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Margaret J. Wheatley

Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well.

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When leaders prioritize having authority over achieving results, they damage their employees' ability and willingness to do good work. Despite this harm, many bosses prefer maintaining their control rather than ensuring the organization functions effectively.

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