Top 11 Mary Parker Follett Quotes



Coercive power is the curse of the universe coactive power the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.

 

Experience may be hard but we claim its gifts because they are real even though our feet bleed on its stones.

 

Most people are not for or against anything the first object of getting people together is to make them respond somehow to overcome inertia.

 

It is not opposition but indifference which separates men.

 

Unity not uniformity must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated not annihilated not absorbed.

 

Leader and followers are both following the invisible leader-the common purpose.

 

I am convinced that any feeling of exaltation because we have people under us should be conquered for I am sure that if we enjoy being over people there will be something in our manner which will make them dislike being under us.

 

The manager cannot share his power with division superintendent or foreman or workman but he can give them opportunities for developing their power.

 

Imitation is for shirkers like-minded-ness for the comfort lovers unifying for the creators.

 

That is always our problem not how to get control of people but how all together we can get control of a situation.

 

The insight to see possible new paths the courage to try them the judgment to measure results-these are the qualities of a leader.

 

 

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