Margaret J. Wheatley
Margaret J. Wheatley
Margaret J. Wheatleyis an American writer and management consultant who studies organizational behavior. Her approach includes systems thinking, theories of change, chaos theory, leadership and the learning organization: particularly its capacity to self-organize. Her work is often compared to that of Donella Meadows and Dee Hock. She describes her work as opposing "highly controlled mechanistic systems that only create robotic behaviors."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
Margaret J. Wheatley quotes about
meaningful world connections
When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.
leadership motivation differences
It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.
world poet possibility
We are, always, poets, exploring possibilities of meaning in a world which is also all the time exploring possibilities.
courage determination risk
Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.
leadership hero roles
Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.
leadership motivation real
In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.
love-is power realization
We would do well to ponder the realization that love is the most potent source of power.
different gains interpretation
Everyone in a complex system has a slightly different interpretation. The more interpretations we gather, the easier it becomes to gain a sense of the whole.
patience hopelessness
Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.
discovery mind vision
We can no longer stand at the end of something we visualized in detail and plan backwards from that future. Instead we must stand at the beginning, clear in our mind, with a willingness to be involved in discovery... it asks that we participate rather than plan.
stories easier circumstances
Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances.
trying example natural
Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.
self identity depends
Who you are depends on who you meet.
leadership believe organization
I believe that the capacity that any organization needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed.