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“Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist — someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations.”
― Peter Senge

“People don't resist change. They resist being changed.”
― Peter Senge

“You cannot force commitment, what you can do…You nudge a little here, inspire a little there, and provide a role model.  Your primary influence is the environment you create.”
― Peter Senge

“Business and human endeavors are systems…we tend to focus on snapshots of isolated parts of the system. And wonder why our deepest problems never get solved.”
― Peter Senge

“Collaboration is vital to sustain what we call profound or really deep change, because without it, organizations are just overwhelmed by the forces of the status quo. ”
― Peter Senge

“Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision”
― Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

“The world is made of Circles
And we think in straight Lines”
― Peter Senge

“Reality is made up of circles but we see straight lines.”
― Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

“Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people. People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-respect, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning. The forces of destruction begin with toddlers—a prize for the best Halloween costume, grades in school, gold stars—and on up through the university. On the job, people, teams, and divisions are ranked, reward for the top, punishment for the bottom. Management by Objectives, quotas, incentive pay, business plans, put together separately, division by division, cause further loss, unknown and unknowable.”
― Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization