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Power Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley
- There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.
- Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have…
- When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.
- Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence.
- Power in organizations is the capacity generated by relationships. It is an energy that comes into existence through relationships.
- In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks,…
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- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in… — Alexis Arguello
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
- The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
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- The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo