... we know that productivity suffers when uncertainty is high. But we've failed to realize the equally destructive effects of too little… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
... there's a large core of powerlessness which is balanced against the unwritten contract that says that if you behave, you'll be… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
If the mood is overly anxious, then anxiety must be reduced by lowering uncertainty. Very simply, uncertainty is reduced when people are… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
The message to organizations is this: You have to increase the number of categories of contributing, or the types of career paths,… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
I think the characteristics of really effective leaders when people are frightened and depressed are the same qualities that leaders need when… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
Institutions which have too much security ... tend to become bureaucratic. They add layers of people and layers of rules in order… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
For most women being other-directed, focused on how other people feel and nurturing them, was (and can still be) a quality that… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
I am impressed and distressed at how passive hierarchical organizations make people. There's often a lot of overt activity, but it's not… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
In organizations where nothing much happens regardless of whether you do something exceptional or just show up in the morning, the best… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
The ways in which management can express appreciation for an employee's contribution are without end; the key is to act in ways… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
Very few people are ambitious in the sense of having a specific image of what they want to achieve. Most people's sights… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
When people in organizations feel too secure, it's because there aren't any significant outcomes as a result of what they do. Whatever… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
Most people think of a balanced life in terms of how much time is given to the various sectors of a life.… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
The subject matter of Entitlement remains relevant. Entitlement is an attitude: it is the assumption, I am owed what I get. It's… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
In truth, it's usually failure, disappointment, and frustration that motivate people to reexamine that which they've taken for granted. It's rare to… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
The best worst example of making people feel unappreciated today lies in the casualness, indeed indifference with regard to massive lay-offs even… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
There are still many women - and their spouses and children - who view a reflected self - I'm Mrs. Smith, not… — 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 Image
... 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 Image
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 Image
Schools are generally feminine places, institutions where conformity is valued, taught largely by conformist women. — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions. — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
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 Image
... 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
