Quotes Margaret J. Wheatley

Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. Peopl...

Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organiza...

Aggression only breeds more aggression. It only creates more...

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more agg...

And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesave...

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people ca...

Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has i...

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when...

Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed whe...

Everyone in a complex system has a slightly different interp...

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive way...

For example, I was discussing the use of email and how imper...

For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organizatio...

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is m...

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience....

I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming be...

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is f...

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radic...

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think t...

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use...

I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since unc...

I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of th...

In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceit...

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectivenes...

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more comma...