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Henry Ford Understood That Raising Wages Would Bring Him More Profit

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A century ago, the Ford Motor founder shocked the world of business by doubling wages to $5 a day. No altruist, he was playing a long game—one today’s short-sighted CEOs can’t fathom.

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