Wuwei

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

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconeffortless action
Executive Parlancenatural flow
Scholarly Discoursenon-forcing
Babel ZenithWu Wei
Origin: Chinese/Taoism
Pronunciation: /ˌwuːˈweɪ/

Etymology & Meaning

Action through non-action; effortless doing.

In the Boardroom

Achieving goals without forcing or struggling.

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