"The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary." ― Carlos Ghosn Topic(s): Change More From 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." "We have some worse scenarios for which we need to prepare as companies. For the moment, we’re planning for the worst, and the worst is now, and the car market is down more than 15 percent in France. There is so much uncertainty." "When you’re CEO, 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." More In Change "We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution."― Eric Hoffer "If I have to change my lifestyle, I don’t want to live."― Robert Mapplethorpe "It’s time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain’t working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job."― Herman Cain