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> [All organizations are merely conceptual embodiments of a very old, very basic idea - the idea of community. They can be no more or less than the sum of the beliefs of the people drawn to them; of their character,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/all-organizations-are-merely-conceptual-embodiments-of-a-very-old/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

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## More by Dee Hock

> [If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/if-you-re-in-such-a-position-of-power-and-your-ego-is-such-that-this/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [You learn nothing form your successes except to think too much of yourself. It is from failure that all growth comes, provided you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/you-learn-nothing-form-your-successes-except-to-think-too-much-of/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [To put it another way, I believe that purpose and principle, clearly understood and articulated, and commonly shared, are the genetic code of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/to-put-it-another-way-i-believe-that-purpose-and-principle-clearly/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [Every mind is a room packed with archaic furniture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/every-mind-is-a-room-packed-with-archaic-furniture/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most exemplifies the kind of organization and behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/it-won-t-do-away-with-hierarchy-totally-but-the-principal-leader-will/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple stupid behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/simple-clear-purpose-and-principles-give-rise-to-complex-intelligent/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/lead-yourself-lead-your-superiors-lead-your-peers-and-free-your/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [The closest thing to a law of nature in business is that form has an affinity for expense, while substance has an affinity for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/the-closest-thing-to-a-law-of-nature-in-business-is-that-form-has-an/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [It is not making better people of others that management is about. It's about making a better person of self. Income, power, and titles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/it-is-not-making-better-people-of-others-that-management-is-about-it/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [Money motivates neither the best people, nor the best in people. It can move the body and influence the mind, but it cannot touch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/money-motivates-neither-the-best-people-nor-the-best-in-people-it-can/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [We don't have to remain in this radically destructive mind-set and institutional-set. We can change, and the natural order of things could emerge in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/we-don-t-have-to-remain-in-this-radically-destructive-mind-set-and/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [The essence of community, its heart and soul, is the non-monetary exchange of value; things we do and share because we care for others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/the-essence-of-community-its-heart-and-soul-is-the-non-monetary/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [Life will never surrender its secrets to a yardstick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/life-will-never-surrender-its-secrets-to-a-yardstick/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [Success follows those adept at preserving the substance of the past by clothing it in the forms of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/success-follows-those-adept-at-preserving-the-substance-of-the-past/)

[Dee Hock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-hock/)

> [Substance is enduring, form is ephemeral. Failure to distinguish clearly between the two is ruinous. Success follows those adept at preserving the substance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-hock/substance-is-enduring-form-is-ephemeral-failure-to-distinguish/)

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