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Rolling Into The World: Henry Ford Is Born - Click To Read Article
“I was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm at Dearborn, Michigan, and my earliest recollection is that, considering the results, there was too much work on the place.” Even as a child, Henry Ford had an eye for innovation. It was this ability to recognize shortcomings and set out to solve them that led Ford to create Ford Motor Co. in 1903, not only revolutionizing the transport industry but also making him one of the richest men in the world.
Taking The World For A Ride: Ford Motor Co. Is Formed - Click To Read Article
High off the success of the Quadricycle, Ford and Murphy created the Detroit Automobile Co. in 1899, which was to focus on improving the design of the vehicle. The company lasted only one year before going bankrupt, unable to build cars at a fast enough rate.
Lesson #1: Stick With It - Click To Read Article
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it,” said Ford.
Lesson #2: Dont Rush It - Click To Read Article
“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking,” said Ford and he followed this philosophy ardently for the near half century in which he was in business.
Lesson #3: Be Efficient - Click To Read Article
“We are never satisfied with the way that everything is done in any part of the organization,” said Ford of his operations at Ford Motor Co. “We always think it ought to be done better and that eventually it will be done better. Everything can always be done better than it is being done.”
Lesson #4: Work Together - Click To Read Article
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success,” said Ford. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”
Lesson #5: Make It Count - Click To Read Article
“Work is futile if we cannot utilize the experience we collect in one life in the next,” said Ford.
How He Moved The World: Ford's Success Factors - Click To Read Article
“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste,” said Ford. “I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.”
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