The further human society drifts away from nature, the less we understand interdependence.

We often spend so much time coping with problems along our path that we forget why we are on that path in the first place. The result is that we only have a dim, or even inaccurate, view of what’s really important to us.

Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist – someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations.

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision.

Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we never were able to do. Through learning we reperceive the world and our relationship to it. Through learning we extend our capacity to create, to be part of the generative process of life.

The key to success isn’t just thinking about what we are doing but doing something about what we are thinking.

The most effective people are those who can “hold” their vision while remaining committed to seeing current reality clearly.

In the Machine Age, the company itself became a machine – a machine for making money.

I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That’s a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective – at best.