullaly, a previous official VP of the Boeing Company was relied upon to utilize his mastery and authority aptitudes to remake the corporate culture and recover Ford's capacity to contend in a worldwide industry. Mulally expressed that "the greater is-better perspective that has characterized Ford for quite a long time was being supplanted

incorporated to use company stock in order to finance half of its new retiree health care trust. During this time, Ford was led by President and Chief Executive Officer, Alan Mulally. Mulally was hired by the Executive Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, William Clay Ford Jr., on September 5, 2006. Immediately after being hired, Mulally began business changes internally and externally by making tough decisions that strengthened the company. Changes such as remaking the product lines, accumulating

of the greatest Management Gurus of my time. These leaders made significant contribution across different industries and impacted the world through their management of people and Organizations. My picks were 21st century CEO’s - Jack Welch, Allan Mulally, Howard Schultz, Jamie Dimon and Richard Branson. My studies, found one common thread among them which was they had a high degree of emotional intelligence. A great leader has to posses a significant amount of emotional intelligence to inspire and

employees for the profit maximization. I remember a very famous case study of Ford Motor Company that says the importance of teamwork. In 2006 when Alan Mulally became the CEO of the Ford Motor Company, many senior executives thought that a big change in inevitable as mullally was the outsider. Speculation of changes in team at higher level was at high as Mulally was hired from Boeing because of his expertise in running big organization and employees of Ford Motor were suspicious about his working method

restoring one of the largest automotive company’s back to greatness under the profound leadership of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Mullaly, making him one of the most influential people in global history. Previous Leadership at Ford Before Mulally stepped in as the CEO of Ford on September 5, 2006, Chairman, William Clay Ford, Jr. also known as, Bill Ford headed the corporation. Ford was the