Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world.”

“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.”

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

“Confidence is contagious, but so is failure. Even the Yankees will lose if you persuade them that they will.”

“My creative process involves that old saying: It's 90% perspiration and only 10% inspiration.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Some social scientists say that in-group/out-group biases are hard-wired into the human brain. Even without overt prejudice, it is cognitively convenient for people to sort items into categories and respond based on what is usually associated with those categories: a form of statistical discrimination, playing the odds.”

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

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