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#118 Forty Years With Henry Ford
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80 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
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Podcast episode
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What I learned by reading My Forty Years With Ford by Charles Sorensen.Henry Ford’s greatest achievement and his greatest failure [0:01]Henry Ford had one, single idea [4:15]Henry Ford’s management style [5:46]The paradox of Henry Ford [8:27]Henry Ford’s greatest advisor [11:30]A great story about The Dodge Brothers [16:20]Why and how Henry Ford bought out all of the shareholders of Ford [19:15]Henry Ford would tell you to not divert your attention [27:15]Henry Ford would tell you to not be afraid [28:20]Henry Ford would tell you to be firm in what you want to accomplish but flexible in how you do it [31:45]Why Henry Ford and The Ford Motor Company are worthy of study [36:20]The difference between a pioneer and an expert [39:45]Henry Ford would tell you not to worry about titles [47:40]Henry Ford would tell you to focus on individual contact over collective speeches [49:52]Henry Ford would tell you don't let your team grow stale [50:10]Henry Ford would tell you that you can’t foresee everything. Even things that should be obvious. [50:50]Henry Ford would tell you to never stop learning [51:32]A description of Detroit and the early days of one of the most important industries ever created [55:14]The story of the Model T: Henry ford was groping and fumbling toward a low-cost car. [59:14]---“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested, so my poor wallet suffers.”— GarethBe like Gareth. Buy a book. It's good for you. It's good for Founders. A list of all the books featured on Founders Podcast.
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
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