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If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.

Carlos Ghosn

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Carlos Ghosn
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 9
Business Executive
Businessman
Engineer
Management
Writer
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We are facing extreme volatility.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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Being a good leader today doesn't mean you'll be a good leader 10 years from now. You have to adapt to the times
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Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.
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I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.
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I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example.
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To face deflation, you have to have people accepting it and not reacting to it.
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When you start thinking about leaving, choose your moment carefully. Go out while you’re still on top, not when you’re no longer in control of events.
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You don't implement change easily in Japan unless you explain very clearly why you need to do this change, how you're going to do this change and what's going to be the outcome of this change. If you offset or you forget to explain one of these three steps you're not going to do it.
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Talking about stepping down in five years is frankly not a topic of particular actuality now.
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I have my family, my children - I have a lot of outside activities.
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