- Paperback: 606 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group (6 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385472560
- ISBN-13: 978-0385472562
- Product Dimensions: 18.7 x 3 x 22.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Senge's best-selling The Fifth Discipline led Business Week to dub him the "new guru" of the corporate world; here he offers executives a step-by-step guide to building "learning organizations" of their own.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had read The Fifth Discipline, and liked the book very much. I knew about the Fieldbook, but found its bulk to be intimidating. Then, Goren Carstedt gave me a copy, and asked me to read it. Although the book invites the reader to skip around, I am a front to back reader. I decided to read it while walking on the treadmill daily. My exercise regimen started to improve because I enjoyed reading this book in 45 minute segments so much. You should probably do the same. Also, if you can skip around, that is better. What I found is that there is a helpful exercise or two for implementing every key idea in The Fifth Discipline. This added much more meaning to that book for me, and also helped me identify and solve some problems that I had been thinking about. I strongly urge you to get this book, read it, and read it again. Be sure to do the exercises that intrigue you, because they will help you to a much better understanding of your business. If you just want help with systems thinking, there is a section of about a 100 pages that you could read in a few hours that would help you very much to expand upon that part of The Fifth Discipline. Definitely read this book AFTER reading The Fifth Discipline.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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If you ever wanted a book that contains almost everything you would ever want to develop your management skills, this is it. As a business coach, I have found it remarkably thorough and recommend it to my clients often.
This is a different iteration of the original book 'The Fifth Discipline', (both are by Peter Senge) - itself a breakthough book.
The work Senge created in the Fieldbook version is practical and do-able, with the focus on individual exercises in as wide a range of management applications as you could need. I think it's a leap ahead of the original for that reason.
That being said, there are some more up to date areas that have evolved, such as, for example, Succession Planning, but with the vast array of components in this book, many of these will be covered off anyway.
For anyone who wants both a dip-in workbook as well as a groundbreaking comprehensive manual, this book must be in your library, it will serve you well for the whole of your management career.
By the way, if you buy it on here (Amazon), don't be put off by the number of pages. If you buy it (after trying to pick it up!) in a bookshop, don't be put off by it's weight!
If you take it a 'module' at a time, you will find it remarkably readable and fun - but I wouldn't attempt to read the whole thing in one go - just take your time.
Enjoy meandering around it, it's a truly fascinating read!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Based upon the thoughts in Senge's The Fifth Discipline, which is a far harder slog, this book provides refreshing examples and tools to help understand a systemic view to tackling management problems. The focus is on the Learning Organisation, but the tools discussed can be used in any systemic management situation (are their any that are not systemic ?). Good clear writing, excellent value for money. Refreshing book design means that it can be read and then easily referenced later. Would have given this 5 stars except that I work in one of the companies mentioned and the example referenced didn't exactly work out as suggested.
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I haven't read the original Fifth Discipline, but I would highly recommend this. The book is full of strategies for taking your organisation forward, from developing a learning... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A John
If you only got to choose one, add this to your toolkit of Techniques,...
If I could have only one shelf on which to put the most useful and interesting books for me to keep for all time, this would be one of the first I'd select. Read more
Published on 3 May 2009 by A. Murray
A second dose of inspiration
Senge's second serving of the Learning Organization is filled with practical tips and real-life examples from companies and organizations that have embraced the teachings of... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2005 by Layla Halabi
If You Liked The Fifth Discipline, You'll Love This Book
I had read The Fifth Discipline, and liked the book very much. I knew about the Fieldbook, but found its bulk to be intimidating. Read more
Published on 30 May 2004 by Donald Mitchell
The Ultimate Management Guide
In this, the 'field' book Peter Senge pretty well covers all the needs of the modern (and not-yet-so modern!) manager. Read more
Published on 20 April 2003 by M. P. Haworth
A need to know hands on guide to learned organisations
I first read this book to get a feel for how learning teams and learned organisations is build. The book contains so many examples of how other people have build their... Read more
Published on 20 April 2001
Puts into practice lessons from "The Fifth Discipline"
This book supports the text book "The Fifth Discipline" and is useful to better understand how to put into practice the lessons learned.
Published on 17 Dec 1999
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