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“Purpose is also a better motivator than money. Money, while necessary, motivates neither the best people, nor the best in people. Purpose does.”
Nilofer Merchant, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
“If the industrial era was about building things, the social era is about connecting things, people and ideas.”
Nilofer Merchant, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
“I believe that at the very root of our humanity is a passion to create value with heart, to work alongside others who care, and to make a difference. I believe that each of us has something of value to offer -- all 7.5 billion of us. While not everyone will, anyone can.
The fact that today so many people do not is not a sign that they lack capacity, but instead it's a sign that the scaffolding and structures need to be built to let them do so. This is society's problem, and its opportunity.”
Nilofer Merchant, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World
“I believe that at the very root of our humanity is a passion to create value with heart, to work alongside others who care, and to make a difference.”
Nilofer Merchant, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World
“There are the things that we do. There are the things that we care about. And then there is the story we tell about it.”
Nilofer Merchant, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
“The social object that unites people isn’t a company or a product; the social object that most unites people is a shared value or purpose.”
Nilofer Merchant, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
“Learn. Unlearn. (Repeat.) Rather than viewing change as an aberration, we understand it as a natural part of the organization’s development.”
Nilofer Merchant, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
“let’s remember this: love isn’t rational, but a combination of logic and emotional needs.”
Nilofer Merchant, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
“Purpose is a better motivator than money. Money, while necessary, motivates neither the best people nor the best in people. Purpose does.”
Nilofer Merchant, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
“You can’t ask other people to decide how you will measure progress in your life. Because no one gets to define what matters to you. That’s your job and yours alone.”
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