The message to organizations is this: You have to increase the number of categories of contributing, or the types of career paths, which people can experience as successful. You cannot restrict esteem to the fewer and fewer who will be… — 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