The Fifth Discipline

The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization.

by Peter M. Senge

Number of pages: 424

Publisher: Doubleday

BBB Library: Business Classics, Corporate Success

ISBN: 978-0385260954



About the Author

Peter M. Senge is a senior Lecturer at MIT. He is an experienced writer and contributor to Organizational Learning. He is the founder Chairperson of the Society for Organizational Learning and an author of several books including The Fifth Discipline Field book. He has lectured on the fifth discipline in many institutions across the world.

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Editorial Review

The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge was initially published in 1990 and it was widely received and recognized as one of most influential business books. In 1997, the book was identified by Harvard Business Review as one of the seminal management books. It is a bestselling classic that helped revolutionize the concept of organizational and group work.  

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“Reading through the book I did feel that many of the ideas in Systems Thinking overlaps greatly with what I had learned from lean principles.” – Henry Lawson

“Go read this book right now — it’s a life changer.” Macleod and co

“In the Fifth Discipline (which is Systems Thinking) Senge encourages managers to look at problems from a holistic perspective. “ Panview

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Naturally, human beings are all learners.

Learning is a key pillar that determines the success or failure of an organization.

It is the little steps that count.

A person needs to look within themselves and find a vision towards what they want to achieve.

Being a listener is important as it is the best way even for a leader to learn.

Mastery as a discipline requires one to be passionate about what they work for and put in effort.

Mastery enables a person to exploit all things in their environment to achieve their visions.

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Building a shared vision increases motivation and will for the team members to work on achieving goals.

The key to having a shared vision is through seamless communication between members.

You need to master the way of overcoming the obstacles that you face.

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