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Fast Tracks Insight Interview
Meg Wheatley

What Work has Become

An interview with Margaret Wheatley

A fresh and somber look at work, and what we each can do to make it better for ourselves and others


"If we paused for a moment and saw what we are losing in speeding up, I can't imagine we would continue with this bargain. We're giving up the very things that make us human. Our road to hell is being paved with hasty intentions. I hope we can notice what we are losing in our day-to-day lives, in our community, in our world. I hope we'll be brave enough to slow things down."


Entire interview (12:02)


More stress, less meaning (00:33)


The symptoms (01:13)


Leading v. controlling (01:16)


Slowing down (01:00)


The challenge to reflect (01:03)


Making time for conversations (00:54)


Meaning (00:55)


Start with yourself (00:34)


Labels: communication practices  leadership  personal & career development  


Margaret Wheatley is president emerita of the Berkana Institute and an internationally acclaimed speaker and writer.  She has been an organizational consultant and researcher since 1973, and has been Associate Professor of Management at the Marriott School of Management, Brigham young University, and Cambridge College, Massachusetts.  She is the author of the bestselling books, Leadership and the New Science and Turning to One Another.

Contact Information:
801-377-2996
http://www.margaretwheatley.com

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