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"Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which no one has control."
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"It is possible to be a puppet on a string, controlled by hidden forces."
"There is always the potential to manage every element of your reality."
"Americans have a special horror of letting things happen their own way without interference. They would like to jump down their stomachs digest the food and shovel the shit out."
"Intentions are the only thing they care about. They try to make you think they care about what you do, but they don't. They don't want you to act a certain way, they want you to think a certain way. So you're easy to understand. So you wont pose a threat to them."
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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."
"In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that."
"Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions."
"Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place."
"I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed."
"Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances."
"When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans."
"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."
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