"Rosabeth Moss Kanter" is a professor of business at Harvard Business School, where she holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship. In addition she is director and chair of the Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative.

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Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility. Effective leaders are able to.

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.

A great idea is not enough.

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

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals. So it is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.

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

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.