We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence.

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

All of us need better skills in listening, conversing, respecting one another's uniqueness, because these are essential for strong relationships.

Power is the capacity to generate relationships.

One of the great errors organizations make is shutting down what is a natural, life-enhancing process-chaos. We are terrified of chaos. As a manager, it signals failure. But if you move out of control and into an appreciation of natural order, you understand that the only way a system changes is when it is far from equilibrium, when it moves from the 'quiet' we treasure and is confronted with the choice to die or reorganize. And you can't reorganize to a higher level unless you risk the perils of the path through chaos.

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way.