Personal Mastery Individuals committed to their own learning and to creating the results they truly want in their lives are the type of people who lead continually learning organizations. Personal mastery allows us to articulate personal visions and achieve them by transforming stress into creative tension. True learning involves the suspension of our presuppositions and assumptions, our mental models. For teams to think together and communicate effectively they need to transcend the pre-conceived notions each member brings to the organization. The spirit of an organization determines its capacity to learn.
Organizational spirit comes from the sharing of a vision.
Only with a deep understanding and acceptance of this common goal are individuals able to transcend their personal visions and find meaning for their actions in the context of the organization. After having attended the course, you will have an understanding of the core competencies required for building learning organizations and the experience of participating in a learning community. You will have an enhanced ability to think systemically, communicate effectively, and lead honorably. You will be asked to clarify personal and professional visions, and then use those personal visions to create a shared vision that can guide a company on its path to becoming a learning organization. Audience This course is designed as an intensive and comprehensive introduction to the concepts, methods and tools for building learning organizations for members of the Society for Organizational Learning.