My Life and Work

It all began with the desire to invent a self-propelled machine that would have a versatile use for farm work, thus relieving farmers of hard manual labour. The result was a motor car that, for the first time in history, became accessible to the general public and brought its creator, Henry Ford, phenomenal success in the business world.

Today, we know Henry Ford primarily as the father of the famous car brand, but we also associate him with the introduction of the eight-hour working day, free weekends, and as a pioneer of mechanical automation. Thanks not only to this, he became one of the richest and most influential people of his time, and indeed of the entire 20th century. How did he manage to build a global manufacturing empire from a small workshop in his garage?

Ford openly shares his timeless principles and the foundations on which he built his success in this extraordinary autobiographical text. It is less a biography and more of a business handbook, whose countless practical pieces of advice can still find application today.