Principles for Successful Teamwork | Alan Mulally | Knowledge Project Podcast 151

Longtime Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally discusses the formation of his leadership strategy and how you can apply his lessons to your life and business, the principles of how a team can work together toward a larger goal, creating a culture of love by design, the role of the leader, what happens when people opt out of working together, how to use the ideas of working together in your family life, and so much more.

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00:00 - Intro
00:56 - How Alan started on his service journey
06:12 - What is an integrated life?
09:24 - Why Alan joined Ford
13:38 - Alan’s principles and practices for doing great work
21:54 - How do you actually trust the process?
33:39 - How to deal with people who aren’t team players
52:20 - On the Working Together Management System
01:01:12 - How everyone can be a leader
01:02:25 - Alan’s family “operating system”
01:10:22 - How to coach your kids to give feedback
01:15:51 - How Alan defines success

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[assuredperformance]

The simplicity, one sheet of paper setting expectations of behavior at the executive level with personal and team accountability turned a massive organization around. Well done!

[ghggp]

What a wonderful role model in business and life. It is so inspirational to see someone with ethics, integrity, and a moral compass that we all need to follow. What a wonderful father with so much love and compassion. He brings that into the business world which is so rare. Everyone should be blessed to have a mentor like Alan. The world would be a better place. Thank you for a wonderful podcast!

[texanfournow]

Alan is such an extraordinary leader--and a rare humanitarian. Sorry to say, even this far into the 21st century, most bosses I have encountered have been jerks. They are mean, greedy, and selfish. They want to be treated as Gods by their "inferiors". We could accomplish so much more as a society if we followed Alan's principles.

[FPC]

I love Alan. Hes spoke more about the consequences of not being on the team in this one. Teamwork works its as simple as that

[rkrable]

Usually watch other videos while I'm eating Qdoba but this is wonderful from Alan and Thanks Shane for sharing this.

[KitKatKmac]

What an inspiring and compassionate leader! Would love to work for a CEO like Alan

[robertsgrossman]

Practicing Psychological Safety is, in part, about admitting mistakes without fear of retribution or retaliation. Wouldn’t it have been great to be in the room when Alan started clapping when someone trusted the culture and admitted they had red in their report.

[THEBRWNGUY]

does anyone know the name of the book above the right shoulder of alan

[davefox]

I sure wish he would have been the one to take the lead at Boeing instead of that sack of crap McNerney.