Real World Learning

“It was taken for granted that we would win. If you didn't get good results, you got bashed by managers and media. The results were disappointing. We kept on losing… [That] series of difficulties and challenges is something that I feel everyone should experience because, in a way, I acquired wisdom and creativity to get through that.”

(Takeo Fukui, CEO of Honda Motor Co., in “Boss Talk: Honda CEO Vies For Green Mantle; To Take On Toyota, Fukui Hones New Technologies.” by John Murphy. Wall Street Journal: June 16, 2008. pg. B.1)