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.

Quote by Margaret J Wheatley

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous...

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous...

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try...

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try...

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary...

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary...

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images...

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images...

Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that...

Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that...

For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing...

For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing...

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is...

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is...

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked...

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked...

And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just...

And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just...

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

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

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up...

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up...

In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that...

In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that...

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks...

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks...

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens,...

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens,...

Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing...

Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing...

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we...

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we...

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to...

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to...

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to...

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to...

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners...

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners...

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where...

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where...