The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.

I think that the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example.

Being in a multicultural environment in childhood is going to give you intuition, reflexes and instincts. You may acquire basic responsiveness later on, but it's never going to be as spontaneous as when you have been bathing in this environment during childhood.

You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.

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.

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

Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish.