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This is a world of process, not a world of things.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Business Theorist
Writer
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There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.
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Passion mutates into procedures, into rules and roles. Instead of purpose, we focus on policies. Instead of being free to create, we impose constraints that squeeze the life out of us.
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For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.
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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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Power in organizations is the capacity generated by relationships. It is an energy that comes into existence through relationships.
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It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.
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Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.
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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.
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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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Aggression only breeds more aggression. It only creates more fear and anger.
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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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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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I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences
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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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We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.
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Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.
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Who you are depends on who you meet.
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When error holds so much power, play disappears. Creativity ceases.
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Disorder can play a critical role in giving birth to new, higher forms of order.
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To make a system stronger, we need to make stronger relationships.
Margaret J. Wheatley