![]() ![]() ![]() We, but not Mulally, sometimes forget that the tools of modern companies - computers, management systems, charts, tables, spreadsheets - don’t get things done people do, which is why his people-person style works so well. And while Mulally is definitely familiar with the left side - bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Kansas and a master’s in management from M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management - he’s also a right-brain guy, a genuine people person. Engineers are tough-minded analytical types who live their lives curled up on the left side of their brains. You don’t think of engineers as people who draw hearts on notes and memos, and there is nothing in his 12th-floor office at Ford’s sleek Dearborn headquarters that betrays sentimentality. ![]() The note is handwritten and, unusual for a CEO of a Fortune 10 company, he’s drawn a heart around the words Korn Ferry on the note. Alan Mulally hands us a piece of paper with the points about leadership he wants to cover during our time together. ![]()
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