introduction
fromaveryearlyage,wearetaughttobreakapartproblems,tofragmenttheworld.thisapparentlymakescomple*tasksandsubjectsmoremanageable,butwepayahidden,enormousprice.wecannolongerseetheconsequencesofouractions;weloseourintrinsicsenseofconnectiontoalargerwhole.whenwethentryto"seethebigpicture",wetrytoreassemblethefragmentsinourminds,tolistandorganizeallthepieces.but,asphysicistdavidbohmsays,thetaskisfutile--similartotryingtoreassemblethefragmentsofabroken
mirrortoseeatruereflection.thus,afterawhilewegiveuptryingtoseethewholealtogether.
thetoolsandideaspresentedinthisbookarefordestroyingtheillusionthattheworldiscreatedofseparate,unrelatedforces.whenwegiveupthisillusion--wecanthenbuild
"learningorganizations",organizationswherepeop
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enasdisciplines.by"discipline",idonotmeanan"enforcedorder"or"meansofpunishment",butabodyoftheoryandtechniquethatmustbestudiedandmasteredtobeputintopractice.adisciplineisadevelopmentalpathforacquiringcertainskillsorcompetencies.aswithanydiscipline,fromplayingpianotoelectricalengineering,somepeoplehaveaninnategift,butanyonecandevelopproficiencythroughpractice.
評注:discipline在這里的用法,大概最接近的是“學問”或“學科”。上面說道:“一門學問是一個拓展的途徑,從中獲得實在的技巧與資歷”,這是從一種“動態(tài)”的角度去看待它,非常具啟發(fā)性。
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不論古今中外,很多人都發(fā)出過如petersenge一般的呼喚:
“你認識越多,便越醒覺自己的無知!”
topracticeadisciplineistobealifelonglearner.you"neverarrive";youspendyourlifemasteringdisciplines.youcanneversay,"wearealearningorganization,"anymorethanyoucansay"iananenlightenedperson."themoreyoulearn,themoreacutelyawareyoubecomeofyourignoranc.thus,acorporationcannotbe"e*cellent"inthesenseofhavingarrivedatapermanente*cellence;itisalwaysinthestateofpracticingthedisciplinesoflearningofbecomingbetterorworse.
practicingadisciplineisdifferentfromemulating"amodel".alltoooften,newmanagementinnovationsaredescribedintermsofthe"bestpractices"ofso-calledleadingfirms.whileinteresting,ibelievesuchdescriptionscanoftendomoreharmthangood,leadingtopiecemealcopyingandplaying
catch-up.idonotbelievegreatorganizationshaveeverbeenbuiltbytryingtoemulateanother,anymorethanindividualgreatnessisachievedbytryingtocopyanother"greatperson".
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5disciplinesofthelearningorganisation
disciplinesofalearningorganization
thereare5disciplinesofthelearningorganisation
personalmastery自我超越
mentalmodels改善心智模式
buildingsharedvision建立共同愿景
teamlearning團隊學習
systemsthinking系統(tǒng)性思考
personalmastery
masterymightsuggestgainingdominanceoverpeopleorthings.butmasterycanalsomeanaspeciallevelofproficiency.amastercraftsmandoesn'tdominatepotteryorweaving.peoplewithahighlevelofpersonalmasteryareabletoconsistentlyrealizetheresultsthatmattermostdeeplytothem-ineffect,theyapproachtheirlifeasanartistwouldapproachaworkofart.theydothatbybecomingcommittedtotheirownlifelonglearning.
personalmasteryisthedisciplineofcontinuallyclarifyinganddeepeningourpersonalvision,offocusingourenergies,ofdevelopingpatience,andofseeingrealityobjectively.
assuch,itisanessentialcornerstoneofthelearningorganisation-thelearningorganisation'sspiritualfoundation.anorganisation'scommitmenttoandcapacityfor
learningcanbenogreaterthanthatofitsmembers.therootsofthisdisciplinelieinbotheasternandwesternspiritualtraditions,andinseculartraditionsaswell.
butsurprisinglyfeworganisationsencouragethegrowthoftheirpeopleinthismanner.thisresultsinvastuntap ……(未完,全文共18652字,當前僅顯示3355字,請閱讀下面提示信息。
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