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“Do we meet each person curious about the miracle of a human being that we are about to connect with? Or do we meet a poor person that we are about to help?”
― Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

“the search for human freedom—freedom being the choice to be a creator of our own experience and accept the unbearable responsibility that goes with that. Out of this insight grows the idea that perhaps the real task of leadership is to confront people with their freedom. This may be the ultimate act of love that is called for from those who hold power over others.”
― Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging

“I believe that, the prevailing system of management is, at its core, dedicated to mediocrity. It forces people to work harder and harder to compensate for failing to tap the spirit and collective intelligence that characterizes working together at their best. Deming saw this clearly,”
― Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

“The key to creating or transforming community, then, is to see the power in the small but important elements of being with others. The shift we seek needs to be embodied in each invitation we make, each relationship we encounter, and each meeting we attend. For at the most operational and practical level, after all the thinking about policy, strategy, mission, and milestones, it gets down to this: How are we going to be when we gather together?”
― Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging