Henry fords work experience

James Couzens was right when he proclaimed, on more than one occasion, that his business partner Henry Ford was a genius. Today there are many stories and examples that support that assertion by Mr. Couzens but it is important to understand the impact Mr.

Ford’s genius and accomplishments have had on our lives. Without that understanding, we cannot appreciate Mr. Ford’s genius in the same way that people of his generation did.

From a young age Henry Ford was a tinkerer. He was always interested in how things worked and how he could make them work better.

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As a young man he repaired watches, first at a little workbench by the windowsill in his parent’s farmhouse, then a few years later while working evenings from the back room of a jeweler’s shop in Detroit.

Even in those days Henry envisioned producing a product that anyone could afford.

His first concept was for a pocket watch that he hoped could sell for just 30 cents each. He figured he would have to produce about 2,000 watches