Peter Senge quotes - page 3

Peter Senge is an American systems scientist, organizational theorist, and author, most famous for his book "The Fifth Discipline." His work focuses on the concept of learning organizations and systems thinking in management. He continues to inspire leaders globally to foster continuous learning and innovation in their organizations. Here are 88 of his quotes:

Learning is all about connections, and through our connections with unique people we are able to gain a true understanding of the world around us.

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We need to be the authors of our own life.

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We learn together in teams. This involves a shift from a spirit of advocacy to a spirit of enquiry.

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I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That's a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

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If you want real, significant, sustainable change, you need talented, committed local line leaders. If the line manager is not innovating, then innovation is not going to occur.

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When all is said and done, the only change that will make a difference is the transformation of the human heart.

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Like a pane of glass framing and subtly distorting our vision, mental models determine what we see.

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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.

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When teams are truly learning, not only are they producing extraordinary results, but the individual members are growing more rapidly than could have occurred otherwise.

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When placed in the same system, people, however different, tend to produce similar results.

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Learning cannot be disassociated from action.

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The easy way out usually leads back in.

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Dividing an elephant in half does not produce two small elephants.

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Reality is made up of circles but we see straight lines.

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Mastery of creative tension brings out the capacity for perseverance and patience. Time is an ally.

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It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear.

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The rate at which organizations learn may soon become the only sustainable source of competitive advantage.

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In some ways clarifying a vision is easy. A more difficult challenge comes in facing current reality.

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A unique relationship develops among team members who enter into dialogue regularly. They develop a deep trust that cannot help but carry over to discussions. They develop a richer understanding of the uniqueness of each person's point of view.

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All human beings are born with unique gifts. The healthy functioning community depends on realizing the capacity to develop each gift.

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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.

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Perhaps for the first time in history, human-kind has the capacity to create far more information than anyone can absorb; to foster far greater interdependency than anyone can manage, and to accelerate change far faster than anyone's ability to keep pace.

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