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“Thomas-Hunt’s research had shown that if we believe everybody is biased, we will be too. But the research also demonstrated the reverse: if we believe that everyone around us is trying hard to fight against those stereotypes and prejudices, we’ll do the same. Call it peer pressure, or call it a pack mentality. Whatever it is, it works. Our own biases disappear.”
― Joanne Lipman, That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together

“Funny, there had been a time when building things was what America did. From massive dams to towering skyscrapers, from mechanized factories to moon rockets, the nation had created, had viewed that as part of the national identity. Being an engineer or an architect had once been high aspirations.”
― Marcus Sakey, A Better World

“With the right approach and a true ongoing commitment, you can foster a culture that encourages communication and feedback at all levels; one where honesty trumps hierarchy and even the lowest-ranking member feels safe putting problems on the table.”
― Tasha Eurich, Insight: Why We Are Less Self-Aware Than We Think—and What to Do About It

“Because of preferential attachment, most social networks are profoundly inegalitarian.”
― Niall Ferguson, The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook