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

Margaret J. Wheatley
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“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
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“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
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“I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed.”

Margaret J. Wheatley
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“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.”

Margaret J. Wheatley
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“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
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“Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.”

Margaret J. Wheatley
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“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
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