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.
Interpretation
A vision inspires us to reach our potential and become better individuals.
This quote by Rosabeth Moss Kanter emphasizes that having a vision goes beyond mere imagery of possibilities; it serves as a motivational invitation to elevate ourselves and strive for personal growth. It suggests that a compelling vision can awaken our ambitions and drive us towards achieving greatness, urging us to aspire for better versions of ourselves.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal development.
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.
Organizational structures that allow divisions and departments to own their turf and people with long tenure to take root creates the same hardened group distinctions as Congressional redistricting to produce homogeneous voting blocs - all of which makes it easier to resist compromise, let alone collaboration.
The way innovating companies are designed leaves ambiguities, overlaps, decision conflicts or decision vacuums in some parts of the organisation. People rail at this, curse it-and invent innovative ways to overcome it.
The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.
The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.
I've found that small wins, small projects, small differences often make huge differences.
These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise, With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of knowledge in their eyes.
May blessings and happiness attend every step of your progress in this world.
Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better.
When I'm hard at work, when I'm deep in it, there is no other feeling. For me, my work is at all times building a nation out of thin air. It is manning the troops. It is painting a canvas. It is hitting every high note. It is running a marathon. It is being Beyonce. And it is all of those things at the same time.
What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.
Small things done with great love will change the world.
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