The Fifth Discipline

Customer Reviews

Thought Leadership, and Breakthrough ideas - By: Stephen Parry, 27 May 2007
I found this book highly simulating but required heavy study to transfer the ideas into the working environment. I found the framework was incomplete especiallly around the issues of creating a learning environment. Senges' framework for Systems is best described in terms of 'systems dynamics' which leads onto a more developed theory by others on system complexity & emergence.

He describes what might be an end state without detailing how to get there, the later follow up field book on tools & methods now fills this gap neatly. Both books together are perfect.

This book sets out theory very well, it also provides Thought Leadership, Breakthrough ideas & Inspiration. Its well written & enjoyable.

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True wisdom inside - By: Gary Sage, 29 Nov 2006
Over 15 years & a few hundred more pages later this book remains number one on the list of management must reads.
Systems thinking remains, in my opinion the way to go & the idea of learning organizations is still valid today. What is reallly special here is the idea that it's alll about people. Some say the concepts are a bit too "new age" & Senge acknowledges this & admits that the term "carries a lot of baggage". W Edwards Deming spoke of a new economic age which was his terminology.
Great book, will alway be near at hand for me.

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