Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.

Quote by Margaret J Wheatley

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Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it...

Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it...

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere...

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere...

For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be,...

For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be,...

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to...

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that...

Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that...

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...

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression,...

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression,...

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...

We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order.

We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order.

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for...

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for...

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...

Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not...

Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not...

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...

In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying...

In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying...

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...

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...