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Passion for a goal doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you can't even begin.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 15
Economist
Professor
Sociologist
Teacher
University Teacher
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
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Everything looks like a failure in the middle.
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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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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.
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Innovative organizations provide the freedom to act which arouses the desire to act.
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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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