LDRLB

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The authors use numerous real-life examples to explain how to identify the sacred cows in an organization that are no longer effective and how to put them to pasture (their words, not mine). They cover how to overcome resistance and prepare an environment for change.

Review 83

Review Senge Books Resistance 83

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The authors use numerous real-life examples to explain how to identify the sacred cows in an organization that are no longer effective and how to put them to pasture (their words, not mine). They cover how to overcome resistance and prepare an environment for change. For that, you’ll have to read Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers.

Review 96

Review Senge Books Resistance 96

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Peter Senge, founder of the Society of Organizational Learning and senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, once observed, “Most managers do not reflect carefully on their actions.” Even Lincoln had to resist the “instantaneous nature of the telegraph.” Most managers are too busy “running” to reflect.

Forrester 270

Forrester Organization Power Senge 270

Deming Institute

APRIL 28, 2016

An example of a positive reinforcing loop is building trust in an organization. This is often how balancing loops are portrayed but they can also be stubborn resistance to improvement. Related: Peter Senge on Systems Thinking – Building a Great Software Development Team – Deming 101: Understanding Systems.

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System Deming Crisis Senge 28