I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.
Margaret J. WheatleyRead
Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Aggression in organizations subtly shapes decision-making and actions.
The quote by Margaret J. Wheatley highlights how aggression, often overlooked or unnoticed, is a prevalent force within organizational dynamics. This behavior can significantly affect the way decisions are made and how actions are carried out, suggesting that understanding and addressing aggression is crucial for effective leadership and a healthy work environment.
Themes
AggressionOrganizationsLeadershipDecisionsInfluence
In practice
Example use cases
During a team meeting, discussing how aggression can impact our project outcomes.
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All quotes βIn our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together.
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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.
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Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that make us more attractive to others. The more sincerely we acknowledge our need for their different insights and perspectives, the more they will be magnetized to join us.
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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.
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It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.
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