I recommend this book for anyone who leads a team and wants to develop the capability of their team to think for themselves, learn quickly and improve productivity.  

The practical application of Senge's work is to develop a clear mental picture of how individuals and groups can improve their adaptability and learning capacity.  Embedding this thinking in day-to-day operations also improves group processes and helps individual team members to think and communicate strategically. 

Senge describes 5 distinct learning disciplines that build on one another that culminate in the ability to see the organisation as a whole system, rather than narrow focus on one job or one area of the business. Why is this important?  It is important because a great deal of inefficiency, conflict and job dissatisfaction is driven by mis-alignment of teams and problematic relationships between job functions.  Building the ability of all team members to see the organisation as a whole encourages teamwork, facilitates communication and creates healthier relationships.

Link to Amazon_The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge

The 5 learning disciplines are:

1.  Systems thinking;

2.  Personal mastery;

3.  Mental models;

4.  Building shared vision; and

5. Team learning. 

Link to the 4 Domain Model

Senge's work assists and links to the Aspire 4 Domain Model - specifically Domain 2# Self-management.  Click here to navigate to Domain 2# (Self-management).

Reading The Fifth Discipline provides a way to put your strategic thinking to work in developing practical, shared language between team members and a replicable development approach for individuals and how teams work together.