Confusing Quote by Margaret J. Wheatley

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. My philosophy…

— Harold Geneen

There's a time that may come in an organization where leading by influence is not enough. When things are not going the way they…

— Abigail Johnson

Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.

— Peter Drucker

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

— Michael Connelly

Sometimes we let problems control us and sometimes we let ourselves to control them

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Creating successful organizations isn’t just a matter of balancing authority. For an organization to work, leaders must cultivate habits that both create a real…

— Charles Duhigg

“After years of operating in a top-down manner that emphasizes control and conformance, organizations are rife with obstacles to bottom-up ideas that front-line staff…

— Alan G. Robinson

Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

— Denis Diderot

The more successful an organization becomes, the more difficult it is to deal with.

— James Cook

I tell you, sir, the only safeguard of order and discipline in the modern world is a standardized worker with interchangeable parts. That would…

— Jean Giraudoux

The single hardest part of leading any organization is knowing what is going on. There's too much noise in the system, too much complexity:…

— Margaret Heffernan

It is difficult to administer properly what belongs to all in common.

— Horace