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To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 15
Economist
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Sociologist
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Cleveland
Ohio
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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 new rewards are based not on status but on contribution, and they consist not of regular promotion and automatic pay rises, but of excitement about the mission and a share of the glory of success.
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Those enjoying winning streaks thus win twofold. They win not only the game but also the right to greater self-determination. They become masters of their own fate. That feeling of efficacy, of being in charge of circumstances, is the essence of confidence. Winning once or twice is encouraging, but winning continuously is empowering.
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... people are capable of more than their organizational positions ever give them the tools or the time or the opportunity to demonstrate.
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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. Have the courage to challenge the status quo. Remember that preparation and ambition in combination with opportunity equals success. And have fun!
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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 sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility.
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Change is like putting lipstick on a bulldog. The bulldog's appearance hasn't improved, but now it's really angry.
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Passion for a goal doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you can't even begin.
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Confidence is the bridge connecting expectations and performance, investment and results.
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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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The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.
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The degree to which the opportunity to use power effectively is granted to or withheld from individuals is one operative difference between those companies which stagnate and those which innovate.
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