text: “Once perceived as bureaucratic and slow to change, 
  
  Human Resources changed dramatically during the 
  
  NISSAN 180 period. Now, in fact, people occasionally 
  
  say that we’re changing too rapidly. That may be true, 
  
  but a positive dynamism is emerging as a result, and 
  
  Nissan is stronger because of it. 
  
  The impetus for many of the modifications comes 
  
  from top management. Mr. Ghosn, for one, takes a 
  
  direct and abiding interest in this area of operations. 
  
  There is also a cross-functional team dedicated to 
  
  organizational issues that recommends changes to 
  
  HR policy. And because half the people on our HR 
  
  staff come from other companies, many suggestions 
  
  are coming from within as well. The latter is very 
  
  unusual for a major Japanese company such as 
  
  Nissan, and is a direct result of a new policy we call 
  
  Mid-Career Scouting, which actively seeks talent 
  
  from outside Nissan. All of these activities are 