Stewardship Choosing Service Over Self Interest

Author : Peter Block
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781881052869
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stewardship written by Peter Block and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Block presents models of stewardship, both for entire companies and for individuals, to produce reforms in such areas as human resource practices, performance appraisal, and the role of staff groups.

Author : Peter Block
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1609948246
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stewardship written by Peter Block and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and expanded: this classic guide to business leadership presents “an original and profound new view on how to run an organization” (Library Journal). Despite all the evidence calling for change, most organizations still rely on patriarchy and control as their core form of governance. The result is that they stifle initiative and spirit and alienate people from their work. In Stewardship, Peter Block calls for a dramatic shift in how we distribute power, privilege, and the control of money. “Stewardship,” he writes, “is the willingness to be accountable for the well-being of the larger organization by operating in service, rather than in control, of those around us.” Block has revised and updated the book throughout, including a new introduction addressing what has changed—and what hasn't—in the twenty years since the book was published. It also includes a new chapter on applying stewardship to the common good of the wider community. Speaking in practical terms about how stewardship transforms every function and department for the better, Block also offers tactical advice on gearing up to implement these reforms.

Author : Peter Block
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781881052289
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stewardship written by Peter Block and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Block's widely awaited new book shows how the spirit of partnership and service can be made part of every business, government agency, and nonprofit institution. The author of The Empowered Manager unveils radical new models of stewardship for organizations and individuals within organizations.

Author : Kurt April
Publisher : Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1919895329
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steward Leadership written by Kurt April and published by Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steward leadership is a form of leadership that focuses on others, the community and society at large, rather than the self. Many senior leaders and executives across the globe appear to ‘naturally’ move into a stewardship mindset at a ripe age or when their careers have matured, whereas executives of around 30 years old, on average, are typically focused on their personal self-interests. The authors of Steward Leadership: a maturational perspective, who teach MBA courses around the world, wondered how to develop stewards at younger ages and set about creating a framework for stewardship and its requisite behaviour. Their research was conducted among a group of MBA students, testing nine stewardship attributes: personal vision, personal mastery, vulnerability and maturity, risk-taking and experimentation, mentoring, raising awareness, shared vision, valuing diversity, and delivering results. The outcome of the study, which is explored in this book, provides a base-line of attitudes which were tested against various demographic variables. In addition, the authors interviewed industry leaders from around the world to gauge their perspectives on and experience with the concept of stewardship and some of its dimensions, to gain qualitative insights. The results of their research provide the theoretical as well as consulting tools with which organisations can develop stewards, whether through training programmes, mentoring programmes, coaching initiatives and/or personal development practices. The authors believe that stewardship is a more viable and indeed better alternative to current leadership concepts. This book provides a roadmap by which contemporary and upcoming leaders can be guided into developing their leadership abilities – and become the stewards of the future.

Author : Peter Block
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780369371751
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stewardship written by Peter Block and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Service, Accountability, and Partnership. Stewardship was provocative, even revolutionary, when it was first published in 1993, and it remains every bit as relevant and radical today. Most organizations still rely on patriarchy and hierarchy as their core form of governance, stifling initiative and spirit and alienating people from the work they do. Peter Block asserts that a fundamental shift in how we distribute power, privilege, and the control of money can transform every part of an organization for the better, and he examines the nitty - gritty of implementing these reforms. This revised and expanded edition includes a new introduction by Block addressing what has and hasn't changed since the first edition and a new chapter on applying stewardship to the common good of the wider community. This visionary yet pragmatic book is sure to open your mind and change the way you do your job forever. ''An original and profound new view on how to run organizations ... Block transcends all extant leadership literature.'' Library Journal ''Stewardship is one of those books that permanently changes how you think. It obliterates the wall between good business and ethical business ... Get better business results, change the world, and save your soul with a single book.'' Gifford Pinchot III, cofounder and President, Bainbridge Graduate Institute. ''The most insightful analyst of what ails organizations has written a very timely update of his book Stewardship. With America's newest civic generation, millennials, now flooding the world of work, Block offers a system of governance that captures that generation's need for 'service over self - interest.''' Morley Winograd, coauthor, with Mike Hais, of Millennial Momentum. ''The new edition of Stewardship is an absolute must - read for anyone interested in building sustainable businesses, organizations, and communities. [Block's] ideas create more engaged organizations, which are better for people, the environment, and business.'' Brian Camastral, CEO, Riversong Sanctuary; cofounder, BLITS Foundation; and former Global President, Mars Food.

