Margaret J. Wheatley

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#create #even #people #realize #soothing

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#actually #call #create #experiences #i

I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#beyond #changed #else #i #lens

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#colleagues #could #difference #doubt #easier

In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together with less aggression if we are to resolve the serious problems that afflict and impede us. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#aggression #culture #find #impede #less

In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that seem unsolvable. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#frustrated #function #mission #organization #people

Most people associate command and control leadership with the military. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#command #control #leadership #military #most

Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which no one has control. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#changes #confronted #control #external #initiated

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#engage #everyone #higher #including #intelligence