From
The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge (MIT)
1 I am my position
2 The enemy is out there
3 The illusion of taking charge
4 The fixation on events
5 The parable of the boiled frog
6 The delusion of learning from experience
7 The myth of the management team
Here is the description of all seven : Seven learning disabilities which are often responsible for organizational failure
I'm very good to avoid myself 1 and 2, while I find it more difficult to avoid 3.
I've seen in organizations more often 7, 5 and 1.
And you ?