I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so… — 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
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
A leader is one who... Has more faith in people than they do, and . . . who holds opportunities open long… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
In our daily life, we encounter people we are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying ere is so their own needs. There… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Most people associate command and control leadership with the military. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Life now insists that we encounter groundlessness. Systems and ideas that seemed reliable and solid dissolve at an increasing rate. People who… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute… — 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
In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that seem unsolvable. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be, how people will now email someone across… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
We do as much harm holding onto programs and people past their natural life span as we do when we employ massive… — 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 are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to.… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
They have eliminated rigidity, both physical and psychological, in order to support more fluid processes whereby temporary teams are created to deal… — 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
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