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The organizations that will truly excel in the future will be the organizations that discover how to tap people's commitment and capacity to learn at all levels in an organization.

Peter Senge

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Peter Senge
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 1
Author
Economist
Engineer
Pedagogue
Philosopher
University Teacher
Writer
Stanford
California
Peter M. Senge
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Commitment
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