Mental models are deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, or even pictures of images that influence how we understand the world and how we tak….

The easy way out usually leads back in..

The gap between vision and current reality is also a source of energy. If there were no gap, there would be no need for any action to move towards th….

Small changes can produce big results - but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious..

The most effective people are those who can "hold" their vision while remaining committed to seeing current reality clearly.

Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we never were able to do. Through learning we reperceive the….

Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something, or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge….

The key to success isn't just thinking about what we are doing but doing something about what we are thinking..

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

The organizations that will truly excel in the future will be the organizations that discover how to tap people's commitment and capacity to learn at….

Don't push growth; remove the factors limiting growth..

A shared vision is not an idea...it is rather, a force in people's hearts...at its simplest level, a shared vision is the answer to the question 'Wha….

A learning organization is an organization that is continually expanding its capacity to create its future..

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 bei….

In a sluggish system, aggressiveness produces instability. Either be patient or make the system more responsive..

In great teams, conflict becomes productive. The free flow of conflicting ideas is critical for creative thinking, for discovering new solutions no o….

An accurate, insightful view of current reality is as important as a clear vision..

We often spend so much time coping with problems along our path that we forget why we are on that path in the first place. The result is that we only….

The company-as-a-machine model fits how people think about and operate conventional companies. And, of course, it fits how people think about changin….

Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist — someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations..

Structures of which we are unaware hold us prisoner..