Katsuaki watanabe

Being president and CEO of Toyota Motor corporation. He was listed as one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2005 and again in 2007

1. Being satisfied with the status quo means you are not making progress.

2.We don't want to become number one in terms of volume. However, we had like to be number one in terms of quality, technology and cost competitiveness... We want customers to be able to come, see, feel that these are different cars.

3.Everyone should be dissatisfied with the present situation and should constantly try to improve or change things. it's important to realize that there is always something more we need to aim at.

4.In Toyoto everybody works as a team. We even call our suppliers our partners, and we make things that everybody thinks we should make.

5.I am a very curious person by nature. My character leans toward aggressiveness and I like it that way.I immediately recognize the problem, know right away that something is far too expensive, that something needs improvement. I notice things, and I don't resist change.

6.We will win in every opportunity, reduce risks, and even turn risks into opportunities.

..............By katsuaki Watanabe