Sublime

First and foremost, founders and CEOs of Teal Organizations must accept that their power is severely limited by the advice process. It doesn’t matter how strongly they are convinced about their point of view; they cannot make a decision without consulting people affected by the matter and people with relevant expertise.

The most successful leaders and facilitators are generous with their knowledge, are open, and allow others to know what motivates them.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful. BEN ZANDER, BOSTON PHILHARMONIC

Green Organizations retain the meritocratic hierarchical structure of Orange, but push a majority of decisions down to frontline workers who can make far-reaching decisions without management approval.

We can create a shared space safe from judgment, where our deep listening helps others to find their voice and their truth, just as they help us find ours.

it, “Leadership is about being better able to listen to the whole than anyone else can.” Look around you. What do you see? We are now engaged in global leadership, and this means we extend our attention and listening from the individual (micro) and group interaction (meso) to the institutional (macro) and global (mundo) systems levels.

The best behaviors one can hope for come from leaders who can weigh the benefits of cooperation, and who have long enough time frames that they can see how the gifts they give this year may bring them benefits in the future.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.