What We Can Learn About FedEx Founder Fred Smith’s Low-Key Leadership

We join the business world in mourning the passing of Titan Fred Smith, the Founder of FedEx. In 1973, the company was founded  with 389 employees and 14 planes, and pioneered the hub and spoke model still in use. 705 aircraft, 200,000 vehicles and over 500,000 employees later, the company handles 17 million shipments daily.

Smith was a stellar human outside of the boardroom as well and was awarded a medal for bravery during the Vietnam War. Most describe Fred Smith as a low-key and humble p