Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff shakes hands with Bill Ford as a special guest for the Ford kickoff event for the 2025 Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place in Detroit, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Bill Ford's decision to hire former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett evokes similarities with the decision to hire Mulally in 2006. Both came from outside the industry, both were given a mandate to ...