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Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Tribalism reflects strong ethnic or cultural identities that separate members of one group from another, making them loyal to people like them and suspicious of outsiders, which undermines efforts to forge common cause across groups.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Business requires understanding financial matters, but management is different from running the financial aspects of the business - it requires understanding complex systems, how they operate, the nature of organisations, what happens when people interact in groups and how to motivate and guide people.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

I see the level of sophistication and knowledge about business growing dramatically. Several decades ago, only a few companies thought about international business.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

We have a large pool of talented and educated women, and yet workplaces haven't necessarily changed to accommodate the reality of their lives.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Power is the ability to get things done.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's a revolving door.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

When you fail at something, the best thing to do is think back to your successes, and try to replicate whatever you did to make them happen.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

From Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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