Margaret J. Wheatley

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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Hopelessness has surprised me with patience. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for thinking and planning and budgeting and strategy are all delivered on very tight agendas. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation, and fragmentation is the root of all suffering. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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