Learning cannot be disassociated from action.

All human beings are born with unique gifts. The healthy functioning community depends on realizing the capacity to develop each gift.

The most effective people are those who can "hold" their vision while remaining committed to seeing current reality clearly

I do not believe great organizations have ever been built by trying to emulate another, any more than individual greatness is achieved by trying to copy another 'great person'.

In a learning organization, leaders are designers, stewards, and teachers. They are responsible for building organizations where people continually expand their capabilities to understand complexity, clarify vision, and improve shared mental models - that is, they are responsible for learning.

Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.

The care leadership strategy is simple: be a model. Commit yourself to your own personal mastery. Talking about personal mastery may open people's minds somewhat, but actions always speak louder than words. There is nothing more powerful you can do to encourage others in their quest for personal mastery than to be serious in your own quest.