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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Business Theorist
Writer
Reflecting
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Without
Way
Blindly

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Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.
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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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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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We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.
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Aggression only breeds more aggression. It only creates more fear and anger.
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In our daily life, we encounter people we are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying ere is so their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together.
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It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.
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And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver it is not just a nice thing to do if you have the time. It is the only way you can survive.
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Who you are depends on who you meet.
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Life doesn't move in straight lines, and neither does a good conversation.
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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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Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence.
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We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order.
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