Summary : The Fifth Discipline - Peter Senge: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

This work offers a summary of the book "THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization" by PETER SENGE.In The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge proposes convincingly that, "any organization's future earning capacity is directly proportional to its total ability and capacity to learn new things...learning is the lifeblood of future successes".

Learning organisations will always have the competitive edge, no matter which market they occupy.

Senge explains the 5 Core Disciplines and how to implement them.

It's a process, he suggests that starts from personal mastery, moves to a shared vision and develops into team learning.

The Fifth Discipline also provides the reader with a "systems toolkit".

It's helpful, for example, to understand that today's problems are often produced from yesterday's solutions, which is why short-term solutions are not always helpful.

Fast growth can often produce long-term failure: it's key to think through growth strategies clearly.

Understand that there can be a gap between action and effect; try not to think in snapshots.

Crucially, never assign blame, because failure can produce future success.The Fifth Discipline is both a guidebook for short-term decisions and a blueprint for future vision.

It explains how to make time for learning, and how to implement systems for companies to see both the forest and the trees.