There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
we can't be creative if we refuse to be confused. Change always starts with confusion; cherished interpretations must dissolve to make way… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
[A]ll change, even very large and powerful change, begins when a few people start talking with one another about something they care… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
We've taken disturbances and fluctuations and averaged them together to give us comfortable statistics. Our training has been to look for big… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn't change one person at a time. It changes when networks of relationships form among… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Nothing has given me more hope recently than to observe how simple conversations give birth to actions that can change lives and… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
I believe that the capacity that any organization needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Perseverance is a choice. It's not a simple, one-time choice, it's a daily one. There's never a final decision. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
The future cannot be determined. It can only be experienced as it is occurring. Life doesn't know what it will be until it notices… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
A world based on machine images is a world filled with boundaries. In a machine, every piece knows its place. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
we can't be creative if we refuse to be confused. Change always starts with confusion; cherished interpretations must dissolve to make way for what's… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image