"Organizations are communities of human beings, not collections of human resources"

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Source : Henry Mintzberg (2015). “Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center”, p.32, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Henry Mintzberg

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“Human life is beyond comprehension.”
“Paul had an almost missionary companion. His name was Demas. Paul wrote his entire history in nine words. He says: Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world.”
“Our past may explain why we're suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.”
“The focus should not be on talking. Talk is cheap. It must be on action.”
“If you happen to believe what Ben & Jerry's is supporting and involved in, then you should support the company. If you don't believe in what we are supporting, don't support it.”

Source : "Question time with Hannah Pool". Interview with Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2008.
“I passed blindly many things which belong to real and political life.”
“Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me.”
“You can't see any movie nowadays really without it having some sort of CGI treatment, albeit whether it's a creature or an environment, something like that. To make a point, sort of poetically in that case, but clearly it was a drama and how do you approach it? Well, I think what you're supposed to do is what the text dictates. What you bring to it and everything you need to know should be there, and pay attention to your director.”

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