In Focus | Former Ford CEO on Leadership and Inspiring Others [Video]

Alan Mulally puts a big premium on data. An engineer by training, he famously said that “the data will set you free.” But when the former Boeing executive and Ford Motor Company CEO recently sat down with Georgetown University instructor Judith Muhlberg to discuss what advice he would give today’s graduate students, he focused not on data analysis, but on self-awareness, people skills, and the ability to work in a team. “How do we come across to other people?” he asked. “Do people like working with us—or do they want to run away?”