Who Do We Choose To Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N7VMO2Z |
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| Number of Pages | : | 177 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wheatley has been a consultant and speaker since 1973 and has worked with almost all types of organizations and people. Wheatley has been a consultant and speaker since 1973 and has worked with almost all types of organizations and people. An internationally acclaimed speaker, she is the author of several books, including bestsellers such as Leadership and the New Science, A Simpler Way, and Turning to One Another. An internationally acclaimed speaker, she is the author of several books, in
An internationally acclaimed speaker, she is the author of several books, including bestsellers such as Leadership and the New Science, A Simpler Way, and Turning to One Another. . Wheatley has been a consultant and speaker since 1973 and has worked with almost all types of organizations and people. Wheatley has been a consultant and speaker since 1973 and has worked with almost all types of organizations and people. About the Author Margaret J. An internationally acclaimed speaker, she is the author of several books, including bestsellers such as Leadership and the New Science, A Simpler Way, and Turning to One Another.Margaret J. She is the cofounder and president emerita of the Berkana Institute, a global nonprofit founded in 1991, and she has served as full-
Peter Prichard said A brilliant description of where our world is now and what we can do to make it better.. Margaret Wheatley, the bestselling author of Leadership and the New Science, has written a book that is an expansive description of the current situation in our world. The usefulness of what she has written is not limited by one’s background, age or life situation.She brings history, anthropology, science, religion, social movements, military history, politics, psychology, native tribal beliefs, the creative process, artificial intelligence, conspiracy theory and many other points of view to this comprehensive description of our world as it is today. Two of the major "lenses" she uses that are having a profound impact on the qualit. Down"Margaret Wheatley's Warrior heart, speaking in defense of our collective Human Spirit. Thank You!!" according to Down2Earth. "If the status quo is toxic and as a leader, you're not identifying & challenging it, you're not leading, just preserving your own self-interest." — Ryan Smith"When the dominant culture is disheartened, championing the status quo is the opposite of Leadership." — RS"The powerful always defend the status quo because it is the source of their power & privilege. Any change that benefits others would destroy their position and their position is all they care about defending." — Margaret Wheatley*Strongly Endorsing this book as it advocates, so eloquently, the type of Leadership this world currently needs.Margaret Wheatley's. Earth said Margaret Wheatley's Warrior heart, speaking in defense of our collective Human Spirit. Thank You!!. "If the status quo is toxic and as a leader, you're not identifying & challenging it, you're not leading, just preserving your own self-interest." — Ryan Smith"When the dominant culture is disheartened, championing the status quo is the opposite of Leadership." — RS"The powerful always defend the status quo because it is the source of their power & privilege. Any change that benefits others would destroy their position and their position is all they care about defending." — Margaret Wheatley*Strongly Endorsing this book as it advocates, so eloquently, the type of Leadership this world currently needs.Margaret Wheatley's. Sanity for some This is a book for thoughtful readers who know they can't save the world from our current race to destruction but want to maintain sanity and meaning on a day-to-day basis. I run a small, unique nonprofit, HEAR US Inc., dealing with families and youth experiencing homelessness. This book has helped me focus on what I can do in light of this unfettered madness called federal government.
I know it is possible because I have worked with leaders over many years in places that knew chaos and breakdown long before this moment. And I have studied enough history to know that such leaders always arise when they are most needed. I know it is possible to create islands of sanity in the midst of wildly disruptive seas. This book is born of my desire to summon us to be leaders for this time as things fall apart, to reclaim leadership as a noble profession that creates possibility and humaneness in the midst of increasing fear and turmoil. Now it's our t