Best quotes by Margaret Heffernan on People

Checkout quotes by Margaret Heffernan on People

• ‟ Every organization has issues and concerns which are known about by many people who choose to remain silent.

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• ‟ Most people have their best ideas when they take their minds away from problems they're trying to solve.

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• ‟ Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.

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• ‟ The vast literature concerning whistleblowers shows that, far from weird extremists, they are really quite ordinary people: male and female, young and old, junior and senior, no more nerdy or obsessive than most hard workers.

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• ‟ Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them.

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• ‟ The single hardest part of leading any organization is knowing what is going on. There's too much noise in the system, too much complexity: you absolutely depend on people speaking up and raising concerns.

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• ‟ How can any company know if its processes, products, people are safe? Only if everyone is watching and telling the truth. The first part can be assumed; the second cannot.

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• ‟ Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many other people and issues to think about. But being present makes you effective.

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