U4 AOS 2 Bus Man Section 4 Quiz - Senge's Learning Organisation

Five principles of a Learning Organisation, according to Peter Senge are

• systems thinking, communication, mental models, building shared vision, empowerment

• systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, building shared vision, team learning

• personal mastery, incentives, building shared vision, leadership, team learning

• team learning, personal mastery, mental models, empowerment, support

Peter Senge believed that learning organisations continuously seek to expand their capacity to (a)   the results they desire.

Match the following

• Employees must improve their personal and professional skills

• Systems Thinking

• The process of aligning and developing the capacities of a team to create results

• Personal Mastery

• The ability to see the big picture, to look beyond just the business

• Team Learning

• All members of the business must have a shared picture of the future

• Building Shared Vision

• Deeply ingrained assumptions and generalisations which influence understanding of the world

• Mental Models

The discipline of team learning starts with what Senge referred to as (a)   , the concept of communicating openly.

Personal mastery involves the people within a business developing (a)   , the ability to undertake continual learning to show improvement and movement towards a sared vision.

Is a shared vision the same as a vision statement?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

No. A vision statement is only one sentence. A shared vision is made up of guiding principles and practices which motivates employees and managers to excel and learn because they want to.

Mental models entails going beyond the sort of internal poltics and game playing that dominate traditional businesses, through openness, honesty, and the sharing of (a)   .

Traditional leadership, according to Senge, is one where leaders set the direction and make all the decisions. This is an _________ and non-systemic model of leadership.

• individualistic

• collaborative

• effective

• common

Match the following

• Leader has a commitment and responsibility for the vision

• Leader as Designer

• The leader must foster the learning of employees

• Leader as Steward

• The leader must develop the governing ideas for the business

• Leader as Teacher