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== Quotes == |
== Quotes == |
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* LaStampa has always been a free newspaper because of its economical sustainability, and we're proud of it. It's the only way for a newspaper to be independent. |
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** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyiowqNu23s The future of newspaper], LaStampa, 21-06-17 |
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* Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, ...with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation. |
* Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, ...with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation. |
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** [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels"], Financial Times, 03-06-11 |
** [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels"], Financial Times, 03-06-11 |
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* (talking about his children) I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour: one is the sense of guilt and the other is a sense of entitlement. If these two are avoided, then the rest is up to them. |
* (talking about his children) I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour: one is the sense of guilt and the other is a sense of entitlement. If these two are avoided, then the rest is up to them. |
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** [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels"], Financial Times, 03-06-11 |
** [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels"], Financial Times, 03-06-11 |
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* As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities in trying to operate well in what you have to do. There is a positive effect if you end up doing that. That’s where I try to spend most of my efforts. |
* As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities in trying to operate well in what you have to do. There is a positive effect if you end up doing that. That’s where I try to spend most of my efforts. |
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* Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future. |
* Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future. |
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** [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207766-3,00.html "All in the family"], TIME, 06-25-2006 |
** [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207766-3,00.html "All in the family"], TIME, 06-25-2006 |
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== About == |
== About == |
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*He is extremely intelligent and has a great sense of responsibility. I've seen, in the past few years, he has managed several crises with extreme dignity and wisdom. |
*He is extremely intelligent and has a great sense of responsibility. I've seen, in the past few years, he has managed several crises with extreme dignity and wisdom. |
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** [[Henry Kissinger]], [http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901060703-1207766-2,00.html "Interview: All In The Family"], Time Magazine, 06-25-2006 |
** [[Henry Kissinger]], [http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901060703-1207766-2,00.html "Interview: All In The Family"], Time Magazine, 06-25-2006 |
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* John was in exactly the right place at the right time to understand manufacturing at its deepest level — at a cellular level. His apprenticeship culminated in an insight that was critical to Fiat’s survival. He noticed a persistent gap between what happens on the factory floor of, say, a headlight plant in Birmingham, and what information filters up to headquarters. |
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** Reid Hoffman, [https://mastersofscale.com/john-elkann-how-to-build-your-company-to-last/ Masters of scale], Entrepreneur Magazine, 2017 |
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== External links== |
== External links== |
Revision as of 15:35, 20 March 2018
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John Elkann (born April 1, 1976) is a global industrialist. He was the chosen heir of his grandfather Gianni Agnelli[1], and chairs and controls the automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (which owns the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Lancia, Maserati, Mopar and Ram brands).[2]
Quotes
- LaStampa has always been a free newspaper because of its economical sustainability, and we're proud of it. It's the only way for a newspaper to be independent.
- The future of newspaper, LaStampa, 21-06-17
- Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, ...with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation.
- "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels", Financial Times, 03-06-11
- I was born in New York, then I went to the UK, then I went to Brazil, then I went to France, then I studied in Italy. My life was always about being confronted with an environment where you had to adapt.
- "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels", Financial Times, 03-06-11
- (talking about his children) I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour: one is the sense of guilt and the other is a sense of entitlement. If these two are avoided, then the rest is up to them.
- "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels", Financial Times, 03-06-11
- I am a big believer of what Darwin discovered in the Galapagos, proving that the species most responsive to change will survive over apparently stronger or more intelligent competitors.
- "Letter to shareholders", Exor, April 2011
- As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities in trying to operate well in what you have to do. There is a positive effect if you end up doing that. That’s where I try to spend most of my efforts.
- "Fiat's John Elkann shares family business views", FBNenews, 12-15-2010
- The lesson I have learnt is that when a family and a business function, they function together. You have to have a family that works and a business that works and the two will end up working well alongside.
- "Fiat's John Elkann shares family business views", FBNenews, 12-15-2010
- I learnt not to be desperate in bad times, and I am learning not to be bullish when times are good.
- "Dinasty calls", The Economist, 05-08-2008
- Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.
- "All in the family", TIME, 06-25-2006
About
- He is extremely intelligent and has a great sense of responsibility. I've seen, in the past few years, he has managed several crises with extreme dignity and wisdom.
- Henry Kissinger, "Interview: All In The Family", Time Magazine, 06-25-2006
- John was in exactly the right place at the right time to understand manufacturing at its deepest level — at a cellular level. His apprenticeship culminated in an insight that was critical to Fiat’s survival. He noticed a persistent gap between what happens on the factory floor of, say, a headlight plant in Birmingham, and what information filters up to headquarters.
- Reid Hoffman, Masters of scale, Entrepreneur Magazine, 2017
External links
- ↑ "John Elkann: Fiat’s fresh face". 2013-07-08.
- ↑ "Mass market brands". FCA Group.