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Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

~Margaret J. Wheatley

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When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.

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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 something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation.

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I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for thinking and planning and budgeting and strategy are all delivered on very tight agendas.

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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 than go and talk to them. But I don't think this is laziness, I think it is a conscious decision people are making to save time.

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Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which no one has control.

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The nature of the global business environment guarantees that no matter how hard we work to create a stable and healthy organisation, our organisation will continue to experience dramatic changes far beyond our control.

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In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.

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I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers.

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We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.

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Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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