“To overcome cultural resistance I think it's important to start with strong analysis, so you're sure that you're right about what needs changing or fighting. And then you have to articulate the best case you can and start working patiently to build support and to mobilize allies.” ThinkingImportantFightingStrongSupportOvercoming Author:Joseph Badaracco
“I think that, in general, when you want to make a case, It important to be as clear and honest and persuasive as you can be about stating the opposite case, rather than attacking strawmen.” ThinkingImportantHonestPersuasive Author:Joseph Badaracco
“Tempered intuition is more than beneficial. It's usually critical to resolving gray area problems. In other words, in the end, these problems are resolved by someone in a position of authority saying this is what I think we should do and will do to address this problem.” ThinkingProblemAuthorityIntuition Author:Joseph Badaracco
“Humanism has many meanings, but what attracts me about it is that it encourages men and women to take a broad view of situations and to think about them from on-the-ground perspectives rather than through theoretical and conceptual lenses.” ThinkingMenSituationPerspectiveMen And WomenHumanismTheoretical Author:Joseph Badaracco