The degree to which the opportunity to use power effectively is granted to or withheld from individuals is … - Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Time of difficulty test our faith, our fortitude and our strenght. During these times, the level of our imaan becomes manifest

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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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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.

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Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.

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I wonder whether there has been too much emphasis on teaching women to conform, to fit into the system. Certainly that suits conservative organizations in conservative times. But now. . . innovation and creativity are necessary.

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Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

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The importance of discretion increases with closeness to the top of a hierarchical organization.

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