In this time of constant distractions and disappointment we become exhausted and heartsick as our good work is ignored. Wheatley speaks with fierce honesty as she gives us the map of where we are. She also gives us tools that enliven and reinvigorate us in our work and relationships. Margaret Wheatley is an internationally acclaimed writer, speaker, and teacher. She is co-founder and President Emerita of The Berkana Institute, a charitable foundation that works with people around the world who strengthen their communities using the wisdom and wealth already present in their people, traditions, and environment. Her books include Leadership and the New Science (Berrett-Kohler 1998), Perseverance (Berrett-Kohler 2010), Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope in the Future (Berrett-Kohler 2009), So Far from Home: Lost and Found In Our Brave New World (Barrett-Kohler 2012) and Who Do We Choose To Be: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity (Berrett-Kohler 2017)

Interview Date: 12/11/2012  Tags: Meg Wheatley, Margaret Wheatley, distraction, concentration, reflection, culture of opinions and instant judgment, happiness, time, reflection, contemplation, emergence, reductionist science, emergent culture, entanglement, DNA, epigenetics, brain, internet, research on internet, technology, values, lost in wilderness, hope, friendship, path of warriors, bureaucracies, islands of sanity, being present, humor, laughter, motivation, spirit, relationship, Business, Philosophy, Personal Transformation, Self Help, Work/Livelihood, Social Change/Politics, Community, Relationship/Partnership