We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.

Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care.

They have eliminated rigidity, both physical and psychological, in order to support more fluid processes whereby temporary teams are created to deal with specific and ever-changing needs. They have simplified roles into minimal categories; they have knocked down walls and created workplaces where people, ideas, and information circulate freely.

A leader is one who... Has more faith in people than they do, and . . . who holds opportunities open long enough for their competence to re-emerge.

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions

I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed