Nobody would dispute that Ford knows how to build motor vehicles.
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa is closing in on a century of doing so, having started assembling the Ford Model T in a converted woolshed in Gqeberha, Port Elizabeth then in 1923.
We contribute more than 1% of South Africa’s GDP by exporting two-thirds of our local production of nearly 170,000 vehicles to more than 100 global markets. Ford invested R11-billion in South Africa between 2009 and 2018 to bolster that output.
Naturally, we’re proud of that. But business, like life, is never static. In February 2021 we announced an investment of $1.05-billion in our South African manufacturing operations – the biggest investment in Ford’s 97-year history in South Africa.
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Leadership failure is on the rise because many of those who occupy leadership positions do not understand the essence of leadership. As observed by Myles Munroe, the late Bahamian evangelist, preacher and leadership consultant, “When purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable.” So, unless the purpose of leadership is firmly grasped by those occupying leadership positions as well as those who aspire to same, its abuse is unavoidable. Many of those who shipwrecked their leadership and subjected their people and organizations to unnecessary hardship were themselves victims of leadership misconceptions.
So, today, we look at some common leadership misconceptions.