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Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 15
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The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.
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Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.
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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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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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It is easier to talk about money -- and much easier to talk about sex -- than it is to talk about power. People who have it deny it people who want it do not want to appear to hunger for it and people who engage in its machinations do so secretly.
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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.
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A basic truth of management - if not of life - is that nearly everything looks like a failure in the middle.
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Pessimists see problems as stemming from stable and universal causes, thus making them less susceptible to corrective action. Optimists, in contrast, view problems as temporary and resulting from specific factors that will either change or be changed.
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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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Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.
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