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# Rosabeth Moss Kanter

(1943)   University Teacher   United States

 **111** quotes in **789** categories

Power is the ability to get things done. She also says creativity works like a kaleidoscope, rearranging the same pieces in new ways. Leaders must trust their people, stay committed to big ideas, and think of success as winning streaks in a game.

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter is an university teacher from the United States, best known for *Confidence*.

## Quick Facts About Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Born March 15, 1943

Nationality United States

Profession University Teacher

Notable works Confidence

## About Rosabeth Moss Kanter

She served as Director and Founding Chair of the Advanced Leadership Initiative from 2008 to 2018. A 2002 citation study placed her as the top‑ranking woman and No. 11 overall among top business intellectuals. Boston Magazine listed her among the 50 most powerful women in Boston, and Good Housekeeping named her one of 125 women who changed our world in May 2010.

## Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship Ohio Women's Hall of Fame

##  Quotes by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

> [Power is the ability to get things done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/power-is-the-ability-to-get-things-done/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_ability_power-is-the-ability-to-get-things-done_240822.png)

> [Change demands new learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/change-demands-new-learning/)

[Rosabeth Moss Kanter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosabeth-moss-kanter/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_change_change-demands-new-learning-1670470_1670470.png)

> [No" is always an easier stand than "Yes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/no-is-always-an-easier-stand-than-yes/)

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[Diplomat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diplomat/)

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> [The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/the-goal-of-winning-is-not-losing-two-times-in-a-row/)

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[Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/)

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> [A great idea is not enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/a-great-idea-is-not-enough/)

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[Enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_enough_a-great-idea-is-not-enough-3160541_3160541.png)

> [Winning becomes easier over time as the cornerstones of confidence become habits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/winning-becomes-easier-over-time-as-the-cornerstones-of-confidence/)

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[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_confidence_winning-becomes-easier-over-time-as-the_540106.png)

> [The importance of discretion increases with closeness to the top of a hierarchical organization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/the-importance-of-discretion-increases-with-closeness-to-the-top-of-a/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Innovative organizations provide the freedom to act which arouses the desire to act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/innovative-organizations-provide-the-freedom-to-act-which-arouses-the/)

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[Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b88/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_desire_innovative-organizations-provide-the-fre_2354819.png)

> [Power stems from 'rainmaking,' as law firms put it: the ability to bring resources into the company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/power-stems-from-rainmaking-as-law-firms-put-it-the-ability-to-bring/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_ability_power-stems-from-rainmaking-as-law-firms_271596.png)

> [Friendly people are caring people, eager to provide encouragement and support when needed most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/friendly-people-are-caring-people-eager-to-provide-encouragement-and/)

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[Caring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caring/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_caring_friendly-people-are-caring-people-eager_221007.png)

> [Change is a threat when done to me, but an opportunity when done by me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/change-is-a-threat-when-done-to-me-but-an-opportunity-when-done-by-me/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [A self-reinforcing upward spiral: performance stimulating pride stimulating performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/a-self-reinforcing-upward-spiral-performance-stimulating-pride/)

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[Performances](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/performances/)

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> [Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States. It's going to be brain power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/cheap-labor-is-not-going-to-be-the-way-we-compete-in-the-united/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [Creativity does not derive from order but from the attempt to impose order where it does not exist, to make new connections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/creativity-does-not-derive-from-order-but-from-the-attempt-to-impose/)

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[Connections](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/connections/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/leaders-must-pick-causes-they-won-t-abandon-easily-remain-committed/)

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[Abandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandon/)

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> [Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/confidence-isn-t-optimism-or-pessimism-and-it-s-not-a-character/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

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> [If world problems feel too big to tackle, think small. Step by step. Small wins build confidence, lead the way to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/if-world-problems-feel-too-big-to-tackle-think-small-step-by-step/)

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[Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/)

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> [Sometimes you lose - perhaps because you play against the very best, or because surprises happen - but if there is organizational…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/sometimes-you-lose-perhaps-because-you-play-against-the-very-best-or/)

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[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/470/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_confidence_sometimes-you-lose-perhaps-because-you-p_2705752.png)

> [Money should never be separated from values. Detached from values it may indeed be the root of all evil. Linked effectively to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/money-should-never-be-separated-from-values-detached-from-values-it/)

