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Margaret J. Wheatley

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed.

Believe, I Believe, Capacity

Margaret J. Wheatley

Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.

Control, People, Military

Margaret J. Wheatley

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.

People, Situation, Think

Margaret J. Wheatley

I’m sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.

Sad, Great, Past

Margaret J. Wheatley

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences.

Together, People, Think

Margaret J. Wheatley

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.

Courage, Determination

Margaret J. Wheatley

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.

Reflection, Me, Nice

Margaret J. Wheatley

Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence.

Power, Decisions, Where

Margaret J. Wheatley

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone’s commitment and intelligence.

Commitment, Risk, Military

Margaret J. Wheatley

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.

Challenges, Control, Better

Margaret J. Wheatley

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

Me, Surprised, Hopelessness

Margaret J. Wheatley

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

Universe, Know, Independent