The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
It is tempting to call for better leadership, but we probably expect too much from the leaders of the nations. Those nations are too big, the connections not strong enough, the commitment to the future not long enough. It is… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
The sobering thought is that individuals and societies are not, in the end, remembered for how they made their money, but for how they… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
To learn anything other than the stuff you find in books, you need to be able to experiment, to make mistakes, to accept feedback,… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
Life can only be understood backwards but you have to live it forward. You can only do that by stepping into uncertainty and by… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning. — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
In a knowledge economy, a good business is a community with a purpose, not a piece of property. — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
We should see schools as safe arenas for experimenting with life, for discovering our talents... for taking responsibity for tasks and others people, for… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
Competition is healthy ... but there is more to life than winning or we should nearly all be losers — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
Home is the first school for us all, a school with no fixed curriculum, no quality control, no examinations, no teacher training — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
