Peter Senge: The ecology of leadership

From Leader to Leader Journal: In the past 5 years, corporate leaders have talked more about learning and devel­opment than in the previous 50. But the discussion inspires frus­tration as well as hope. Senior exec­u­tives invariably want to know, “How do I build a learning orga­ni­zation?” It is the most frequent question I am asked, but it is the wrong question, for two reasons. First, it implies that the pres­ident or CEO can single­handedly make changes in an organization’s genetic code. Second, it suggests that building a learning orga­ni­zation (and learning itself) involves a defin­itive formula rather than an ongoing process. · Go to Peter Senge: The ecology of leadership →