When you ask people what it is like being part of a great team, what is most striking is the meaningfulness of the experience. People talk about being part of something larger than themselves, of being connected, of being generative. It becomes quite clear that, for many, their experiences as part of truly great teams stand out as singular periods of life lived to the fullest.

One possibility for difficulties innovating is that most people really donÕt care about innovation.

People with high levels of personal mastery...cannot afford to choose between reason and intuition, or head and heart, any more than they would choose to walk on one leg or see with one eye.

Don't push growth; remove the factors limiting growth.

Mastery of creative tension brings out the capacity for perseverance and patience. Time is an ally.

Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.

Theres a lot of American kids think their food comes from the grocery store and the concept of seasonality has no meaning to them whatsoever.