The Fine Line Between Motivation and Surveillance: What Ford’s $5 Day Teaches Modern CEOs

2026-10-09T11:36:21+00:00Timeless Strategy & Leadership|

"We want to pay you $5 a day. But first, we need to inspect your home." — The unspoken contract of the Ford Social Department In 1914, Henry Ford shocked the industrial world by doubling his workers' wages to $5 a day. It was hailed as a revolutionary act of [...]