156 Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images of unending, escalating war and violence.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

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.

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which no one has control.

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.

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

I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed

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