ALED 342/ALEC 609DR. CHRIS TOWNSEND

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

The 5 Learning OrganizationDisciplines

The Disciplines

SYSTEMS THINKINGLook at interrelated forcesSee them as a part of a common process

EXAMPLE = HULLABALOO

Good bye to texas university So long to the orange and the white Good luck to dear old Texas Aggies They are the boys who show the real old fight 'the eyes of Texas are upon you' That is the song they sing so well Sounds Like Hell So good bye to texas university We're gonna beat you all to Chigaroogarem Chigaroogarem Rough, Tough, Real stuff, Texas A&M

Saw varsity's horns off Saw varsity's horns off Saw varsity's horns off Short! A! Varsity's horns are sawed off Varsity's horns are sawed off Varsity's horns are sawed off Short! A!

That version is really the 2nd verse !

The second verse of the Aggie War Hymn was written by J.J. "Pinky" Wilson in 1918 while he was standing guard on the Rhine River during World War I. When he returned to the U.S., he wrote the first verse (the one no one sings) in lieu of the fact that we don't always play t.u. However, the Ags of the time felt that the first verse was too much like the Ivy League fight songs and refused to sing it. As a result, it never caught on and that is why we sing the second verse twice. The Singing Cadets sing both verses of the song to reflect the entire work of Pinky Wilson.

Here is the first verse ..

The Aggie War Hymn Hullabaloo, Caneck, Caneck Hullabaloo, Caneck, Caneck

All hail to dear old Texas A&M Rally around Maroon and White

Good luck to dear old Texas Aggies They are the boys who show the real old fight

That good old Aggie Spirit thrills us And makes us yell and yell and yell

So let's fight for dear old Texas A&M We're gonna beat you all to

Chigaroogarem Chigaroogarem

Rough, Tough, real stuff Texas A&M

The Disciplines

TEAM LEARNINGAlignment and functioning as a wholeFull coordination and sense of unity because

members know what each other think EXAMPLE = Discuss and agree on what a

Learning Community’s ground rules should be

Turn in sheet with ideas for ground rules

The Disciplines

PERSONAL MASTERYCreative tension between reality and

visionContinual re-focusMaster the principles underlying the

WAY you produce resultsEXAMPLE = (next slide…)

What if….

The world was perfect? What COULD you do with the rest of your life?

Reality sets in…What CAN you do with the rest of your life?

The Disciplines

SHARED VISIONCreate a sense of purposeBring people togetherFulfill their greatest aspirationsEXAMPLE = go on to next slide

Aggie Traditions"There's a Spirit can ne'er be told..." What does it mean to be a Texas Aggie? Since its beginning in 1876, Texas A&M has developed a rich heritage of traditions that have helped to develop character, leadership, unity, and public service in all its graduates. By experiencing these honored traditions you can begin to understand what is truly meant by "the Spirit of Aggieland."

                      

The Disciplines

MENTAL MODELSImages, assumptions we have of others, institutions, everything!

See through your frame of reference

EXAMPLE = SHERLOCK

Read through the scenario. Based on your observations…..

1. Would you accept the job if it were offered to you?

2. How confident are you that you would or would not enjoy working for this person?

3. What do you think would be your degree of satisfaction with this job?

4. How do you think you would be treated by your boss?