LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF HENRY FORD

HENRY FORD
Henry Ford is the founder of the Ford Motor

Company and also the inventor of the modern day assembly line method of production for his Model T cars.
He is also an inventor who has been credited with

over 100 patents. During his time, he was one of the richest people in the world.

Early Life, Education and Career

Henry Ford was born in July 30, 1863 in a farm in

Detriot, Michigan into a family of six. In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company. His promotion to Chief Engineer in 1893. in 1896 he completed the self-propelled vehicle which he named the Ford Quadricycle. His first model, the 999, would be the car that would rocket the Ford brand throughout the United States.

Henry Ford as a Leader

Innovator, a leader and more importantly a

revolutionist.
Half of the cars in the USA was the Ford Model. Believed in the welfare of workers and

established the department of welfare sociology .

Preferred to be a peace senator.

Achievements
The Start of a Company in 1893.

Created the Quadricycle in 1896.

Launched the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Henry Ford becomes the President of Ford in 1906.

Developed the Model T Ford automobile in 1908.

Developed assembly line production of

automobiles in 1913. Jeep for the U.S in 1941.

Importance of his Achievements

Henry Ford improved the quality of life for

individuals of all races. Henry Ford was important to philanthropy because his bequest to the Ford Foundation made it the largest Foundation for most of the twentieth century. Ford Foundation Founded by Henry Ford in 1936, the foundation originally focused on improving the lives of residents of Michigan. Greenfield Village Henry Ford's efforts to create a link to the past and exhibit the inventions that have helped America grow.

Personality Traits
WORKS FOR PEOPLE

AMBITIOUS
OPTIMISTIC INNOVATIVE RISK TAKER

Leadership Style
Dictatorial leader Value your workers Self-Belief is essential We are created for work

Major contributions
Built and drove race cars early in his career to

demonstrate that his engineering designs produced reliable vehicles. Financed a pacifist expedition to Europe during WWI. Adopted a paternalistic policy to reform his workers' lives both at home and at work. Owned a controversial newspaper, The Dearborn Independent that published anti-Jewish articles which offended many and tarnished his image.

Major contributions
Promoted the early use of aviation technology. Built Village Industries, small factories in rural

Michigan, where people could work and farm during different seasons, thereby bridging the urban and rural experience. Sought ways to use agricultural products in industrial production, including soybean-based plastic automobile components such as this experimental automobile trunk. Was one of the nation's foremost opponents of labour unions in the 1930s and was the last automobile manufacturer to unionize his work force.

Conclusion
Ford was a leader, an innovator, an

industrialist, and a man with great charisma. He succeeded widely in his leadership of the company, although his personality often threatened to run amok his company. He earned a reputation as one of the worlds most influential and wealthy figures of his time. He later left the Ford Company under the leadership of his son.

Best Quotes from Henry Ford Leadership

A business that makes nothing but money is a

poor business. If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own. If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.