Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company. Margaret J. Wheatley More Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley More Quotes From Margaret J. Wheatley 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. Margaret J. Wheatley budgetingbusinessthinking 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. Margaret J. Wheatley decisionpeoplethinking They have eliminated rigidity, both physical and psychological, in order to support more fluid processes whereby temporary teams are created to deal with specific and ever-changing needs. They have simplified roles into minimal categories; they have knocked down walls and created workplaces where people, ideas, and information circulate freely. Margaret J. Wheatley wallleadershipwork Space is the basic ingredient of the universe; there is more of it than anything else. Margaret J. Wheatley ingredientsuniversespace And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just a nice thing to do if you have the time. It is the only way you can survive. Margaret J. Wheatley survivalnicereflection 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 Margaret J. Wheatley leadershippeoplethinking Thinking is always dangerous to the status quo. [...] The moment you start thinking, you'll want to change something. Margaret J. Wheatley momentswantthinking 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. Margaret J. Wheatley orderbelievepeople In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together. Margaret J. Wheatley angryangerworklife In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise. Margaret J. Wheatley needbetterintelligencechallenges I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed. Margaret J. Wheatley i-believecapacityleadershipbelieve
