Peter Senge quotes - page 4

If people don't have their own vision, all they can do is 'sign-up' for someone else's. (Peter Senge)
Many children struggle in schools... because the way they are being taught is incompatible with the way they learn. View quote
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In a sluggish system, aggressiveness produces instability. Either be patient or make the system more responsive. View quote
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Few, if any, forces in human affairs are as powerful as shared vision. View quote
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Willpower is so common among highly successful people that many see its characteristics as synonymous with success. View quote
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We often spend so much time coping with problems along our path that we forget why we are on that path in the first place. The result is that we only have a dim, or even inaccurate, view of what's really important to us. View quote
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People with a high level of personal mastery are able to consistently realize the results that matter most deeply to them-in effect, they approach their life as an artist would approach a work of art. The do that by becoming committed to their own lifelong learning. View quote
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Team learning is the Process of aligning and developing the capacity of a team to create the results its members desire. It builds on the discipline of developing a shared vision. It also builds on personal mastery, for talented teams are made up of talented individuals. View quote
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You cannot have a learning organisation without a shared vision...A shared vision provides a compass to keep learning on course when stress develops. View quote
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The difference between a healthy group or organization and an unhealthy one lies in its members' awareness and ability to acknowledge their felt needs to conform. View quote
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I do not believe great organizations have ever been built by trying to emulate another, any more than individual greatness is achieved by trying to copy another 'great person'. (Peter Senge)
By using the systems archetypes we can learn how to "structure” the details into a coherent picture of the forces at play. View quote
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Mutual reflection. Open and candid conversation. Questioning of old beliefs and assumptions. Learning to let go. Awareness of how our own actions create the systemic structures that produce our problems. Developing these learning capabilities lies at the heart of profound change. View quote
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