Assumption Quote by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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“Our future will be shaped by the assumptions we make about who we are and what we can be.”

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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 the ordinary and the expected - even if they do it very well. The extent to which a job is routinized fails to give an advantage to anyone doing it because 'success' is seen as inherent in the…

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I wonder whether there has been too much emphasis on teaching women to conform, to fit into the system. Certainly that suits conservative organizations…

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After years of telling corporate citizens to 'trust the system,' many companies must relearn instead to trust their people - and encourage their people…

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Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else…

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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 do not unfold exactly as imagined or that unexpected events surprise us or that a few mistakes happen. The real difference is that "winners" bounce back from a fumble or a loss by refusing to panic,…

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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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The risk of developing carcinoma of the lung increases steadily as the amount smoked increases. If the risk among non-smokers is taken as unity and the resulting ratios in the three age groups in which a large number of patients were interviewed (ages 45 to 74) are averaged, the relative risks become 6, 19, 26, 49, and 65 when the…

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