Review: A balanced biography
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
The first thing that I noticed about this book is that it is very well organized, with each chapter dealing with a phase in Mr. Ford’s life leading to the creation of Ford Motors. The chapters focus mainly on his professional aspects and only digress to details about his personal life as long as it contributes to his professional life.Just like in any biography, the biography of Henry Ford aims to inspire and influence its reader; but this book also highlights the essential flaws in the character of Mr. Ford and expands on how it affected his business negatively. It warns the readers against such dangerous pitfalls.The book is a great read for entrepreneurial minds who have plans to start their own venture and it gives important pointers as to what to do and also what not to do. For a casual reader like me, however it was still an interesting read and I’m sure I can take something from the book too.