{"id":22506,"date":"2014-01-22T16:57:03","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T16:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=22506"},"modified":"2017-06-22T13:17:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T17:17:31","slug":"distinguished-harvard-professor-rosabeth-moss-kanter-urges-leaders-to-create-and-maintain-a-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2014\/01\/distinguished-harvard-professor-rosabeth-moss-kanter-urges-leaders-to-create-and-maintain-a-winning-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"“Set your group up for success!” Distinguished Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter urges leaders to create and maintain a winning streak."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter has been so fascinated by winning streaks and losing streaks that she studied extremes of high and low performance to garner lessons.<\/p>\n

Kanter, a Harvard business professor and author, shared her findings on January 14, 2014 as part of The Leadership Lectures series presented by the Center for Leadership (CFL) at Florida International University (FIU).<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more energy with a winning streak,\u201d Kanter told a packed audience of over 200. \u201cPeople work longer. People want to stay away from a losing streak–no one wants to show up.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a leader, set your group up for success,\u201d she continued. \u201cFind things they can succeed in, with something they care about. Once you find that success, build on it. That keeps the streak going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School where she specializes in strategy, innovation and leadership for change. The former editor of Harvard Business Review<\/em> (1989-1992), Kanter has been named to lists of the “50 most powerful women in the world” (Times of London<\/em>), and the “50 most influential business thinkers in the world” (Thinkers 50), among other honors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinners think small as well as big,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t have day-to-day successes, you can get awfully depressed. Pin it down. Small wins and short-term, achievable goals not only are good in themselves but help you with the big vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kanter reported that the difference between winning and losing is how you handle losing.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything can look like a failure in the middle,\u201d she said. \u201cMy studies show that high performing organizations bounce back faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kanter\u2019s messages wins praise from attendees.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nathan Hiller, associate professor of Management and International Business and a Knight Ridder Center Research Fellow at FIU, attended Kanter\u2019s lecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter where you\u2019re sitting, no matter the industry, sector, age, organizational position, gender, etc., the principles she\u2019s gleaned can be applied to you and your organization,\u201d said Hiller. He also pointed out that while Kanter\u2019s conclusions are research-based, she presents them through stories and ideas, making her presentation engaging.<\/p>\n

The Leadership Lectures, now in its third year, are presented with support from Mercantil Commercebank. The series features leaders with expertise ranging from business and philanthropy to public service and academic research.<\/p>\n