"The Age of Participation is a must-read for people who want their organizations to survive in the future. McLagan and Nel provide a fitting burial for authoritarianism and paint an exciting picture of the future."

"A must-read for all those involved in managing diversity-and that's all of us. Every page contains words of wisdom that will cause you to think and create an environment where participation-the key to success in today's rapidly changing workplace-can thrive and grow."

"In The Age of Participation, McLagan and Nel tell us the truth about organizations-that most would be called autocracies if they were governments. This is a splendidly written book. Full of wisdom and full of hope, it is a hard-headed and realistic treatment of the challenges ahead. We cannot deny the data the authors so persuasively present. Until we embrace the struggle, we are destined to live in the backwaters of organizational performance, unable to unleash the full capacity of our workforce."

"At once profound and practical. McLagan and Nel are visionary and convincing in their premise that a powerful new world view is emerging which can fuel learning productivity and personal well-being. For practitioners, The Age of Participation is also a powerful resource, a guidebook to help companies use total systems theory to dramatically transform their organizations."