144 Quotes by Peter Senge

The most universal challenge that we face is the transition from seeing our human institutions as machines to seeing them as embodiments of nature.

The further human society drifts away from nature, the less we understand interdependence .

When there is genuine vision(as opposed to the all-too-familiar vision statement), people excel and learn, not because they are told to, but because they want to.

The world is made of Circles And we think in straight Lines

The Industrial Age is not sustainable. It's not sustainable in ecological terms, and it's not sustainable in human terms.

I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That's a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

You cannot force commitment, what you can do…You nudge a little here, inspire a little there, and provide a role model. Your primary influence is the environment you create.

Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.

When you ask people what it is like being part of a great team, what is most striking is the meaningfulness of the experience. People talk about being part of something larger than themselves, of being connected, of being generative. It becomes quite clear that, for many, their experiences as part of truly great teams stand out as singular periods of life lived to the fullest.