Alan Mulally's Restructuring of Ford Motor Company

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Ford's Model T or Type A vehicles are seen in the history of American cars. Henry Ford has revolutionized the automobile industry and set standards for manufacturing products in the assembly line. In 1903, Henry Ford opened Ford Motor Company for $ 28,000 and sold his first Type A car to Dr. E. Pfenning (Ford Motor Company, 2013), a doctor in Chicago, Illinois . Since the first car, the Ford Motor Company began selling over 300 million cars. The growth of Ford Motor Company has caused problems within the company.

In this article, I will explain the roles of Alan Mulally and leadership and the impact that it has on the organization's performance. Alan Mulally is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company and has been holding it since 2006 (Hellriegel and Slocum, 2011, p. 543). In this article I will explain Alan Mulally's leadership style and give examples and explain how his action fits a specific leadership style. His goal setting process will also be discussed with the process of how the Ford Motor Company helps improve its performance. Mulally 's communication elements are also evaluated along with the validity of his leadership style and it is determined whether it should be changed or remain the same. Discuss the role of leadership and its impact on the organization's performance

During the 103 years since becoming a car manufacturer, the Ford Motor Company faced the worst financial crisis in 2006, with annual losses of about $ 12.7 billion. On the verge of bankruptcy, William Clayford Jr. chose Alan Mulally as the company's new chief executive (CEO), hoping that his leadership skills will save the company to a certain extent. Alan Mulally had no car experience until the opportunity of Ford's job. To the surprise of the industry, Mulally not only helped to retreat Ford, but also maintained its leadership position for its expertise and leadership.

Alan Mulally joined the Ford Motor Company as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2006. Just as the country is on the brink of recession. This will bring embarrassment of the American automobile industry. At Mullally's responsibility, Ford managed to cope with the storm and return to profitability. All these have been achieved in just a few years. He retired from Ford in 2014. Source: http: //www.foxbusiness.com/features/2012/04/19/business-leaders-fords-alan-mulally.html. In established companies, the main problem may be culture itself. This is particularly true if culture is one of the fears. For decades, culture is very old and has no debate, so no one has the courage to challenge or change. Mulally went into the company, and no one admitted that things were wrong. Everything is always "planned" and "normal" until everything crashes by the deadline. Everyone admits that they have problems