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Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures.

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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Defensive
Incentives
Measures
Tactics
Strategy

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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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If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.
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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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Cars have a large engine in the front and you have a gearbox, which is cumbersome. Electric cars don't have this problem. The motor is much smaller, the battery is below you. This will allow you to play with different shapes.
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Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do.
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I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.
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Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.
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Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.
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We are facing extreme volatility.
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The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.
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Leadership is demonstrated at the moment of need. You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing
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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.
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I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
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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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You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.
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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 build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.
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