We get the leaders we create. Peter Block More Quotes by Peter Block More Quotes From Peter Block Dissent is the cousin of diversity; the respect for a wide range of beliefs. This begins by allowing people the space to say "no". If we cannot say "no" then our "yes" has no meaning. Each needs the chance to express their doubts and reservations, without having to justify them, or move quickly into problem solving. No is the beginning of the conversation for commitment. Peter Block cousincommitmentmoving What worked yesterday is the gilded cage of tomorrow. Peter Block cagestomorrowyesterday Advice is unfriendly to learning, especially when it is sought. Most of the time when people seek advice, they just want to be heard. Advice at best stops the conversation, definitely inhibits learning, and at worst claims dominance. Peter Block learningpeopleknowledge The world does not need a better definition of issues, or better planning or project management. It needs the issues and the plans to have more of an impact, which is the promise of engagement. Peter Block issueslearningknowledge Every parent's deepest wish is that their children are self sufficient, happy, and able to live a full life. Peter Block learningteachingchildren We must act as if our institutions are ours to create, our learning is ours to define, our leadership we seek is ours to become. Peter Block institutionslearningifs To be committed means you are willing to make a promise with no exception of return. Peter Block learningmeanknowledge As long as we wish for safety, we will have difficulty pursuing what matters. Peter Block safetywhat-matterslong The goal is to balance a life that works with a life that counts. Peter Block balancegoal If you need ownership and responsibility from core workers, patriarchy can't get you there. Peter Block ownershipresponsibilityneeds The choice to worry about why we are doing something more than how we do something is risky business. Peter Block risky-businesschoicesworry ...the artist treats intuition and nuance with respect and reminds us that a little madness resides in all of us. Artists give voice to feelings, to conflict, to the prism of human experience. Peter Block voiceartistgiving We have banished our artists to the fringe of society and tell them to eat cake. It is our artists who choose freedom over safety and use their talents to question and confront the culture. Peter Block cakesafetyartist Structure influences behavior. Design spaces that make you feel "you are welcome here and that you came to the right place." Peter Block collaborationdesignspace Change from the top down happens at the will and whim of those below. Peter Block top-downwhimleadership Learning and performance will become one and the same thing. Everything you say about learning will be about performance. People will get the point that learning is everything. Peter Block performancespeople We are reluctant to let go of the belief that if I am to care for something I must control it. Peter Block carebeliefletting-go Why follow the steps of another to find out where our dreams will lead us. Peter Block our-dreamsdreamsteps To live our lives fully, to work whole heartily, to refuse directly what we can't swallow, to accepts the mystery in all matters of meaning- this is the ultimate adventure. Peter Block learningteachingadventure If you believe that saying no will get you shot, well, what a fine way to go. Peter Block saying-nobelieveway
