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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

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Peter Senge
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 1
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Stanford
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Peter M. Senge
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An accurate, insightful view of current reality is as important as a clear vision.
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The key to success isn't just thinking about what we are doing but doing something about what we are thinking.
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The most effective people are those who can hold their vision while remaining committed to seeing current reality clearly
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How has the world of the child changed in the last 150 years? The answer is. It's hard to imagine any way in which it hasn't changed.They're immersed in all kinds of stuff that was unheard of 150 years ago, and yet if you look at schools today versus 100 years ago, they are more similar than dissimilar.
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