I am impressed and distressed at how passive hierarchical organizations make people. There's often a lot of overt activity, but it's not going anywhere, it's game-playing. It's play-acting at work. — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
Self is a construct, a feeling, an identity that is internal and can neither be given nor taken away by others. We develop and… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
... we know that productivity suffers when uncertainty is high. But we've failed to realize the equally destructive effects of too little anxiety. ...… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
Trust is perhaps the most critical single building block underlying effectiveness. Without trust leaders do not have followers. Without trust, leaders are impotent despite… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
Schools are generally feminine places, institutions where conformity is valued, taught largely by conformist women. — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
Credibility is lost when there are big discrepancies between what leaders say and what they do. ... Increasing credibility requires openness. Hidden agendas will… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
The sense of loss of control over what happens to you at work (and thus in your life is vital). This further involves a… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions. — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
I was appalled at how children had become the focus and gravitational center of the nuclear family around which parents orbited instead of the… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
... 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… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
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… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
The message to organizations is this: You have to increase the number of categories of contributing, or the types of career paths, which people… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
I think the characteristics of really effective leaders when people are frightened and depressed are the same qualities that leaders need when people are… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself- your strengths and your limitations -in contrast to depending on affirmation from others. — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
The need for challenge, the need to burst through the constrictions of tasks and situations already seen and mastered, can affect anyone, even those… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share
