Alan Mullaly: Ford Motor Company Ceo Leadership Style
Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
Mike Stout
Strayer University
Abstract
This paper discusses the role of leadership and how an organizations performance is impacted by leadership and leadership development. The paper discussed Alan Mulally’s leadership styles and gives examples of how Mulally’s actions fit those leadership styles. The paper talks of how Ford Motor Company’s performance is impacted by Alan Mulally’s goal setting. The paper speaks to how Mulally’s communication openness impacts Mulally’s message transmission, trust and agendas and leadership. The paper concludes with the author’s opinion of whether Alan Mulally should continue using the particular leadership he is currently using.
Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
Leadership is a term that is widely used in all aspects or out lives. “Leadership is the process of developing ideas and a vision, living by values that support those ideas and that vision, influencing others to embrace them in their own behaviors, and making hard decisions about human and other resources.”(Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011, p.4). Leaders must be able to lead by example, be inventive, and not be afraid to be held accountable for everything that takes place in an organization. In any organization that has a long track record of success you can find a strong leader. Leaders come up with the ideas, develop the people around them, set goals for those people, and are responsible for all of the outcomes that may arise. This paper will discuss Alan Mulally’s role as a leader of Ford Motor Company, and how leadership roles can affect performances or organizations. The paper will briefly discuss Alan Mulally’s leadership style. The paper touches on Mulally’s goal setting and how that goal setting improved Ford’s overall performance. Finally the paper will asses and evaluate Mulally’s communication openness and the effectiveness of Mulally’s leadership style and whether he should continue with that style.
How Leadership
Mike Stout
Strayer University
Abstract
This paper discusses the role of leadership and how an organizations performance is impacted by leadership and leadership development. The paper discussed Alan Mulally’s leadership styles and gives examples of how Mulally’s actions fit those leadership styles. The paper talks of how Ford Motor Company’s performance is impacted by Alan Mulally’s goal setting. The paper speaks to how Mulally’s communication openness impacts Mulally’s message transmission, trust and agendas and leadership. The paper concludes with the author’s opinion of whether Alan Mulally should continue using the particular leadership he is currently using.
Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
Leadership is a term that is widely used in all aspects or out lives. “Leadership is the process of developing ideas and a vision, living by values that support those ideas and that vision, influencing others to embrace them in their own behaviors, and making hard decisions about human and other resources.”(Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011, p.4). Leaders must be able to lead by example, be inventive, and not be afraid to be held accountable for everything that takes place in an organization. In any organization that has a long track record of success you can find a strong leader. Leaders come up with the ideas, develop the people around them, set goals for those people, and are responsible for all of the outcomes that may arise. This paper will discuss Alan Mulally’s role as a leader of Ford Motor Company, and how leadership roles can affect performances or organizations. The paper will briefly discuss Alan Mulally’s leadership style. The paper touches on Mulally’s goal setting and how that goal setting improved Ford’s overall performance. Finally the paper will asses and evaluate Mulally’s communication openness and the effectiveness of Mulally’s leadership style and whether he should continue with that style.
How Leadership
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