It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear. Peter Senge More Quotes by Peter Senge More Quotes From Peter Senge We tend to think that, in a traditional organisation, people are producing results because management wants results, but the essence of a high-quality organisation is people producing results because they want the results. It's puzzling we find that hard to understand, that if people are really enjoying, they'll innovate, they'll take risks, they'll have trust with one another because they are really committed to what they're doing and it's fun Peter Senge essence fun thinking The problems with willpower are many, but they may hardly be noticed by the person focused narrowly on success. First, there is little economy of means; in systems thinking terms, we act without leverage. We attain our goals, but the effort is enormous and we may find ourselves exhausted and wondering if it was worth it when we have succeeded. Ironically, people hooked on willpower may actually look for obstacles to overcome, dragons to slay, and enemies to vanquish--to remind themselves and others of their own prowess. Peter Senge dragons mean thinking The systems perspective tells us that we must look beyond individual mistakes or bad luck to understand important problems. Peter Senge perspective luck mistake 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. Peter Senge team unique motivational The capacity of a human community to shape it's future. Peter Senge community shapes capacity 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. Peter Senge personal-mastery educational teamwork You cannot have a learning organisation without a shared vision...A shared vision provides a compass to keep learning on course when stress develops. Peter Senge compass vision stress If you are realistic about how our present society works, the economic clout - and a lot of the political clout, frankly - is in the business sector. And it's the locus of innovation. Peter Senge you innovation society business I'm really interested in how you create a whole new economy of recycling. It's literally the 'underground economy.' All this stuff that on the surface creates growth and profit, ends up with waste, junk, and CO2. So how do you make it economic to bring new players into the ball game? Peter Senge new game you growth Nobody likes to throw stuff away. It's just antithetical to our sense of being a person. But we're all habituated to that way of living today. Peter Senge nobody person today way One industrial age belief is that GDP or GNP is a measure of progress. I don't care if you're the President of China or the U.S., if your country doesn't grow, you're in trouble. But we all know that beyond a certain level of material need, further material acquisition doesn't make people happier. Peter Senge you progress age people How do you know what people value? Well, you watch what they buy. How do we know what products to create? Well, it's based on what they value. Peter Senge value know you people You go to any MBA program, and you will be taught the theory of the firm, that the purpose of the firm is the maximization of return on invested capital. I always thought this was a kind of lunacy. Peter Senge will thought you purpose A well-managed business will have a high return on invested capital. But that's a consequence. It's not a way to manage a business. Peter Senge high will business way The most universal challenge that we face is the transition from seeing our human institutions as machines to seeing them as embodiments of nature. Peter Senge challenge face human nature In our ordinary experiences with other people, we know that approaching each other in a machinelike way gets us into trouble. Peter Senge know trouble people way
