A skill is defined as being an expertise is a specific area. Leadership is a very important skill that one can practice. According to Tanya Prive a leader possesses many qualities such as honesty, dedication and humility. A great leader should also be motivational and optimistic. They should have the ability to take the worst of any situation and restore it to its best. Humility is very valuable in a leader. A leader should not focus on them but focus on the team they are leading and establish a plan to ultimately benefit everyone sufficiently while incorporating everyone’s ideas. Alan Mulally exhibits these few qualities of leadership and more. When he served the Ford Motor Company from 2006 to 2014 his hard work and dedication restored the famous automakers reputation that is seen today. Alan …show more content…
He attended the University of Kansas from which he received his M.S and B.S and in 1982 he obtained his master’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ford motor co (F:New York) Alan Mulally served as CEO and vice president for Ford Motor Company from 2006 to 2014. Alan Mulally always possessed leadership qualities. Before he took over Ford and ultimately restored its existence he worked for an Aviation company. His first leadership position started at Boeing Aviation Company . While working for the aviation company he served them under the title Chief Executive and executive vice president. In 1969 Alan Mulally began working for the company. He earned two titles Vice President and General Manager of the 777 program. (http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=370889&ticker=F) During Mulally’s employment for Boeing Aviation he had many leadership positions. While being the vice president his responsibilities included airplane developments flight test operations and certificate and government technical liaison.