Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long e…

Margaret J. Wheatley
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Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why it's happening, to notice how it's affecting us and others ✨ Margaret J. Wheatley (2007). Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time, p.258, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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