Best Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes
- No" is always an easier stand than "Yes. Easier
- The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world. America can be proud of our equal-opportunity prosecution and conviction. America
- A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more. Appeal
- The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc. Arc
- I've found that small wins, small projects, small differences often make huge differences. Differences
- A great idea is not enough. Great
- Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore. Able
- One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's a revolving door. Door
- 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, winning… Been
- The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster. Disaster
- To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings. Ahead
- Change is like putting lipstick on a bulldog. The bulldog's appearance hasn't improved, but now it's really angry. Angry
- The way innovating companies are designed leaves ambiguities, overlaps, decision conflicts or decision vacuums in some parts of the organisation. People rail at this, curse… Ambiguities
- Passion for a goal doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you can't even begin. Begin
- A self-reinforcing upward spiral: performance stimulating pride stimulating performance. Performance
- Confidence is contagious, but so is failure. Even the Yankees will lose if you persuade them that they will. Confidence
- When you fail at something, the best thing to do is think back to your successes, and try to replicate whatever you did to make… Best
- Some social scientists say that in-group/out-group biases are hard-wired into the human brain. Even without overt prejudice, it is cognitively convenient for people to sort… Associated
- Tribalism reflects strong ethnic or cultural identities that separate members of one group from another, making them loyal to people like them and suspicious of… Across
- Organizational structures that allow divisions and departments to own their turf and people with long tenure to take root creates the same hardened group distinctions… All
- Friendly people are caring people, eager to provide encouragement and support when needed most. Caring
- Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only respected but celebrated.… Admired
- Business requires understanding financial matters, but management is different from running the financial aspects of the business - it requires understanding complex systems, how they… Aspects
- I see the level of sophistication and knowledge about business growing dramatically. Several decades ago, only a few companies thought about international business. Ago
- Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world. Ambivalence