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.

Quote by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at...

Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at...

Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States....

Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States....

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

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

The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia...

The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia...

No is always an easier stand than Yes.

No is always an easier stand than Yes.

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

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

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

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

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

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world....

The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world....

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal...

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal...

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

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

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

A great idea is not enough.

A great idea is not enough.

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

If you give yourself to your task at once, you won't have to do it...

If you give yourself to your task at once, you won't have to do it...

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

With Epcot Center the Disney corporation has accomplished something I didn't think possible in today's...

With Epcot Center the Disney corporation has accomplished something I didn't think possible in today's...

A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends....

A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends....

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to...

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to...

I have learned that pleasing everyone is too hard, but pissing everyone off is a...

I have learned that pleasing everyone is too hard, but pissing everyone off is a...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...