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People Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley
- In our daily life, we encounter people we are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying ere is so their own needs. There is so much…
- Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the opposition.
- Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.
- [A]ll change, even very large and powerful change, begins when a few people start talking with one another about something they care about.
- They have eliminated rigidity, both physical and psychological, in order to support more fluid processes whereby temporary teams are created to deal with specific and…
- Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.
- For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be, how people will now email someone across the room rather…
- In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that seem unsolvable.
- 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…
- I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be…
- For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready…
- 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…
- Life now insists that we encounter groundlessness. Systems and ideas that seemed reliable and solid dissolve at an increasing rate. People who asked for our…
- Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn't change one person at a time. It changes when networks of relationships form among people who share…
- In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed,…
- We do as much harm holding onto programs and people past their natural life span as we do when we employ massive organizational air strikes.…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle