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. - Margaret J. Wheatley 1 Share Now -
We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity. - Margaret J. Wheatley 2 Share Now -
Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence. - Margaret J. Wheatley 3 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
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. - Margaret J. Wheatley 5 Share Now -
Most people associate command and control leadership with the military. - Margaret J. Wheatley 6 Share Now -
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 7 Share Now -
Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence. - Margaret J. Wheatley 8 Share Now -
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. - Margaret J. Wheatley 9 Share Now -
Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well. - Margaret J. Wheatley 10 Share Now -
