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It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Business Theorist
Writer
Leadership
Differences
Judgments
Divide
Divides
Motivation
Judgment

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As we let go of the machine model of work, we begin to step back and see ourselves in new ways, to appreciate wholeness, and to design organizations that honor and make use of the totality of who we are.
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Power is the capacity to generate relationships.
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When error holds so much power, play disappears. Creativity ceases.
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One of the easiest human acts is also the most healing. Listening to someone. Simply listening. Not advising or coaching, but silently and fully listening.
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Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.
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To make a system stronger, we need to make stronger relationships.
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Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.
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Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why it's happening, to notice how it's affecting us and others
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A world based on machine images is a world filled with boundaries. In a machine, every piece knows its place.
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When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.
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They have eliminated rigidity, both physical and psychological, in order to support more fluid processes whereby temporary teams are created to deal with specific and ever-changing needs. They have simplified roles into minimal categories they have knocked down walls and created workplaces where people, ideas, and information circulate freely.
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Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances.
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