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Please find page 24 of the 2007 Mazda annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.People
Driving Mazda’s growth are the individual employees that make
up the Mazda Group. We conduct the following activities to
cultivate the growth of our people.
We Encourage Each Person to Have a Management-
Oriented Mindset, and to Individually Consider the
Company’s Situation
All employees participate in the Mazda Business Leader
Development Program. During this course, employees discuss
the current status of the Company, as well as its future direction,
and work together to achieve common goals. We began offering
this course in 2000. We plan to continue the course, which has
become part of Mazda's corporate culture.
Cultivating the Management Cadre for the Mazda
Group of Tomorrow
In the Global Leader Program designed to nurture the Company’s
next-generation management candidates, employees learn about
management essentials and mindsets. The program is selective
and is conducted for employees handpicked from Mazda Group
locations around the world. Employees selected to participate
have the opportunity to communicate with the Company’s top
management, are dispatched to universities around the world
and work as a team to address management issues. Such
hands-on experience develops leadership skills, broadens
participants’ horizons and hones their strategic creativity. In this
manner, Mazda trains the people who will become its next-
generation management leaders.
Applying Mazda-Specific Qualifications and Technical
Expertise
The Family of Experts provides experienced engineers who have
passed the statutory retirement age with ample opportunity to
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