Businessman

I've just seen it all - I've seen the bird flu, I've seen the Asian economic meltdown, SARS, 9/11, economic cycles.

At Ford, one of the behaviors is you listen, and you don't have side conversations during the meeting. It's just so important everybody stays focused.

No country is ever successful in the long term... without a really strong and vibrant manufacturing base.

I love hanging out with skilled and motivated people.

All of us want to know that we are doing great things, that we are touching a lot of people, and that what we are doing is something bigger than ourselves.

We're so interdependent, and what one country does is such an important part of what happens in the global economy.

A gas tax could be one important element of an integrated energy policy.

I sleep very well, although sometimes it's hard to go to sleep 'cos I'm so excited about the business performance review the following day.

My favorite expression is a tag line or an advertising and marketing campaign that Ford ran a number of years ago. They ran it for almost 12 years, and it was, 'Have you driven a Ford lately?'

Both Boeing and Ford are absolutely committed to safe and efficient transportation.

What I've learned is the power of a compelling vision.

Ford had a number of different strategies over the years that they thought obviously made sense at the time, just like all the different brands, and also the regional operations.

I've been very fortunate to be part of projects that are really big and broad.

Data can set you free.

It's just really important that we have boundaries and guidelines to operate. Our homes, the cars, everything is going to be on the Internet. And so what are the guidelines? What do we want?

If you have to improve your fuel efficiency every year, it leads to innovation.

I really do believe that working together works, and it's amazing to me.

Think about just exceeding expectations of every job you're being asked to do. Continually ask for feedback on how it's going. Ask everybody involved what you can do to do an even better job, and the world will beat down your door trying to ask you to do more and more.

This working together is just so important: you're either working together, or you're not working together.

Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.