Ford

There is a great sense of pride about working at Ford. I have never worked for a company where the people cared so much for the products they make. There is a great sense of accomplishment because you get to work on a product people love.

Also, I have never worked for a company where people respected their CEO as much as Ford employees respect Alan Mulally. He is a great leader and a genuine person who has done a tremendous job at bringing Ford back to being a market leader.

As with working with any large corporation, there can be a lot of hoops to jump through.

In particular, if you need anything done by IT, you have to submit a work ticket and then wait forever for it to actually get done (if it doesn't get lost). Or you have to call and pester someone to get it done quicker.

My managers were good at this, but for others, I suggest they focus on team synergy and collaboration. Give people responsibility and help them succeed. Your main goal is to build great individuals. Those individuals will, in turn, build a great company.