Leader Quotes by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

11 Leader quotes by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s eleven short statements on leadership capture her focus on change, innovation, and empowering people.

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Leadership is one of the most enduring, universal human responsibilities.

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The importance of discretion increases with closeness to the top of a hierarchical organization.

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

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To take full advantage of the potential in e-business, leaders must lead differently, and people must work together differently. Let's call this…

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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…

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Life is full of cycles that have a way of perpetuating themselves. Success and failure both feed on themselves. Things can go…

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in most important ways, leaders of the future will need the traits and capabilities of leaders throughout history: an eye for change…

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Leaders is the new organisation do not lack motivational tools, but the tools are different from those of traditional corporate bureaucrats. The…

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Confidence is not lodged in people's brains, it comes from the support system that surrounds them. Let's not confuse confidence overall with…

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"Leadership" is a big topic today. We know that the world - nations and communities in addition to companies - needs more…

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Competition has never been more threatening than it is now. Innovative thinkers challenge the status quo in their organizations. They are often…

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The difference between "winners" and "losers" is not whether they face obstacles and setbacks - we all do, and it is inevitable that plans…

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

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Power is the ability to get things done

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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,…

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Power stems from 'rainmaking,' as law firms put it: the ability to bring resources into the company.

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

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Everything looks like a failure in the middle. In neary every change project, doubt is cast on the original vision because problems are mounting…

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Confidence is not lodged in people's brains, it comes from the support system that surrounds them. Let's not confuse confidence overall with just self-confidence.…

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