Peter Senge Quotes about Vision

It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear.

It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear.

Skills, Vision, Clear

Peter Senge (2012). “Schools That Learn (updated and revised second edition): A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education”, p.342, Nicholas Brealey Publishing

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.

Peter Senge

People, Vision, Want

Peter M Senge (2010). “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization: First edition”, p.16, Random House

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

Peter Senge

Reality, People, Vision

Peter M Senge (2010). “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization: First edition”, p.159, Random House

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

Peter Senge

Reality, Views, Vision

Peter M Senge (2010). “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization: First edition”, p.115, Random House

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision

Peter Senge

Vision, Pursuit, Needed

Like a pane of glass framing and subtly distorting our vision, mental models determine what we see.

Peter Senge

Glasses, Vision, Framing

Peter Senge (2012). “Schools That Learn (updated and revised second edition): A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education”, p.100, Nicholas Brealey Publishing