The Fifth Discipline | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter M. Senge
Publisher: Broadway Books
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 432
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.6 x 0.3
ISBN: 0385260946
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4
EAN: 9780385260947
ASIN: 0385260946
Publication Date: August 1, 1990
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Peter Senge, founder of the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT's Sloan School of Management, experienced an epiphany while meditating one morning back in the fall of 1987. That was the day he first saw the possibilities of a "learning organization" that used "systems thinking" as the primary tenet of a revolutionary management philosophy. He advanced the concept into this primer, originally released in 1990, written for those interested in integrating his philosophy into their corporate culture.p IThe Fifth Discipline/I has turned many readers into true believers; it remains the ideal introduction to Senge's carefully integrated corporate framework, which is structured around "personal mastery," "mental models," "shared vision," and "team learning." Using ideas that originate in fields from science to spirituality, Senge explains why the learning organization matters, provides an unvarnished summary of his management principals, offers some basic tools for practicing it, and shows what it's like to operate under this system. The book's concepts remain stimulating and relevant as ever. I--Howard Rothman/I
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Senge's pathbreaking book draws on science, spiritual wisdom, psychology, and the cutting edge of management thought to show how businesses can overcome their "learning disabilites" and beat the odds of failure. The book provides a searching personal experience and a dramatic professional shift of mind.
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 The Fifth Discipline November 2, 2008
Patrick Pongvarin (Bangkok,Thailand)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The seller said that it took 21 days to delivry to Bangkok, Thailand ,but I got my book less than 21 days wow. Thanks.
 Excellent! September 12, 2008
Mortaza Zainaleain
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can write pages about how good this book is, but why when I can summarize it in one word. Excellent! br / br /If you want to learn about leadership and system thinking, then you owe it to yourself to read and own this book. It can not get any better than this.
Don't Become Road Kill! June 14, 2008
C. Clayton (Tucson AZ)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Fifth Discipline is an excellent book exploring ways for corporations to improve long-term competitiveness by developing flexible learning methods and empowering employees. This work is well researched with clear useable methodologies. br / br /Written almost two decades ago, many corporations are still striving to become "learning organizations" today. As to be expected, successes in this endeavor vary widely. The need for leaning organizations is more important than ever as technology and society change at a breakneck pace. br / br /Many of the concepts and ideas in this book are highly applicable today. Corporations with managers willing to get out of their collective boxes and apply systems thinking to become true learning organizations will have the best opportunity to survive and prosper. Corporations unwilling (or unable) to become learning organizations may become road kill on the super highway. br / br /The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking br /
Seminal Work November 1, 2007
Elijah Chingosho (Nairobi, Kenya)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Fifth Discipline is a seminal book by the famous author Peter M. Senge. The book teaches the concept of the learning organization namely that the successful organization must continually adapt and learn in order to respond to changes in the environment effectively and therefore to grow and prosper. I have read the book a number of times and keep on referring to it as is filled with a lot useful knowledge and wisdom. System thinking and learning is critical to organisational growth and development in the present highly dynamic operating environment. br / br /According to Peter Senge, "real learning gets to the heart of what it means to be human. Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we never were able to do. Through learning we reperceive the world and our relationship to it. Through learning we extend our capacity to create, to be part of the generative process of life. There is within each of us a deep hunger for this type of learning"--powerful advice indeed from a real learning guru. br / br /I recommend this book for individuals interested in understanding the nature of how organizations develop, how behaviours are formed, and how organizations achieve growth and augment their capabilities. You will learn how to improve the way your organization or department functions, how to review and improve systems and how to develop shared visions, create long term goals among other critical insights. br /
 What am I missing? August 6, 2007
D. Greenes (Needham, MA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Maybe this book was revolutionary when written, but the concepts seem pretty obvious now. If you have ever worked in any medium- to large-sized organization, you have likely experienced plenty of quality improvement meetingspeak. If so, I don't think this book will seem particularly earthshaking. br / br /To me, the book often seems to have a quasi-religious new age tone. "If you master the 5 disciplines, you will achieve a higher level of meaning in your life," etc. br / br /I didn't feel the book was well written. It managed to be repetitive without being that clear about it's main points. Honestly, after finishing the whole book, I had to look back to find out which Discipline was the 5th! It turns out that it's "Systems Thinking," but Senge actually lists that one 1st when first presenting the 5 disciplines. How didn't his editor pick up on that? br / br /I'm giving the book 3 stars because there are some useful insights and some intriguing parables (originally written by others) mixed in the text. It wasn't completely useless, but I found it painful to get through.
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