Carlos Ghosn quotes

Carlos Ghosn is a Brazilian-French businessman renowned for leading Nissan and Renault through major turnarounds. His bold restructuring strategies transformed struggling car companies into global industry leaders. He became widely known after a dramatic escape from Japan, where he faced financial misconduct charges. Here are 53 of his quotes:

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. (Carlos Ghosn)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times. View quote
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The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them. View quote
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Commitment. This is my favorite word because in some way, people who are committed are always much more interesting and much more reliable, and much more, I would say, deep than people who are not. View quote
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Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do. View quote
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration. View quote
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I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example. View quote
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The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary. (Carlos Ghosn)
You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure. View quote
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More and more, in any company, managers are dealing with different cultures. Companies are going global, but the teams are being divided and scattered all over the planet. View quote
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Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures. View quote
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me. View quote
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To face deflation, you have to have people accepting it and not reacting to it. View quote
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Business is tough; you need tough guys. View quote
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term. View quote
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Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional. View quote
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It would be easier to make money in other sectors, but since I was a kid, I liked cars. View quote
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The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical. (Carlos Ghosn)
I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons. View quote
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Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish. View quote
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Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher. View quote
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Synergies are not only about cost reduction. Synergies can be access to markets, exchange of products, avoiding overlaps, exchange of best practices. View quote
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Carlos Ghosn

Carlos Ghosn - Image
Photo: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd, GFDL
Occupation: Brazilian Businessman
Born: March 9, 1954
Quotes count: 53
Wikipedia: Carlos Ghosn

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