American - Businesswoman | March 15, 1943 -
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
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'No' is always an easier stand than 'Yes.'
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We have a large pool of talented and educated women, and yet workplaces haven't necessarily changed to accommodate the reality of their lives.
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Confidence is contagious, but so is failure. Even the Yankees will lose if you persuade them that they will.
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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.
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The creative process for me doesn't work as well without an image of an audience in mind.
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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.
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Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only respected but celebrated. It is no coincidence that the most highly admired corporations are also among the most profitable.
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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.
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Nations need to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and India's tradition of dissent and democratic debate is a positive aspect.
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I see the level of sophistication and knowledge about business growing dramatically. Several decades ago, only a few companies thought about international business.
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