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Mary Parker Follett Quotes: we certainly do not want to abolish power, that would be abolishing life itself, but we need a new orientation toward it.
         

we certainly do not want to abolish power, that would be abolishing life itself, but we need a new orientation toward it.


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Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.

Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.



That is always our problem, not how to get control of people, but how all together we can get control of a situation.

That is always our problem, not how to get control of people, but how all together we can get control of a situation.



Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.

Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.



Management is the art of getting things done through people.

Management is the art of getting things done through people.



the best leaders try to train their followers themselves to become leaders. ... they wish to be leaders of leaders.

the best leaders try to train their followers themselves to become leaders. ... they wish to be leaders of leaders.



Part of the task of the leader is to make others participate in his leadership. The best leader knows how to make his followers actually feel power themselves, not merely acknowledge his power.

Part of the task of the leader is to make others participate in his leadership. The best leader knows how to make his followers actually feel power themselves, not merely acknowledge his power.



Coercive power is the curse of the universe, coactive power, the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.

Coercive power is the curse of the universe, coactive power, the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.



In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.

In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.



We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.

We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.



The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.

The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.





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Decision maturity is to ensure the right decisions have been made by the right people at the right time to solve the right problems.

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It entered the visual vocabulary of photographers, painters and sculptors and focused on what pictures and words look like and what they can mean.

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Yes?" said Clary, her voiced sharply edged. "Since I found out what? That he's a killer transvestite who molests cats?" "No wonder that cat of his hates everyone.

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It seemed clear to me early on that one of the things a photograph could do was make a reality, and I wanted to do that. I always think of looking inside an Easter egg and seeing a perfect world.

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You don't look so much like a great hero,' Jarrah said. 'I'm pretty sure I'm not,' Mack said wearily. 'My throat is hoarse from screaming in terror. I don't think heroes have that problem.

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