Carlos Ghosn Quotes

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.

When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.

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

Business is tough; you need tough guys.

Our objective is to position Nissan in the top rank of the car industry. Until we get there, there will be no rest.

China will be the answer to Japan's problems.

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.

When you want to turn around a company, you want to make sure that the solution is coming from inside.

When you're C.E.O., you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job. And today, they are reunited.

The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.

As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.

We are facing extreme volatility.

Don't believe what I say. Believe what I do.

People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.