When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other tha…

Margaret J. Wheatley
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When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans. ✨ Margaret J. Wheatley (2007). Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time, p.239, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans. ✨ Margaret J. Wheatley (2007). Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time, p.239, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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