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What makes a learning organization?

Lead on Purpose

Amazon, Intuit, Airbnb, Disney, FedEx and Uber…what do these companies have in common? They know their customers. They don’t just know about their customers, they know why their customers ‘hire’ them and their products to do specific jobs. All of … Continue reading →

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Peter Senge on Leadership Development

QAspire

Real leadership does not happen after we get hold of lofty titles and peak positions in the hierarchy. Real leadership happens irrespective of external validations and titles. It was interesting to know that the root of the word “leadership” comes from Indo-European word “leith” which means to cross a threshold.

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Disciplines of a Learning Organization: Peter Senge

QAspire

If there is one book that has influenced my business thinking the most, it is Peter Senge’s “ The Fifth Discipline – The Art and Practice of Learning Organization ” and I have referred to it many times over past years on this blog. Related Posts at QAspire Blog : Why Organizations Don’t Learn ?

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5 Key Lessons From Learning Organizations

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 5 Key Lessons From Learning Organizations Problems, challenges and inefficiencies (in one way or the other) are a part of any organization. How organizations deal with them makes all the difference. In my career so far, I have (broadly) seen two kinds of organizations.

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Leaders and the Learning Organization

You're Not the Boss of Me

There was a time when everyone was jumping onto The Learning Organization bandwagon. This usually happened when times were good, when organizations felt a little more ebullient about their prospects and generous toward their employees. It can get pretty complex. That’s what I think anyway. What do you think?

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2014

Leading Blog

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. The Virgin Way : Everything I Know About Leadership by Richard Branson. The Future of Work : Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization by Jacob Morgan. Hard Times : Leadership in America by Barbara Kellerman.

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Leading Thoughts for November 18, 2021

Leading Blog

Liz Wiseman describes a practice of Impact Players: “Impact Players practice a fluid model of leadership—leading on demand rather than by command. Source: The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. * * *. I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives.

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