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🗓️ 17 May 2022
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Massive change isn’t something you can brute-force — you need to ignite buy-in, again and again, up and down your organization. Because even if your changes will make things more fun, more interesting, and more profitable, you’re going to face defiance and inertia until you clue everyone in. That’s what Bill Ford learned while working to remake Ford Motor Company as an environmental powerhouse — against surprising internal and even national-level resistance.
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1:02.4 | Welcome to part two of my conversation about refounding with Bill Ford, a Ford Motor Company. |
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1:12.7 | Previously, Bill shared with us how leaders or anyone can find ways to refound an organization |
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