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LEADERSHIP TODAYIncreasing ProblemsFailing SolutionsShrinking Resources Crises, Crises, CrisesIncreasing UncertaintyIncreasing DependencyOverwhelm & ExhaustionFear & Anxiety
Margaret J. Wheatley
Sorry MartinI haven't had the time to do anything with that yet. I will try and give you a call to discuss but I'm drowning in workload faster than a brick the size of a large meteorite at the moment!
NHS Exec, UK
Margaret J. Wheatley
“We feel as though we are crossing a rushing river by jumping from rock to rock and at each leap wondering if there will be another rock – the ones we’ve just left disappearing even as we lift our feet. We cannot see the shore.”
Angela Blanchard, CEO U.S. non-profit
Margaret J. Wheatley
What’s going on in our worldthat impacts collaborative efforts?
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What did you hear that got your attention?Why did it get your attention?
Conversation
Margaret J. Wheatley
A few questions
Among those you work with
1. What’s the quality of relationships? Trust, criticism, judgment?
2. How much learning from experience occurs?3. When something goes wrong, how do people respond?4. If you continue in this way for another year, will your
working relationships be healthier or not?
Margaret J. Wheatley
We are all ‘bundles of potential’ that manifest only in relationship.
Quantum Scientist
Margaret J. Wheatley
Learning Together as Core Competence
•Regular times for staff reflection
•Open agenda: discuss needs of the moment
•Not part of regular staff meeting
•Relaxed, hospitable atmosphere
Margaret J. Wheatley
People who learn togetherquickly develop:
• Confidence to handle tough problems
• Increased experimentation and risk-taking
• Increased intelligence
• Team spirit of “We’re all in this together”
• Compassion, Forgiveness, Generosity
• Reduced stress, overwhelm and lonelinessMargaret J. Wheatley