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I remember when I got out of my undergraduate studies in the early 1990s the buzzword “Learning Organization” was all in fashion. At the time there were a lot of discussions around making our organization a learning organization to compete with the Japanese. We didn't have a good understanding of what was happening with the Japanese invasion, so we played whack-a-mole trying different things to see what worked. Within a couple of years “Learning Organization” was not talked about much other than...
Sometimes it takes a long time to get to something – like The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. I remember reading The Fifth Discipline decades ago and wondering slowly how to apply what it was talking about. The learning organization is an interesting concept, but what does that mean and how does one do it? My oldest draft blog post is about explaining how to build a learning organization. It’s still in draft, because I’m still not sure I know how to provide clear guidance on what it is or how to con...
The Fifth Discipline introduced us to the five disciplines. In response to feedback this book was an attempt to show how one might apply those principles. A great effort, only exceeded by the next book, "The Dance of Change".
This is one of my "go to" books when it comes to organisation performance and improvement. Although the book has been around for a long time, the lessons remain as valid today as ever.
Far nore consumable than the actual fifth discipline book. Thoroughly enjoyed the examples and real life stories from the various authors.
The companion to The Fifth Discipline - the parent book lays out the principles and provides some examples, and this work goes further in helping readers put the concepts to practical use. Highly recommended for anyone who is working to improve the functioning of any human system.
Recommended by our leadership consultant, this is a classic text and full of useful case studies and models. Quite specialised and technical in parts, but if you are interested in the idea of being a learning organisation, it is a good place to start.
These 5 key disciplines keep coming up in others books about how to manage successfully. This is the step by step with check points version
Loved it.Great application of the theories and principles discussed in the primary text.I actually liked it better than the Fifth Discipline.It’s a real value add. Good stuff.
This is an articulate discussion on the ideas of the Fifth Discipline by consultants who have been using it with clients. It doesn't have new concepts, but it has diagrams, discussion exercises and stories of how companies have implemented the various systems.
This is a complementary book to "The Fifth Discipline". The aim of the book was to provide toools to the first book, but I found it a bit weak & not that practical.
This is an extraordinary book that outlines the benefits of transforming your organization into a learning organization.
Became a point of reference in the office some years back when we were going through massive changes.
Even though this book is rather dated, I refer to it frequently. Peter Senge is the father of learning communities and this book contains a wealth of information about how effective learning organizations function. From the Ladder of Inferences, to dealing effectively with conflict and change, this book is a treasure.
I storngly recommend this book to all HR and OD prationers. Such a useful book. Talks about tools and techniques that we can use while working on developing and building organizations. I particularly liked the "Lefthand Column Exercise.
Very interesting book which gives some excellent insights about how to build a successfully organisation by building a learning organisation. one of the key tools that i took away from the book was the theory (not new by any means) around systems thinking. the ability to view an action in its holistic sense with an awareness of the interdependencies that act has with others and what the ramifications are. it gives you some very practical insights into improving your consulting skills but i guess...
Most of the themes discussed are not his own. He does write it so that it can more easily be read by a larger audience. In general found it to be the Dr Phil version of management 101. Lots of generalities without much real substance. Heard a lot of good things about it prior to reading it, but can't say I agree with them.
One of the good things about the books written by academic people is that they focus on the principle and simplify the discussion. This book is very well written for organizations. However it also appears to be on the abstract side, maybe it can be improved a little bit by adding more concrete case studies.
My copy is highlighted, dog-eared and post-it noted. Used it as a text and some of my former students have told me they still use it as a reference also. Probably the most useful book on management I've ever read.
I read this for my change management class. It it s a good reference book. It is not a book that you would voluntarily sit down and just read; but it is one of those books that is full of good information and deserves shelf space on any managers personal reference library.
