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In his classic book Stewardship,
Peter Block showed how to free our organizations from stifling,
control-obsessed bureaucracy and redesign them so that they
are governed by the ideals of service, responsibility, accountability,
and meaning. In The Answer to How is Yes, Block helps
us realize similar ideals in our individual lives and offers
the concept of social architect to balance the engineering
and economist mindsets that flood most of our institutions.
Here, Block offers a new way of thinking
about our actions that helps free us from being controlled
by the bombardment of messages about how we should live
and act. He shows how our obsession with tools and techniques
actually prevents us from doing things we believe in, and
he identifies what is required of us to not only know what
matters but to act on that knowledge. He reframes leadership
as the role of social architect where convening, engaging
and defining the question replace vision, charisma and driving
change. The Answer to How is Yes confronts our passivity
and blame. It argues for a life where we choose accountability
and demand more compelling purpose from our work.
Most importantly, Block inspires us to say
'yes' to our ideals and what we know to be true.
Peter Block is an author, speaker, and
a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that
offers consulting skills workshops. He is the author of
three bestselling books: Flawless Consulting: A Guide
to Getting Your Expertise Used, The Empowered Manager:
Positive Political Skills at Work, and Stewardship:
Choosing Service Over Self-Interest. He recently authored
Flawless Consulting Fieldbook & Companion: A Guide
to Understanding Your Expertise.
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