Peter Senge
Peter Senge
Peter Michael Sengeis an American systems scientist who is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, co-faculty at the New England Complex Systems Institute, and the founder of the Society for Organizational Learning. He is known as the author of the book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
CountryUnited States of America
reality personal-mastery discipline
Personal mastery is the discipline of continually clarifying and deepening our personal vision, of focusing our energies, of developing patience, and of seeing reality objectively.
reality people vision
The most effective people are those who can "hold" their vision while remaining committed to seeing current reality clearly
skills vision clear
It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear.
heart differences making-a-difference
When all is said and done, the only change that will make a difference is the transformation of the human heart.
winning poor-decisions goal
Additional problems are the offspring of poor decisions. When inquiry and advocacy are combined, the goal is no longer 'to win the argument', but to find the best argument.
perseverance creative allies
Mastery of creative tension brings out the capacity for perseverance and patience. Time is an ally.
wise growing authority
Many in positions of authority lack the capabilities to truly lead. They are not credible. They do not command genuine respect. They are not committed to serve. They are not continually learning and growing. They are not wise.
time stress needs
The faster we go, the slower we need to be.
information-sharing creating information-knowledge
Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something, or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes.
elephants two half
Dividing an elephant in half does not produce two small elephants.
years play focus
Businesses and other human endeavors are also systems. They, too, are bound by invisible fabrics of interrelated actions, which often take years to fully play out their effects on each other. Since we are part of that lacework ourselves, it's doubly hard to see the whole pattern of change. Instead we tend to focus on snapshots of isolated parts of the system, and wonder why our deepest problems never seem to get resolved.
innovation financial intense
Innovation requires resources to invest, and you can see many companies pulling back and going into an intense protective mode in a major extended period of financial distress.
government democratic term
Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.
personal-mastery discipline matter
The discipline of personal mastery...starts with clarifying the things that really matter to us (and) living our lives in the service of our highest aspirations.