Peter Senge on Systemic Systems

In this episode, Christina continues with Systemic Systems giving us the background on Peter Senege who was responsible for bringing the concept of systemic systems to the forefront in his book “The 5th Discipline” published in 1990. The core design of systemic systems boils down to culture and the culture related to how you run your business. When you walk into a store, let’s say a pet store or a gym, it’s the feeling that creates the culture which is a derivative of the systems that are in place. Christina takes us from the history of where the concept came from to how this affects your employee’s and how they function within the system you’ve created whether you know it or not. If you’ve developed your business in survival learning, that will eventually create the culture in which you and your employee’s move forward. Culturally people who will become employee’s aren't taught to create their own projects within the business. Employees are usually trained to rely on their boss or manager for direction and if you, the owner or manager developed the business in survival learning, this is what your employees will follow. In this episode you will learn: 1. Who Peter Senge is and his influence on systemic systems. 2. How culture plays a huge role in systemic systems. 3. Why your systems create the foundation for your employees and why that can be a good or bad thing. As you can tell Christina is a huge believer in systems and their benefit to your business. The culture you imply will be what your customers and employees feel. It’s your overall presence as a whole and this will be determined by how well you implement and manage your systems.