When Mulally arrived at Ford and introduced the working together principles, he spent several hours per day for the first few weeks making himself available to the entire team to answer questions about what the principles and practices meant, because people coming from a command-and-control culture had never heard language like 'People First, Love Them Up' and needed help understanding the shift.

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Alan Mulally

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I spent a couple of hours a day for the first few weeks uh making myself available to the entire team and individually [23:02]

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Principles for Successful Teamwork | Alan Mulally | Knowledge Project Podcast 151The Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:39:28 PM

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