Fifth Discipline Tutorial - Application of Learning Organizations: Application of Learning Organizations

Author: Bert Friedman
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: The format of "The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Applications for Learning Organizations" is completely purposeful. Just like the concepts of organizational learning and human dynamics, the author's portrayal of their own experience is engaging. As a former CEO, I found myself completely immersed in the author's discussion. I only wish I had benefited sufficiently from this book when leading my own company, and I strongly believe many other leaders would feel the same way. I highly recommend this book to those interested in organizational learning or considering introducing the concepts of organizational learning into the workplace. "The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Applications for Learning Organizations" will become a classic book on organizational learning strategies, and all those in modern business organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life and work will benefit from it. "The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Applications for Learning Organizations" guides us beyond process management, total quality management, or even transformational leadership, toward organizational learning. The author reveals the important distinction between traditional single-loop learning and more dynamic double-loop learning, the latter of which can shake the foundation of a company or even a society. The author explains how leaders from real-world organizational learning decentralize authority across the organization rather than centralizing it through a centralized bureaucratic system. "The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Applications for Learning Organizations" plays a significant role in inspiring thinking for management research. Every leader in an organization should read, reflect on, and learn from it.