Some of my unhappiest moments have been in organizations. Somehow it seems to be quite respectable to do things in organizations that you would never do in private life. I have had people insult me to my face in front of colleagues. I have had my feelings rammed down my throat on the pretext that it would do me good. I have been required to do things which I didn't agree with because the organization wished it... In my worst moments I have thought organizations were places designed to be run by sadists and staffed by masochists.
The moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are- bald or old or fat or poor, successful or struggling- when you do… - Charles Handy
The moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are- bald or old or fat or poor, successful or struggling- when you do…
- Charles Handy
We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness. - Charles Handy
We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.
To learn anything other than the stuff you find in books, you need to be able to experiment, to make mistakes, to accept feedback, and to try again. … - Charles Handy
To learn anything other than the stuff you find in books, you need to be able to experiment, to make mistakes, to accept feedback, and to try again. …
Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning. - Charles Handy
Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.
You have to stand outside the box to see how the box can be re-designed. - Charles Handy
You have to stand outside the box to see how the box can be re-designed.
The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be. - Charles Handy
The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be.
A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others. - Charles Handy
A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others.
The best learning happens in real life with real problems and real people and not in classrooms. - Charles Handy
The best learning happens in real life with real problems and real people and not in classrooms.
Some of my unhappiest moments have been in organizations. Somehow it seems to be quite respectable to do things in organizations that you would never… - Charles Handy
Some of my unhappiest moments have been in organizations. Somehow it seems to be quite respectable to do things in organizations that you would never…
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