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Building and Scaling a Business with Grit and Sustainability
TLDR Learn how Rose Prevot and Bill Ford transformed their businesses through grit, sustainability, and employee engagement, leading to significant growth and success in the restaurant and automotive industries.
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Rose Prevot, owner of the Michelin-starred restaurant Maidan and Compass Rose, contemplated a career pivot into the restaurant business after being inspired by Georgian food and wine during a trip aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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Bill Ford took a foundational approach to learning the family business by starting on the assembly line and valued honest feedback from employees to keep the organization limber.
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Bill Ford believed in the importance of attracting the best talent by aligning Ford with environmental values, leading to a cultural shift within the company and fostering employee support for sustainability initiatives.
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Bill Ford was able to win consensus among Ford employees by building trust from within, eventually becoming CEO and focusing on restoring profitability before moving the company towards a more sustainable direction.
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Angela Ahrendts successfully re-founded Burberry's image by ensuring every employee was on board with the new strategy, leading to significant growth within six months.
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Bill Ford's leadership at Ford Motor Company involved rescuing the historic but dilapidated River Rouge plant, demonstrating his commitment to sustainability and employee well-being.
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Bill Ford transformed the historic River Rouge plant into a sustainable and innovative symbol of the future through a series of convincing meetings with his team and the implementation of eco-friendly technologies and practices.
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Ford employees were deeply involved in the transformation of the Rouge plant, leading to increased satisfaction, reduced absenteeism, and interest from other automakers, showcasing the success of refounding a business with a culture mission.
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Rose's tenacity and creativity in opening multiple successful restaurants and a wine importing business exemplifies the importance of grit in building and scaling a business.
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