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[Detached](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detached/)

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> [In the most innovative companies there is a significantly higher volume of thank yous than in companies of low innovation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/in-the-most-innovative-companies-there-is-a-significantly-higher/)

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[Company](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/company/)

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> [Confidence is contagious, but so is failure. Even the Yankees will lose if you persuade them that they will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/confidence-is-contagious-but-so-is-failure-even-the-yankees-will-lose/)

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[Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_baseball_confidence-is-contagious-but-so-is-failu_1963168.png)

> [Confidence is not lodged in people's brains, it comes from the support system that surrounds them. Let's not confuse confidence overall with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/confidence-is-not-lodged-in-people-s-brains-it-comes-from-the-support/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_brain_confidence-is-not-lodged-in-people-s-bra_424788.png)

> [I wonder whether there has been too much emphasis on teaching women to conform, to fit into the system. Certainly that suits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/i-wonder-whether-there-has-been-too-much-emphasis-on-teaching-women/)

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[Conform](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conform/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/421/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_conform_i-wonder-whether-there-has-been-too-much_126473.png)

> [Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/throughout-human-history-people-have-developed-strong-loyalties-to/)

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[Admired](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admired/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/leaders-is-the-new-organisation-do-not-lack-motivational-tools-but/)

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[Bureaucrats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bureaucrats/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/in-most-important-ways-leaders-of-the-future-will-need-the-traits-and/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/rosabeth-moss-kanter-4386_ability_in-most-important-ways-leaders-of-the-fu_3075515.png)

> [Pessimists see problems as stemming from stable and universal causes, thus making them less susceptible to corrective action. Optimists, in contrast, view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/pessimists-see-problems-as-stemming-from-stable-and-universal-causes/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [Tribalism reflects strong ethnic or cultural identities that separate members of one group from another, making them loyal to people like them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/tribalism-reflects-strong-ethnic-or-cultural-identities-that-separate/)

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[Across](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/across/)

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> [Embrace change as an opportunity to learn, to improve, to make a difference in others' lives as well as in your own.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/embrace-change-as-an-opportunity-to-learn-to-improve-to-make-a/)

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[Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/)

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> [Lack of opportunity breeds dreams of escape. But professionals and managers who have invested in their careers do not leave the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/lack-of-opportunity-breeds-dreams-of-escape-but-professionals-and/)

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[Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/)

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> [Even the new feminist research on sex-role socialization and sex differences has sometimes had the unfortunate consequence of creating a new set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/even-the-new-feminist-research-on-sex-role-socialization-and-sex/)

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[Amount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amount/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/competition-has-never-been-more-threatening-than-it-is-now-innovative/)

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[Brutal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brutal/)

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> [A great thinker once described innovative thinkers this way: "Some men see things as they are and say, 'Why?' I dream of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/a-great-thinker-once-described-innovative-thinkers-this-way-some-men/)

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[Asking questions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asking-questions/)

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> [Sports is a perfect activity in which to see streaks and cycles, organizational and otherwise, in action - and to watch confidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/sports-is-a-perfect-activity-in-which-to-see-streaks-and-cycles/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [John Akers once said that changing IBM's culture was more difficult than getting elephants to dance. Of course it's really difficult, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/john-akers-once-said-that-changing-ibm-s-culture-was-more-difficult/)

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[Be encouraged](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/be-encouraged/)

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> ["Leadership" is a big topic today. We know that the world - nations and communities in addition to companies - needs more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/leadership-is-a-big-topic-today-we-know-that-the-world-nations-and/)

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[Behave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behave/)

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> [Not everyone in an organization is in a position to accumulate power through competent performance because most people are just carrying out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/not-everyone-in-an-organization-is-in-a-position-to-accumulate-power/)

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[Advantage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advantage/)

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> [Our future will be shaped by the assumptions we make about who we are and what we can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/our-future-will-be-shaped-by-the-assumptions-we-make-about-who-we-are/)

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[Assumption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assumption/)

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> [It's almost impossible to break a losing streak on your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/it-s-almost-impossible-to-break-a-losing-streak-on-your-own/)

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[Almost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/almost/)

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> [Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/mindless-habitual-behavior-is-the-enemy-of-innovation/)

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[Behavior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behavior/)

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## Rosabeth Moss Kanter by topic

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