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Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Business Theorist
Writer
Hopelessness
Hopeless
Surprised
Patience

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Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.
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All social change begins with a conversation.
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I've found that I can only change how I act if I stay aware of my beliefs and assumptions. Thoughts always reveal themselves in behavior.
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We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order.
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Let's just keep asking ourselves this question: 'Is what I'm about to do strengthening the web of connections, or is it weakening it?'
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we don't have to agree with each other in order to think well together. There is no need for us to be joined at the head. We are joined by our human hearts.
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Space is the basic ingredient of the universe there is more of it than anything else.
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We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.
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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way.
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The things we fear most in organizations - fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances - are the primary sources of creativity.
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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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For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.
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In this new world, you and I make it up as we go along, not because we lack expertise or planning skills, but because that is the nature of reality. Reality changes shape and meaning because of our activity. And it is constantly new. We are required to be there, as active participants. It can't happen without us and nobody can do it for us.
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Self-production: the characteristic of living systems to continuously renew themselves and to regulate this process in such a way that the integrity of their structure is maintained. It is a natural process which supports the quest for structure, process renewal and integrity.
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When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.
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There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.
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