Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : March 15, 1943

Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've never seen before, something that does not yet exist.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore.

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I've found that small wins, small projects, small differences often make huge differences.

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Power is the ability to get things done.

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Friendly people are caring people, eager to provide encouragement and support when needed most.

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Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States. It's going to be brain power.

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'No' is always an easier stand than 'Yes.'

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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.

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The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia that existed in the nineteenth century and exist again today, a belief that by creating the right social institution, human satisfaction and growth can be achieved.

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Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world.

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The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.

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A great idea is not enough.

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Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

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Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

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The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.

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Leaders must pick causes they won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their big ideas over and over again in every encounter.

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I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks.

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One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's a revolving door.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter