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In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us. ↗

— Richard Whately

#close #human #judgment #law #most

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. ↗

— Richard Whately

#driven #easily #flock #like #more

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another. ↗

— Richard Whately

#avoid #corrupted #danger #exchange #follow

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

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#anything #blindly #consequences #creating #failing

Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the opposition. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#aggression #believing #destroy #destructive #each

Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#bosses #capacity #choose #control #destroyed

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#better #challenges #command #control #crises

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#advise #anything #coach #else #just

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

#forward #fulfilling #help #merely #more

It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch. ↗

— Paul Ince

#off #pitch #you