Doing Nothing

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconlazy success
Executive Parlanceeffortless action
Scholarly Discoursenon-action action
Babel ZenithWu Wei
Origin: Chinese/Taoist
Pronunciation: /wuː weɪ/

Etymology & Meaning

Action through inaction; effortless effectiveness.

In the Boardroom

Achieving results by not forcing outcomes.

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