Who is Peter Block?
Peter Block
is an
author, consultant, and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. His work is about
empowerment, stewardship, chosen accountability, and the reconciliation
of community.
Peter is
the author of several best selling books. The most widely known being
Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used (1st
edition 1999); Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest
(1993); and The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at
Work (1987).
He has
also authored Flawless Consulting Fieldbook & Companion: A Guide to
Understanding Your Expertise (2000). The Answer to How Is Yes:
Acting on What Matters (Berrett-Koehler, 2002) won the 2002
Independent Book Publisher Book Award for Business Breakthrough Book of
the Year. Freedom and Accountability at Work: Applying Philosophic
Insight to the Real World was co-authored with consultant and
philosopher Peter Koestenbaum (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001).
The books
are about ways to create workplaces and communities that work for all.
They offer an alternative to the patriarchal beliefs that dominate our
culture. His work is to bring change into the world through consent and
connectedness rather than through mandate and force.
Flawless Consulting (2nd edition 1999) is about having impact
when you have no direct control and has become a classic for anyone in a
consulting role. The Empowered Manager focuses on creating an
organization of our own choosing. Stewardship is about the right
use of power and designing organizations for service. The Answer to
How Is Yes is about giving priority to what matters over what
simply works.
He is a
partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops
designed by Peter to build the skills outlined in his books. He received
a Masters Degree in Industrial Administration from Yale University in
1963; he performed his undergraduate work at the University of Kansas.
Peter
serves on the Board of Directors of Cincinnati Classical Public Radio
and acts as an advisor to the City of Hope and Hip Hop Center in
Cincinnati.
He has
received national awards for outstanding contributions in the field of
training and development, including the American Society for Training
and Development Award for Distinguished Contributions; the Association
for Quality and Participation President’s Award; and Training Magazine
HRD Hall of Fame.
Peter's
office is in Mystic, Connecticut. He welcomes being contacted at
pbi@att.net.
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