Learning Organization
What is your understanding of the Five Disciplines of a learning organization described by Senge?
According to Senge (1997), many businesses never make it past their first few decades because of their inability to maintain continuous growth. Lack of constant learning makes it difficult for business organizations to sustain themselves in a competitive business environment for a long time. However, there are five disciplines of a learning organization that can help improve businesses’ sustainability. The five disciplines include personal mastery, systems thinking, developing mental models, shared vision, and team learning.
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Why does it appeal to you as an approach to change?
My understanding of the five disciplines of a learning organization is that learning occurs when it has been integrated into the organization’s culture. These factors make it essential for learning to be a part of the organization’s primary strategy. For instance, systems thinking requires that an organization integrates systems that support learning (Flood, 2002). The organization must also value learning by developing a workforce identifying with values encouraging learning. To implement the recommendations of Senge (1997), education needs to be a part of the organization’s culture.
What concerns do you have?
The concern I may have with this approach to organizational learning is the difficulty of developing a learning culture. It takes a lot of time and effort for an organization to establish the culture suggested by the five disciplines. This may not be a good solution for an organization that needs a quick fix for its learning issues. However, good change management can be of help to such organizations. Language, in particular, is an essential lever for change because it enables better communication of the importance and strategies for change to enhance the participation of all organization members in the change process.
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References
Flood, R. L. (2002). Rethinking The Fifth Discipline: Learning Within The Unknowable. Routledge.
Senge, P. M. (1997). The Fifth Discipline. Measuring Business Excellence, 1(3), 46-51.
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[u01d1] Unit 1 Discussion 1
Learning Organization
Based on your reading for this unit, write a summary that addresses the following:
Learning Organization
- What is your understanding of the Five Disciplines of a learning organization described by Senge?
- Why does it appeal to you as an approach to change?
- What concerns do you have?
- What do you notice about language’s importance as a lever for change?
- Why do the learning organization and the Five Disciplines seem an appropriate methodology for change management?
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