Henry Ford's Business Philosophy: Forge Ahead

Author: (USA) Ford
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Dale Carnegie, the master of success, believed that in the 19th and 20th centuries, there were two great entrepreneurs in the United States: one was Andrew Carnegie, the "Steel King," and the other was Henry Ford, the "Automotive King." Carnegie was renowned for donating the wealth he had created after graduation to charitable causes, while Ford, with his tenacious qualities, changed the history of transportation in the United States and the world with automobiles. It was he who "put wheels on America," ushering the country into a brand-new era of development.
Napoleon Hill, the master of success, attributed his success philosophy to two people: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford. He believed, "Henry Ford's remarkable achievements provide the fundamental proof of the reliability of the seventeen laws of success in The Law of Success." What Henry Ford left us is not just the 'Ford' automobile brand but also a symbol of an unwavering, never-give-up entrepreneurial spirit.
The famous Fortune magazine, when ranking the "20th Century's Great Entrepreneurs," described him as follows: "The entrepreneur of the 20th century is an industrial builder who changed every piece of land we live on, created 'big markets,' and supplied products. He is the greatest entrepreneur we have ever seen. He is down-to-earth, carrying all the prejudices of his time, yet possessing the enduring genius—he is Henry Ford."