We learn together in teams. This involves a shift from a spirit of advocacy to a spirit of enquiry. Peter Senge More Quotes by Peter Senge More Quotes From Peter Senge Learning to see the structures within which we operate begins a process of freeing ourselves from previously unseen forces and ultimately mastering the ability to work with them and change them. Peter Senge unseenstructureprocess In some ways clarifying a vision is easy. A more difficult challenge comes in facing current reality. Peter Senge visionchallengesreality People with high levels of personal mastery...cannot afford to choose between reason and intuition, or head and heart, any more than they would choose to walk on one leg or see with one eye. Peter Senge personal-masteryeyeheart Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we were never able to do. Peter Senge learningableteaching The rate at which organizations learn may soon become the only sustainable source of competitive advantage. Peter Senge excellenceorganizationmay When executives lead as teachers, stewards, and designers, they fill roles that are much more subtle and long-term than those of power-wielding hierarchical leaders. Peter Senge leaderteacherlong Business has a way of talking about how to create value, which is in some way isn't bad... We just need to start thinking about if the value we want to create is consistent with all social and environmental well being. Peter Senge environmentaltalkingthinking Personal mastery teaches us to choose. Choosing is a courageous act: picking the results and actions which you will make into your destiny. Peter Senge personal-masterydestinycourage The most effective people are those who can "hold" their vision while remaining committed to seeing current reality clearly Peter Senge visionrealitypeople Few, if any, forces in human affairs are as powerful as shared vision. Peter Senge visionpowerfulexcellence Willpower is so common among highly successful people that many see its characteristics as synonymous with success. Peter Senge successfulcommonpeople We need to be the authors of our own life. Peter Senge needs 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. Peter Senge individualgrowingteam Many children struggle in schools... because the way they are being taught is incompatible with the way they learn. Peter Senge teachingstrugglechildren [Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often small, and initial visions that focus energy effectively often address immediate problems. What matters is engagement in the service of a larger purpose rather than lofty aspirations that paralyze action. Indeed, it's a dangerous trap to believe that we can pursue onlhy "great visions." Peter Senge what-mattersmeanbelieve How has the world of the child changed in the last 150 years?" The answer is. "It's hard to imagine any way in which it hasn't changed.They're immersed in all kinds of stuff that was unheard of 150 years ago, and yet if you look at schools today versus 100 years ago, they are more similar than dissimilar. Peter Senge teachingchildrenschool If there is genuine potential for growth, build capacity in advance of demand, as a strategy for creating demand. Hold the vision, especially as regards assessing key performance and evaluating whether capacity to meet potential demand is adequate. Peter Senge creatinggrowthkeys It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear. Peter Senge clearvisionskills Theres a lot of American kids think their food comes from the grocery store and the concept of seasonality has no meaning to them whatsoever. Peter Senge storeskidsthinking The Industrial Age is not sustainable. Its not sustainable in ecological terms, and its not sustainable in human terms. Peter Senge ecologicaltermage
