Allan Mulally Ford Motor Credit
Assignment#3: Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
BUS 520
Benita Ellis-Young
August 7, 2011
Dominique Sweeting
Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
1. Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance.
Ford Motor Company has been around since the early 1900’s under the leadership of a generation of members of the Ford family. An American icon for over a century, Ford began to experience difficult times. At a crossroad, Ford Motor needed to develop a firm-specific business model that will allow the company to gain competitive advantage over it rivals. In 2006, Alan Mulally came on board with the leadership skills to move the company in the right direction. Leadership is important to any organization. The effectiveness of the leader can impact the organizations performance. A leader should have a vision for the organization that drives the team to its targeted goal.
A leader that operates on the behavioral model of leadership believes in communication, active participation of employees, feedback and openness. Employees feel valued and can begin to develop confidence in their leader. They are free to voice their opinions and ideas and not afraid to admit when things are not going well. This allows for a positive plan of action and clears the way for innovation. When everyone is aware of where they stand, a plan can be derived for the future. When employees feel that that are an attribute to company, moral is high and performance often exceeds expectation.
2. Discuss mulally’s leadership style at Ford Motor Company and provide examples of how his actions fit this style.
Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
Mulally leadership style reflects the behavioral model of leadership. He came into the company with the intentions of getting Ford back into a financially stable position without Ford having to rely on the sale of large vehicles. He holds meeting every Thursday morning to find out where everything stands. His use
BUS 520
Benita Ellis-Young
August 7, 2011
Dominique Sweeting
Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
1. Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance.
Ford Motor Company has been around since the early 1900’s under the leadership of a generation of members of the Ford family. An American icon for over a century, Ford began to experience difficult times. At a crossroad, Ford Motor needed to develop a firm-specific business model that will allow the company to gain competitive advantage over it rivals. In 2006, Alan Mulally came on board with the leadership skills to move the company in the right direction. Leadership is important to any organization. The effectiveness of the leader can impact the organizations performance. A leader should have a vision for the organization that drives the team to its targeted goal.
A leader that operates on the behavioral model of leadership believes in communication, active participation of employees, feedback and openness. Employees feel valued and can begin to develop confidence in their leader. They are free to voice their opinions and ideas and not afraid to admit when things are not going well. This allows for a positive plan of action and clears the way for innovation. When everyone is aware of where they stand, a plan can be derived for the future. When employees feel that that are an attribute to company, moral is high and performance often exceeds expectation.
2. Discuss mulally’s leadership style at Ford Motor Company and provide examples of how his actions fit this style.
Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
Mulally leadership style reflects the behavioral model of leadership. He came into the company with the intentions of getting Ford back into a financially stable position without Ford having to rely on the sale of large vehicles. He holds meeting every Thursday morning to find out where everything stands. His use
References: Helliegel, D., & Slocum,J.W.,Jr. (2011). Organizational Behavior: 2011 custom edition (13th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning Hitt, M, Ireland, R, & Hoskisson, R. (2009). Strategic management: competitiveness and globalization, concepts and cases. Mason, OH: South Western Cengage Learning