We need to tell people not to be helpful. Trying to be helpful and giving advise are really ways to control others. ... Advice, recommendations, and obvious actions are exactly what increase the likelihood that tomorrow will be just like yesterday.
Peter BlockWe must establish a personal connection with each other. Connection before content. Without relatedness, no work can occur.
Peter BlockIf we believe something does not exist unless we measure it, then we put aside: love, feeling, intuition, art and philosophy.
Peter BlockDissent is the cousin of diversity; the respect for a wide range of beliefs. This begins by allowing people the space to say "no". If we cannot say "no" then our "yes" has no meaning. Each needs the chance to express their doubts and reservations, without having to justify them, or move quickly into problem solving. No is the beginning of the conversation for commitment.
Peter Block