The Leader’s New Work Peter Senge

Our traditional view of leaders — as special people who set the direction, make the key decisions, and energize the troops — is deeply rooted in an individualistic and non-systemic world-view. In a learning organization, the leaders’ role differs dramatically from that of the charismatic decision maker. Leaders are designers, teachers, and stewards. These roles … Continue reading The Leader’s New Work Peter Senge

There Is No Capacity for Effective Action in a Database Peter Senge

Knowledge is the capacity for effective action. There is no capacity for effective action in a database. Credit: Peter Senge People: Peter SengePeter Senge Systems scientistPosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next timeQuotations: Peter SengeKnowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter SengeLeadership Is the Capacity of … Continue reading There Is No Capacity for Effective Action in a Database Peter Senge

Reports Aren’t Knowledge Peter Senge

Reports aren’t knowledge. Credit: Peter Senge Tweet This Source: When will the World Bank prioritize learning over lending?People: Peter SengePeter Senge Systems scientistPosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next timeQuotations: Peter SengeKnowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter SengeLeadership Is the Capacity of a Human Community … Continue reading Reports Aren’t Knowledge Peter Senge

Knowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter Senge

Knowledge is the capacity for effective action. There is no capacity for effective action in a database. Credit: Peter Senge Tweet This People: Peter SengePeter Senge Systems scientistPosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next timeQuotations: Peter SengeKnowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter SengeLeadership Is the … Continue reading Knowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter Senge

Peter Senge Systems scientist

Peter Senge is an American systems scientist. He is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the founder of the Society for Organizational Learning. Systems thinking for a better world | Peter Senge WikipediaPeter SengeYouTubePeter SengeGooglePeter SengePosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next … Continue reading Peter Senge Systems scientist

Sharing Knowledge Is Not the Same as Information Sharing Peter Senge

Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes. Credit: Peter Senge People: Peter SengePeter Senge Systems scientistPosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Is Not the Same as Information Sharing Peter Senge

Leadership: the Capacity of a Human Community to Shape Its Future Peter Senge (2012)

My Definition of Leadership | Peter Senge People: Peter SengePeter Senge Systems scientistPosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next timeQuotations: Peter SengeKnowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter SengeLeadership Is the Capacity of a Human Community to Shape Its Future Peter SengeLearning Is All About Connections … Continue reading Leadership: the Capacity of a Human Community to Shape Its Future Peter Senge (2012)

Leadership Is the Capacity of a Human Community to Shape Its Future Peter Senge

Leadership is the capacity of a human community to shape its future. Credit: Peter Senge Source: YouTube: My definition of leadership | Peter SengePeople: Peter SengePeter Senge Systems scientistPosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next timeQuotations: Peter SengeKnowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter SengeLeadership Is … Continue reading Leadership Is the Capacity of a Human Community to Shape Its Future Peter Senge

Consider Prejudice Peter Senge

Consider prejudice. Once a person begins to accept a stereotype of a particular group, that “thought” becomes an active agent, “participating” in shaping how he or she interacts with another person who falls in that stereotyped class. In turn, the tone of their interaction influences the other person’s behaviour. The prejudiced person can’t see how … Continue reading Consider Prejudice Peter Senge

People Don’t Resist Change They Resist Being Changed Peter Senge

People don’t resist change; they resist being changed. Credit: Peter Senge People: Peter SengePeter Senge Systems scientistPosts: Peter SengeAfter-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next timeQuotations: Peter SengeKnowledge Is the Capacity for Effective Action Peter SengeLeadership Is the Capacity of a Human Community to Shape Its Future Peter SengeLearning … Continue reading People Don’t Resist Change They Resist Being Changed Peter Senge

The After-action Review Is Arguably One of the Most Successful Organizational Learning Methods Peter Senge

The Army’s After Action Review (AAR) is arguably one of the most successful organizational learning methods yet devised. Yet, most every corporate effort to graft this truly innovative practice into their culture has failed because, again and again, people reduce the living practice of AAR’s to a sterile technique. Credit: Peter Senge People: Peter SengePeter … Continue reading The After-action Review Is Arguably One of the Most Successful Organizational Learning Methods Peter Senge

The Fifth Discipline: the Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter Senge (2006)

  AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States   As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase a book via this site. > Tags: learning (34) | learning organization (3) | Peter Senge (17)Google Web Search Photo Credits: Midjourney (Public Domain)This page is part of a blook on Conversational Leadership. Parts of this book have … Continue reading The Fifth Discipline: the Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter Senge (2006)

After-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next time

An AAR or after-action review is a simple conversational method to review an event after its completion to discuss, what went well, what didn’t go so well, what was learned, and what could be done better the next time. Background We operate in a complex and demanding environment. In order to succeed, we must collaborate … Continue reading After-action Reviews What was learned and what could be done better the next time

Knowledge Only Exists in the Mind Everything else is information

What is the difference between information and knowledge?  In everyday language, the words “knowledge and “information” are used loosely and interchangeably. Knowledge is frequently defined something like this: Knowledge is a fluid mix of framed experience, values, contextual information, and expert insight that provides a framework for evaluating new experience and information. It originates and is … Continue reading Knowledge Only Exists in the Mind Everything else is information

Engagement Café Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.

An Engagement Café is a form of Knowledge Café designed to help people engage with an issue such as a new policy or procedure in the context of their organization. The problem Individuals and workgroups in organizations frequently write policy documents and document processes or procedures. They set out principles by which people should work. … Continue reading Engagement Café Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.

Sharing Knowledge Through Conversation Knowledge isn't there the way ore is buried

How can we effectively share knowledge, particularly implicit knowledge, which cannot be easily encoded into information? The Nature of Knowledge Knowledge is laid down in long-term memory in our minds from experience and years of study, and informal learning. Knowledge only exists in the mind. We are not entirely sure how it is stored, but … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Through Conversation Knowledge isn’t there the way ore is buried