The Ghosn Factor

by Miguel Rivas-Micoud

Table of Content: Contents 1??? The Five Imperatives 2??? Generating Value 3??? Profitability 4??? Coaching a Successor 5??? Keep It Simple 6??? Vision 7??? Looking Inside 8??? The Plan 9??? Striking a Balance 10? Patience 11? Seize The Opportunity 12? Exact Measurement 13? Beware Complacency 14? Motivation 15? Management Engaged 16? Breaking The Mold 17? Intensity 18? Stretching The Company 19? Implementation 20? Empowerment 21? Priorities 22? Rewarding Performance 23? Professional Craftsmanship 24? The Important Little Things Appendix: Key Events in the Life of Carlos Ghosn Sources

Genres: Business

58 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 1999

About the author

Miguel Rivas-Micoud is a writer based in Tokyo, Japan, where he has lived since 1980. He has been a professor in the Law department of Meiji University for 25 years, while lecturing at other institutions and writing in a wide variety of fields.
He is a contributing editor of the DHBR, the Diamond Harvard Business Review, and the author of numerous books on language, society, management and geo-politics.
He was the producer and co-author of Japan's best-selling official autobiography of Carlos Ghosn, 'Renaissance,' as well as the author of McGraw-Hill's 'The Ghosn Factor.' He has written books in Japan for and with such people as Ezra F. Vogel, Samuel P. Huntington, Peter F. Drucker, and most recently former Jiu-Jitsu world champion, Rickson Gracie.
He spends his weekends at his farm in the wild north country of Japan, where he writes, grows rice and ponders his next word.

Reviews

[Abdulkarim Kazzaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book on a trip from China to Lebanon...Twice

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

How could I not read about the man who engineered one of the greatest escapes in modern history! Reading this book and knowing the background of his escape from Japan made me laugh out-loud multiple times. I wrestled with a few of the lessons (Be patient, Establish priorities) due to the nature of his escape, but...he was a great CEO somewhat of a turnaround artist. He is also the same person who was smuggled out of Japan in a crate in some sort of Midnight Express rendezvous situation!

[Tousif Jamal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring Read.

[Caroline Noonan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read.

[Luca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bits of business wisdom from a well respected CEO. A collection of common sense at best, agiographic at worst.