Intro -- Diane M. Korzeniewski LO4278

ToCOLLABR8@aol.com
Sat, 16 Dec 1995 22:34:58 -0500

I am a product designer with General Motors. I developed an interest in
LO and Systems Thinking about a year ago when someone gave me "The Fifth
Discipline". It's still quite new to me and this is the first contact I've
had with others who have the same interest. I have been a subscriber for
about 2 weeks now and I'm enjoying the dialogue. In fact, if there are
any fellow-GM'ers on this list, I would like to hear from you.

I would like to understand how others feel about "undiscussibles" and the
impact on organizational effectiveness. How do you know when a particular
undiscussible is a barrier and is in need of surfacing? In my particular
organization, I feel there are issues that need to be discussed before we
can really make progress as a whole. Very few of my peers agree that
these issues are in need of "airing". Most have become so accustomed to
certain things that they don't see a need to even talk about them. How do
I know if I'm wanting to go deeper than we really need to?

I have read quite a bit in the last 18 months or so. I never knew I had
an interest in organizational and workplace issues. I'm sure I couldn't
pass a test on any one of these but, they served their purpose. Good
reading does for the mind what nasal spray does for the sinuses -- it
opens things up. If anyone is familiar with these books I would be
interested in your thoughts on how they may or may not apply to learning
organizations.

1) The Fifth Discipline; and, Fieldbook
2) The Goal (Goldratt)
3) The Change Masters (Kanter)
4) Reengineering Management (Champy)
5) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey)
6) The Deming Management Method (Walton)
7) The Machine that Changed the World (Womack/Jones/Roos)
8) The Wisdom of Teams (Katzenbach/Smith)
9) Leveraging Knowledge (Thurbin) -- Currently reading

I would like to compliment the host and all engaged in dialogue here for
the level of professionalism I have seen in such a short time. I know I'm
going to continue to enjoy reading and participating on this list.

Happy Holidays!

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Diane M. Korzeniewski
ToCOLLABR8@aol.com (home)
kzpp50@sun347.hqs.mid.gmeds.com (work)