Rol,
You believe that "personal mastery" is the most important of the Senge
disciplines for the "learning organization," and point out, rightly I
believe, that it is the one most painful and most resisted.
Perhaps there are reasons for the resistance, Rol, that should be
respected.
The new work, the new "learning organization" begins to resemble an AA
meeting where the heretofore private and intimate are "shared," on the
assumption that when we bare our innermost souls we begin a process of
healing and transformation and growth: and learning.
Perhaps.
Perhaps we do.
And perhaps there is wisdom in the distinction between the public and the
private, between that which is the proper business of the employer and
supervisors, and that which is none of their business.
Literally: my struggles with myself for discipline, growth, serenity,
joy--mastery--of course impact on their business, but that does not make
it available for their inspection and evaluation.
Perhaps.
Steve Eskow
Dr. Steve Eskow
President, The Electronic University Network
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>The question of personal mastery is the most important of all the
>disciplines Senge identifies. It is the discipline most people prefer to
>avoid talking about or thinking about. When the stories of personal
>mastery have arisen in the past, they have been pretty personal, powerful,
>and sometimes painful. They have been wonderful stories. I hope there
>are more of them.
--"Dr. Steve Eskow" <dreskow@magicnet.net>
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