Peter Senge Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“If you are realistic about how our present society works, the economic clout - and a lot of the political clout, frankly - is in the business sector. And it's the locus of innovation.”

“A well-managed business will have a high return on invested capital. But that's a consequence. It's not a way to manage a business.”

“In our ordinary experiences with other people, we know that approaching each other in a machinelike way gets us into trouble.”

“Nobody likes to throw stuff away. It's just antithetical to our sense of being a person. But we're all habituated to that way of living today.”

“How do you know what people value? Well, you watch what they buy. How do we know what products to create? Well, it's based on what they value.”

“Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset.”

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

“One industrial age belief is that GDP or GNP is a measure of progress. I don't care if you're the President of China or the U.S., if your country doesn't grow, you're in trouble. But we all know that beyond a certain level of material need, further material acquisition doesn't make people happier.”

“You go to any MBA program, and you will be taught the theory of the firm, that the purpose of the firm is the maximization of return on invested capital. I always thought this was a kind of lunacy.”