Old interview with Enzo Ferrari - still valid today

[mattberkshire]

This interview by Keith Botsford when the Old Man was 80 is a revealing insight into what made Ferrari tick. But it's also incredible reading. He was spot on about so much and could have taught modern managers a thing or two about running a successful business. I wish a few of my previous bosses would have adopted similar philosophies

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazin...

Quote - "I am not angered by criticism, as people say. I do get angry when I am lied about. Because I never tell a lie Liars lead very complex lives and I am simply afraid of getting caught out. So people conclude that I am cunning. But I have always given the public the least possible about myself. As I have said before, I could now go round the world without spending a penny, but where were those invitations when I was hungry and poor in Turin after World War One? Who invited me then? I was proud then and I am proud now. "

[Watchman]

Pretty sure it's no longer valid. He's dead you see.

[TheEnd]

Isaac Newton's dead, but gravity is still valid.

[P1H]

Watchman said:

Pretty sure it's no longer valid. He's dead you see.

Irrelevant.

That was an interesting read, cheers.

[CampDavid]

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[Strawman]

Thanks for posting that.

[mattberkshire]

Watchman said:

Pretty sure it's no longer valid. He's dead you see.

Churchill died a long time ago and he's one of the most quoted people of recent times. Is Churchill not valid? We are taught a lesson in school called History. It evaluates the past and what lessons can be taught from it. History is not valid?

[pwrc]

Fascinating man. I wonder what he would make of his marque now? Pointless question in a way, but that was one of my overriding thoughts.

Another thing that struck me is how terribly affected he was by his son's death; you can see that he presents his view of it as strong and logical but it must have destroyed him. Could it have changed the way he approached his work? Would Ferrari have been different otherwise? Who knows.

[Raize]

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[Earl'Dingleberry]

He would strangle Old Bernie with his bare hands.

[AdvanceRoadcraft]

I remember an interviewer who had had the factory tour remarking to the old man, "Commendatore, I have noticed just how attractive all the women who work here are. Is that company policy or how does it come about?"

Enzo never hesitated, "They cost the same as ugly ones" he said.