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Organizations 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
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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
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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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Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.
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Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.
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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way.
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There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.
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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.
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We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.
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