There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about. Margaret J. Wheatley More Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley More Quotes From Margaret J. Wheatley You can’t hate someone whose story you know. Margaret J. Wheatley hatestoriesknows Who you are depends on who you meet. Margaret J. Wheatley dependsidentityself Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context. Margaret J. Wheatley riskdeterminationcourage Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen. Margaret J. Wheatley simplepracticewise we don't have to agree with each other in order to think well together. There is no need for us to be joined at the head. We are joined by our human hearts. Margaret J. Wheatley heartorderthinking Hopelessness has surprised me with patience. Margaret J. Wheatley hopelessnesshopelesspatience Life now insists that we encounter groundlessness. Systems and ideas that seemed reliable and solid dissolve at an increasing rate. People who asked for our trust betray or abandon us. Strategies that worked suddenly don't. Groundlessness is a frightening place, at least at first, but as the old culture turns to mush, we would feel stronger if we stopped searching for ground, if we sought only to locate ourselves in the present and do our work from here. Margaret J. Wheatley soulpeopleideas I've found that I can only change how I act if I stay aware of my beliefs and assumptions. Thoughts always reveal themselves in behavior. Margaret J. Wheatley assumptionbeliefhealing Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why it's happening, to notice how it's affecting us and others Margaret J. Wheatley intelligentcharacterthinking Let's just keep asking ourselves this question: 'Is what I'm about to do strengthening the web of connections, or is it weakening it?' Margaret J. Wheatley strengtheningconnectionsasking We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity. Margaret J. Wheatley entityindependentscience All social change begins with a conversation. Margaret J. Wheatley social-changesocialconversation Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges. Margaret J. Wheatley darknightfall Life doesn't move in straight lines, and neither does a good conversation. Margaret J. Wheatley linesdoemoving We each create our world by what we choose to notice, creating a world of distinction that makes sense to us. We then 'see' the world through the self we have created. Margaret J. Wheatley creatingour-worldself All of us need better skills in listening, conversing, respecting one another's uniqueness, because these are essential for strong relationships. Margaret J. Wheatley skillsstronglistening We would do well to ponder the realization that love is the most potent source of power. Margaret J. Wheatley realizationpowerlove-is Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation, and fragmentation is the root of all suffering. Margaret J. Wheatley healthyrootsmoving The things we fear most in organizations - fluctuations, disturbances, Margaret J. Wheatley businessfearinspirational To make a system stronger, we need to make stronger relationships. Margaret J. Wheatley strongerneeds
