Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

• 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

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• Aggression only moves in one direction – it creates more aggression.

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• Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions.

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• 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.

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• Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die.

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• Relationships are all there is.
  Everything in the universe only exists because it is
  in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation.
  We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone.

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• Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don’t have to do anything else. We don’t have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.

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• The things we fear most in organizations — fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances — are the primary sources of creativity.

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• When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.

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

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Margaret J. Wheatley (50)

Nationality:	American
Profession:	Writer, Consultant

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