Partner in Designed Learning, and author of the landmark book
Community: The Structure of Belonging, Peter Block shares ideas for community building from fragmented societies into cohesive ones where all citizens can achieve their full potential as people. He shares ideas on how to develop the community based leadership to begin that community transformation.
Peter Block is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Tuesday, August 5, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Partner in Designed Living, and author of the landmark book
Community: The Structure of Belonging, Peter Block shares ideas for community building from fragmented societies into cohesive ones. You will learn:
* Why communities are fragmented and how various sectors work against one another
* How to build a community based on inclusion and belonging
* How to develop local leadership and grassroots based ideas
* The steps toward transforming a society to one based on accountability
Peter Block (photo left) 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 are Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used (1st edition 1980, 2nd edition 1999); Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest (1993) and The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work (1987).
Peter is the recipient of the first place 2004 Members’ Choice Award by the Organization Development Network, which recognized Flawless Consulting as the most influential book for OD practitioners over the past 40 years.
Peter's latest book,
Community: The Structure of Belonging, arrived in bookstores May 2008.
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.
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 Boards of Directors of Cincinnati Classical Public Radio, Elementz and InkTank. He is on the Advisory Board for the Festival in the Workplace Institute, Bahamas. He is the first Distinguished Consultant-in-Residence at Xavier University.
As a citizen of Cincinnati, he is currently involved in projects focusing on people on the margin and supports the Urban Opportunities Alliance, a cooperative group of six efforts to value the possibility of youth and families in Cincinnati. With other volunteers, Peter began A Small Group, whose work is to bring into conversation other groups not in relationship with each other, through the powerful tools of civic engagement.
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.
My book review of Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block.
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Let's talk with Partner in Designed Living, and author of the landmark book
Community: The Structure of Belonging, Peter Block as he shares ideas for community building from fragmented societies into cohesive ones where all citizens can achieve their full potential as people. He shares ideas on how to develop the community based leadership to begin that community transformation on Blog Business Success Radio.