Author : Peter Block
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1605095362
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community written by Peter Block and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of our communities are fragmented and at odds within themselves. Businesses, social services, education, and health care each live within their own worlds. The same is true of individual citizens, who long for connection but end up marginalized, their gifts overlooked, their potential contributions lost. What keeps this from changing is that we are trapped in an old and tired conversation about who we are. If this narrative does not shift, we will never truly create a common future and work toward it together. What Peter Block provides in this inspiring new book is an exploration of the exact way community can emerge from fragmentation. How is community built? How does the transformation occur? What fundamental shifts are involved? What can individuals and formal leaders do to create a place they want to inhabit? We know what healthy communities look like—there are many success stories out there. The challenge is how to create one in our own place. Block helps us see how we can change the existing context of community from one of deficiencies, interests, and entitlement to one of possibility, generosity, and gifts. Questions are more important than answers in this effort, which means leadership is not a matter of style or vision but is about getting the right people together in the right way: convening is a more critical skill than commanding. As he explores the nature of community and the dynamics of transformation, Block outlines six kinds of conversation that will create communal accountability and commitment and describes how we can design physical spaces and structures that will themselves foster a sense of belonging. In Community, Peter Block explores a way of thinking about our places that creates an opening for authentic communities to exist and details what each of us can do to make that happen.

Author : Peter Block
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1609940407
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Answer to How Is Yes written by Peter Block and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern culture’s worship of “how-to” pragmatism has turned us into instruments of efficiency and commerce—but we’re doing more and more about things that mean less and less. We constantly ask “how? and still struggle to find purpose and act on what matters. Instead of acting on what we know to be of importance, we wait for bosses to change, we seek the latest fad, we invest in one more degree. Asking how keeps us safe—instead of being led by our hearts into uncharted territory, we keep our heads down and stick to the rules. But we are gaining the world and losing our souls. Peter Block puts the “how-to” craze in perspective and presents a guide to the difficult and life-granting journey of bringing what we know is of personal value into an indifferent or even hostile corporate and cultural landscape. He raises our awareness of the trade-offs we’ve made in the name of practicality and expediency, and offers hope for a way of life in which we’re motivated not by what “works,” but by the things that truly matter in life—idealism, intimacy, depth and engagement.

Author : James Strock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984077489
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serve to Lead written by James Strock and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Serve to Lead: 21st Century Leaders Manual' is an indispensable guide to effective leadership, management, and communication in our disruptive historical moment. Award-winning author James Strock distills actionable insights from a wide array of leaders in business, government, politics, the military, and non-governmental organizations.

Author : Peter Block
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781565740174
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Empowered Manager written by Peter Block and published by . This book was released on 1993-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital version of the book of the same title. Offers search capability, notes option, and bookmark feature.

Author : Peter C. Brinckerhoff
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1618589091
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nonprofit Stewardship written by Peter C. Brinckerhoff and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an environment of increasing competition and eroding trust, nonprofits are under pressure to up their ability to deliver on their mission. Stewardship is a paradigm-shifting way to view your role, your board, your staff, your funders, and yourself. Understanding that the nonprofit is rooted in its ownership by the community helps break the boundaries of turf and fragmentation that prevent sustainable impacts. Author Peter Brinckerhoff, internationally known expert at helping not-for-profits get more mission for their money, explains why stewardship is the smart thing to do and how you can use it to transform your organization. You'll discover: The eight characteristics of a mission-based steward; The various stewardship roles that exist in your not-for-profit, and why each is essential in a well-functioning organization; Three surprising truths about your not-for-profit; The nine characteristics of a successful not-for-profit; Fifteen warning signs of trouble in your organization; Stewardship-rich ways to view your finances, your budgeting, and your financial reporting; A refreshing new perspective on the relationship between funders and not-for-profits; Crisis management tools that really work; A stewardship self-assessment to use now as a starting point, and later as a reference point to measure your progress. Comprehensive, passionate, and practical. Dozens of real-world examples make this book relevant. End-of-chapter discussion questions reprise key points and reinforce important ideas. Nonprofit Stewardship is recommended for leaders of all types of not-for-profit organizations serving individuals, the local community, the state, the nation, or the world. Also recommended for donors, grant makers, government agencies, and others who fund your work.