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ULLERY WITH DR. PETER SENGE,
DIRECTOR OF THE MIT ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING CENTER, AUTHOR OF
THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE: THE ART AND PRACTICE OF THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION FACILITATOR:
CHARLOTTE ROBERTS, CO-AUTHOR, THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE FIELD BOOK
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THE FIFTH
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Peter Senge is the director of the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT's Sloan School of Management, founding partner of Innovation Associates in Boston, and the author of The Fifth Discipline (Currency Doubleday, 1990).
Peter Senge's national bestseller, The Fifth Discipline, revolutionized the practice of management by introducing the theory of learning organizations. Now Dr. Senge moves from the philosophical to the practical by answering the first question all lovers of the learning organization ask: What do they do on Monday morning?
The Fieldbook is an intensely progmatic guide. It shows how to create an organization of learners where memories are brought to life, where collaboration is the lifeblood of every endeavor, and where the tough questions are fearlessly asked. The stories in this book show that companies, businesses, schools, agencies, and even communities can undo their "learning disabilities" and archive superior performance. If ever a book gave meaning to the phrase hands-on, this is it.
Information from: M.I.T. COOP - PETER SENGE: http://www.bkstore.com/mit/fac/senge.html
PETER M. SENGE, Ph.D.
Peter M. Senge is a Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also Chairperson of the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL), a global community of corporations, researchers, and consultants dedicated to the "interdependent development of people and their institutions." He is the author of the widely acclaimed book, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization (1990) and, with colleagues Charlotte Roberts, Rick Ross, Bryan Smith and Art Kleiner, co-author of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization (1994) and a new fieldbook The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations (March, 1999), also co-authored by George Roth.
Dr. Senge has lectured extensively throughout the world, translating the abstract ideas of systems theory into tools for better understanding of economic and organizational change. His areas of special interest focus on decentralizing the role of leadership in organizations so as to enhance the capacity of all people to work productively toward common goals. Dr. Senge's work articulates a cornerstone position of human values in the workplace; namely, that vision, purpose, reflectiveness, and systems thinking are essential if organizations are to realize their potentials. He has worked with leaders in business, education, health care and government.
The Fifth Discipline hit a nerve deep within the business and education community by introducing the theory of learning organizations. Since its publication, more than 750,000 copies have been sold. In 1997, Harvard Business Review identified it as one of the seminal management books of the past 75 years. There have been feature articles in Business Week, Fortune , Fast Company and other leading business periodicals regarding the work of Dr. Senge and his colleagues at MIT and SoL.
The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook (over 270,000 copies sold) was developed in response to questions from readers of The Fifth Discipline who wanted more help with tools, methods and practical experiences in developing enhanced learning capabilities within their own companies. The Dance of Change is based on more recent experiences of companies developing learning capabilities over many years, and the strategies leaders develop to deal with the many challenges this work entails. Dr. Senge has also authored many articles published in both academic journals and the business press on systems thinking in management.
The Journal of Business Strategy (September/October 1999) named Dr. Senge as one of the 24 people who had the greatest influence on business strategy over the last 100 years.
Peter Senge received a B.S. in engineering from Stanford University, an M.S. in social systems modeling and Ph.D. in management from MIT. He lives with his wife and their two children in central Massachusetts.
January 2000
The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge (Editor), Charlotte Roberts, Richard B. Ross, Bryan Smigh, Art Kleiner, Currency/Doubleday - 1994
information from: http://learning.mit.edu/com/peo/psenge.html
