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In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that seem unsolvable.

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Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence.

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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. However, destroying comes at the end of life's cycle, not as a first response.

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I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.

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I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed.

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For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

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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 learn together, using our experiences.

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Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

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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 the organization work well.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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