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"Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context."
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"Sometimes, despite how your heart feels, you have to do what you must in order to get the result you need. When it's impossible to walk away then you need to make it hurt and they will walk away for you."
"What are you going to do? Are you going to live in the dark, locked in here? Afraid to look out, answer the door, leave? Yes, he's out there, and he's clearly not going to leave you alone until one of three things happens: he hurts you and gets arrested, or he makes a mistake and gets arrested, or you stop him."
"I stare at him. "You can't risk not winning. Not because of me." Sean doesn't lift his eyes from the counter. "We make our move when you make yours. You on the inside, me on the outside. Corr can come from the middle of the pack; he's done it before. It's one side you won't have to worry about." I say, "I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick." Now he looks at me. He says, very softly, "It's late for that, Puck."
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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."
"Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die."
"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."
"Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well."
"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."
"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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