QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

Peter Senge has done some amazing work on organization development and systems thinking. It is important to realize that it is virtually impossible to develop a process/approach that will foresee all possible issues organization will face. This is true for all businesses large and small. What about you? Have you seen such organizations?

Learning Organization 160

Learning Organization Organization Senge Blog 160

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Ever since the publication of Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline , 25 years ago, companies have sought to become “learning organizations” that continually transform themselves. As an example, last summer I rented a car to travel around Great Britain. One problem is that they’ve been focused on the wrong thing.

Porter 8

Porter Competitive Advantage Senge Network Economy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2016

Gothenberg, Sweden, is a long way to travel from Boston for a breakthrough idea in management — especially one that is more than 40 years old. He was 90 when he wrote the following to Peter Senge (who recounted the correspondence in his influential The Fifth Discipline ): Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people.

Deming 11

Deming Management Senge Taylorism 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

Many other experts, such as Senge and Kotter have certainly added to that understanding with complex and nuanced constructs, but Caldwell's invisible glue comment holds a truth. They then travel en masse, afraid to move away from the proverbial "ball." In this culture, no one owns a position on the field.

Strategy 15

Strategy Senge Kotter Innovation 15