Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes

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.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Become, Vision, Picture

Power is the ability to get things done.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Power, Done, Ability

I've found that small wins, small projects, small differences often make huge differences.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Small, Often, Found

The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Life, Career, Stage

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

History, Freedom, Sacrifice

Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've never seen before, something that does not yet exist.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Before, Seen, Leaders

A great idea is not enough.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Great, Enough, Idea

Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Live, Able, Used

'No' is always an easier stand than 'Yes.'
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Stand, Yes, Easier

To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Waiting, Idea, Next

Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Family, History, Long

Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States. It's going to be brain power.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Power, Brain, United

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Enemy, Behavior, Innovation

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

Losing, Door, Top

The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Winning, Two, Goal

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

Try, Others, Stand

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, winning streaks and losing streaks.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Positive, Sports, Winning

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.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Big, Again, Ideas

The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia that existed in the nineteenth century and exist again today, a belief that by creating the right social institution, human satisfaction and growth can be achieved.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Today, Human, Again

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.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Women, Business, America

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Nationality: American

Type: Businesswoman

Born: 1943

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