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> [If the mood is overly anxious, then anxiety must be reduced by lowering uncertainty. Very simply, uncertainty is reduced when people are told what's going on and what will happen to them. In the vacuum of no news, people imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/if-the-mood-is-overly-anxious-then-anxiety-must-be-reduced-by/)

[Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/)

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## More by Judith M Bardwick

> [Self is a construct, a feeling, an identity that is internal and can neither be given nor taken away by others. We develop and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/self-is-a-construct-a-feeling-an-identity-that-is-internal-and-can/)

[Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/)

> [... we know that productivity suffers when uncertainty is high. But we've failed to realize the equally destructive effects of too little anxiety. ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/we-know-that-productivity-suffers-when-uncertainty-is-high-but-we-ve/)

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> [Trust is perhaps the most critical single building block underlying effectiveness. Without trust leaders do not have followers. Without trust, leaders are impotent despite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/trust-is-perhaps-the-most-critical-single-building-block-underlying/)

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> [Schools are generally feminine places, institutions where conformity is valued, taught largely by conformist women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/schools-are-generally-feminine-places-institutions-where-conformity/)

[Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/)

> [The balanced life is a goal, but for us it is mostly a myth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/the-balanced-life-is-a-goal-but-for-us-it-is-mostly-a-myth/)

[Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/)

> [Credibility is lost when there are big discrepancies between what leaders say and what they do. ... Increasing credibility requires openness. Hidden agendas will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/credibility-is-lost-when-there-are-big-discrepancies-between-what/)

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> [The sense of loss of control over what happens to you at work (and thus in your life is vital). This further involves a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/the-sense-of-loss-of-control-over-what-happens-to-you-at-work-and/)

[Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/)

> [Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/nothing-creates-more-self-respect-among-employees-than-being-included/)

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> [I was appalled at how children had become the focus and gravitational center of the nuclear family around which parents orbited instead of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/i-was-appalled-at-how-children-had-become-the-focus-and-gravitational/)

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> [... there's a large core of powerlessness which is balanced against the unwritten contract that says that if you behave, you'll be okay. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/there-s-a-large-core-of-powerlessness-which-is-balanced-against-the/)

[Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/)

> [If the mood is overly anxious, then anxiety must be reduced by lowering uncertainty. Very simply, uncertainty is reduced when people are told what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/if-the-mood-is-overly-anxious-then-anxiety-must-be-reduced-by/)

[Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/)

> [The message to organizations is this: You have to increase the number of categories of contributing, or the types of career paths, which people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/the-message-to-organizations-is-this-you-have-to-increase-the-number/)

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> [I think the characteristics of really effective leaders when people are frightened and depressed are the same qualities that leaders need when people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/i-think-the-characteristics-of-really-effective-leaders-when-people/)

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> [Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself- your strengths and your limitations -in contrast to depending on affirmation from others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/real-confidence-comes-from-knowing-and-accepting-yourself-your/)

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> [The need for challenge, the need to burst through the constrictions of tasks and situations already seen and mastered, can affect anyone, even those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/the-need-for-challenge-the-need-to-burst-through-the-constrictions-of/)

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