#151 Alan Mulally: The Power Of Working Together

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Widely regarded as one of the top business leaders of his generation, Alan Mulally joins the show to discuss the formation of his leadership strategy and how you can apply his lessons to your life and business. On this episode Mulally breaks down 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.

Mulally is perhaps best known as the former President and CEO of the Ford Motor Company, which was struggling during the late-2000s recession before Mulally used his teamwork-oriented philosophy to save the company. Under Mulally’s leadership from 2006-14, Ford was the only major car manufacturer to avoid a government bailout, and Mulally was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time. Prior to joining Ford, Mulally spent more than three decades at Boeing, where he eventually served as an Executive Vice President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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0:00.0	When you meet somebody you always have you always have three questions one who will argue as a person
0:07.2	Is this about you?
0:08.8	This is about I versus we is about me versus service the second question is you're the leader where are we going?
0:16.9	Where are we going? What's that strategy? What's the what's the VPR? What's the creating value?
0:20.8	You wrote now then you got the third question is shame do you see me?
0:25.0	Do you see me?
0:43.0	Welcome to the knowledge project I'm your host Shane Perish this podcast is a bit mastering the best of what other people have already figured out
0:51.5	If you're listening to this you're missing out if you'd like special member only episodes access before anyone else and
0:58.8	edited transcripts and other member only content you can join at fs.blog slash membership check out the show notes for link
1:06.9	Today I'm speaking with Alan Malali
1:09.8	Alan has an aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Kansas his accomplishments at both Boeing and Ford are
1:17.0	Legendary he took over Ford in 2006 when Ford was in a downward spiral the stock was one dollar and the company was on pace to lose
1:25.9	17 billion dollars
1:27.7	Which is the worst year in its 103 year history?
1:31.2	I want to speak to Alan because I wanted to know how he turned the company around
1:36.9	We discuss where his formation of leadership comes from his working together principles the working together management system
1:44.4	Creating a culture of love by design the role of the leader what happens when people choose not to be a part of the working together
1:51.7	System and how those conversations go and how he uses this system in his family and so much more
1:59.3	This is one of my favorite conversations ever
2:02.5	It's time to listen and learn
2:05.1	The knowledge project is sponsored by metal lab for a decade
2:13.4	Metal lab has helped some of the world's top companies and entrepreneurs build products that millions of people use every day
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