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You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

Carlos Ghosn

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Carlos Ghosn
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 9
Business Executive
Businessman
Engineer
Management
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Carlos Ghosn dit Bichara
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I have my family, my children - I have a lot of outside activities.
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Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do.
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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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Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.
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