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How about: "Ford hopes to push self-driving cars by replacing 56 year old CEO with 62 year old CEO with a background in office furniture" ?

by harryf 9y ago

sillysaurus3 9y ago
Why is age even relevant? Ageism isn't a fun thing to look forward to. If I make it to 56 I hope it doesn't get branded onto my professional accomplishments.
- harryf 9y ago
  Oh I hear you - I'm closer to 56 than I'd like to be (mid forties). The point is Ford apparently tries to send a signal to shareholders that they have a clue about being a real player in self driving cars and this message is odd - seems more about slowing the decline in _existing_ revenue than generating new. While there are 62 year olds who are quite comfortable with new technology and new ways of working, required to transform and innovate, you and I both know that _on average_ the older people get, the more they struggle with change and learning new things.
  - sillysaurus3 9y ago
    On average, it may be true to say that certain minority groups may be more violent or less intelligent. That doesn't mean it's ok to treat them as such. It may seem like a glib comparison, and I hope it's substantive enough that it doesn't start a flamewar. But if one person can come to see ageism as equally valid as racism, then they can teach others, who will teach others, and eventually it will no longer be a problem.
  - readitagan8374 9y ago
    According to Bill Ford, Jim pushed Steel Case to think about the workplace of the future! and build office stuff people want them http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/22/news/companies/ford-ceo-fields-hackett/ http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/22/news/companies/ford-ceo-fiel...
Fricken 9y ago
After whipping Boeing into shape, Alan Mulally was 60 when he took over in 2006 to lead Ford through the financial crisis.
- ghvknvgvh 9y ago
  You mean to beg taxpayers for money?
  - maxerickson 9y ago
    Ford undoubtedly benefited some from cash for clunkers and loose money, but it didn't do any emergency borrowing from the government.
    - ghvknvgvh 9y ago
      Incorrect.[0] [0]: https://energy.gov/lpo/ford https://energy.gov/lpo/ford
ckastner 9y ago
At the CEO level of large, complex organizations, business experience and acumen, as well as legal and political experience, is much more important than background in specific technologies.

How about: "Ford hopes to push self-driving cars by replacing 56 year old CEO with 62 year old CEO with a background in office furniture" ?

by harryf 9y ago

How about: "Ford hopes to push self-driving cars by replacing 56 year old CEO with 62 year old CEO with a background in office furniture" ?

sillysaurus3 9y ago

Why is age even relevant? Ageism isn't a fun thing to look forward to. If I make it to 56 I hope it doesn't get branded onto my professional accomplishments.

harryf 9y ago
Oh I hear you - I'm closer to 56 than I'd like to be (mid forties). The point is Ford apparently tries to send a signal to shareholders that they have a clue about being a real player in self driving cars and this message is odd - seems more about slowing the decline in _existing_ revenue than generating new. While there are 62 year olds who are quite comfortable with new technology and new ways of working, required to transform and innovate, you and I both know that _on average_ the older people get, the more they struggle with change and learning new things.
- sillysaurus3 9y ago
  On average, it may be true to say that certain minority groups may be more violent or less intelligent. That doesn't mean it's ok to treat them as such. It may seem like a glib comparison, and I hope it's substantive enough that it doesn't start a flamewar. But if one person can come to see ageism as equally valid as racism, then they can teach others, who will teach others, and eventually it will no longer be a problem.
- readitagan8374 9y ago
  According to Bill Ford, Jim pushed Steel Case to think about the workplace of the future! and build office stuff people want them http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/22/news/companies/ford-ceo-fields-hackett/ http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/22/news/companies/ford-ceo-fiel...

Fricken 9y ago

After whipping Boeing into shape, Alan Mulally was 60 when he took over in 2006 to lead Ford through the financial crisis.

ghvknvgvh 9y ago
You mean to beg taxpayers for money?
- maxerickson 9y ago
  Ford undoubtedly benefited some from cash for clunkers and loose money, but it didn't do any emergency borrowing from the government.
  - ghvknvgvh 9y ago
    Incorrect.[0] [0]: https://energy.gov/lpo/ford https://energy.gov/lpo/ford

ckastner 9y ago

At the CEO level of large, complex organizations, business experience and acumen, as well as legal and political experience, is much more important than background in specific technologies.