Rosabeth Moss Kanter - Power Quotes

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And so, after years of telling corporate citizens to 'trust the system,' many companies must relearn instead to trust their people — and encourage their people to use neglected creative capacities in order to tap the most potent economic stimulus of all: idea power.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Power is America's last dirty word. It is easier to talk about money — and much easier to talk about sex — than it is to talk about power.

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.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Power stems from 'rainmaking,' as law firms put it: the ability to bring resources into the company.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter