books
- The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods, by John McKnight and Peter Block. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2010
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- Community: The Structure of Belonging. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2008
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- The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2001
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- Freedom and Accountability at Work: Applying Philosophic Insight to the Real World, by Peter Koestenbaum and Peter Block; San Francisco: Jossey Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001
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- Flawless Consulting Fieldbook & Companion: A Guide to Understanding Your Expertise, by Peter Block and 30 Flawless Consultants; San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000
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- Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used, Third Edition. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2010
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- Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self Interest. San Francisco: Berrett Koehler, 1993
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- The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1987
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articles by peter
- Article about Pepperdine MSOD alumni conference held with Peter in Cincinnati. "How Do You Change the World," by Susan Fleetwood and William Sparks, Pepperdine University
- "What in the Name of Reform," by Peter Block, Engage! Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, October 2011.
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"The Staffing Professional as Partner: Strategies to Gain Influence," by Peter Block on Monster.com, June 2011
"The Good Life? It's Close to Home," by John McKnight and Peter Block, YES Magazine, Winter 2011 - "Limits of Consumption: Satisfaction can't be purchased," by John McKnight and Peter Block, Leadership Excellence, June 2010
- "Abundant Community: Rediscover Your Neighborhood Gifts," by John McKnight and Peter Block, Personal Excellence, May 2010
- "Abundant Community," by Peter Block and John McKnight. Leadership Excellence, April 2010
- "Leadership and the Small Group," T+D, July 2008. (listen to podcast)
- "Leading is Convening," Perdido, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2008
- "A Distinct Future," Leadership Excellence, July 2008
- "Reconstructing Our Idea of Leadership," Link&Learn, May 2008
- "Active Leadership," Leadership Excellence, January 2008
- "A Time to Heal: Creating healthy conditions for service," Reflections on Nursing Leadership, Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Fourth Quarter, 2004.
- See Designed Learning for more articles
- Articles and interviews 1997-2003
interviews with peter
- "Restoring humanity in our communities and institutions: an interview with Peter Block," Converse (Ashridge Consulting), Issue 8, 2011
- "Thought Leaders-- Influential Strategist: Peter Block," by Steve Steckler, People & Strategy, Volume 34, Issue 2, 2011, published by HRPS.
- "Ethical Storm Brewing: Not merely a question of motivation...but one of purpose," by Tejasvi Mohanram & Ester Martinez, People Matters, January 2011
- "A Conversation with Peter Block," by Seth Resler, Linkage
- "A Conversation with Peter Block," by Lee Weisser published in The Canadian Learning Journal, Fall 2010
- "A New Future Needs a New Conversation", an interview published in PeopleMatters, March 2010
- "Can building strong communities combat crime?" by Julie Cunningham South Africa Good News
- "New Context: New Possibility,"by Elizabeth Johnson (p 32) Cities Go Green, December 2008
- "Conversations with Bob Havlick and Peter Block" Alliance for Innovation: Transforming Local Government, June 2008. Alliance for Innovation
- "Creating New Futures through Community Conversations: An Interview with Peter Block," Pegasus Communications, June 2008 http://www.pegasuscom.com/levpoints/peterblockint.html
- Heartland Circle VisionHolder TeleConference, April 16, 2008 http://heartlandcircle.blogs.com/circle/2008/04/an-conversation.html#more
- "Managing Change through Small Group Connections," by Theresa Szczurek in Leadership Made Simple, May 7, 2007 http://www.enleadership.com/blog/managing-change-through-small-group-connections#more-24
- "Tips for Successful Consulting," The Advisor, Consultants Practice Specialty Newsletter of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2006
- "Leading the Way," by Pat Matson Knapp, How Magazine, April 2005. (pdf)
e-documents
- Finding Community at Work
- From Leadershp to Citizenship
- The End of Leadership
- Essays on Caring about Place
- Essays on Modern Culture, Parts 1 and 2
- Essays on Trust in Government, Parts 1 and 2
- Essays on Leadership, Parts 1 and 2
- Essays on Accountable Employees & Citizens, Parts 1 and 2
- Successfully Bringing Baldrige and Total Quality to Schools
essays and forewords
- Foreword, Inviting Everyone: Healing Healthcare through Positive Deviance, by Arvind Singhaul, Prucia Buscell and Curt Lindberg; PlexusPress, 2010
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- "From Leadership to Citizenship," in Insights on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant Leadership, edited by Larry C. Spears, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998
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- "The School for Managing," in The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations; A Fifth Discipline Resource, by Peter Senge et al. New York: Doubleday, 1999
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- "Reassigning Responsibility," in A New Paradigm of Leadership: Visions of Excellence for 21st Century Organizations, edited by Ken Shelton, Provo, Utah: Executive Excellence Publishing, 1997
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- Foreword, "The Means of Engagement," in Terms of Engagement: Changing the Way We Change Organizations, by Richard H. Axelrod. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2000
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- Foreword, Abolishing Performance Appraisals: Why They Backfire and What To Do Instead, by Tom Coens and Mary Jenkins. San Francisco, Berrett-Koeher, October 2000
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- Introduction: The Inner Game of Work, by Tim Gallwey. New York: Random House, 1999
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- Foreword, Consultant's Journey: A Dance of Work and Spirit, by Roger Harrison. San Francisco, Jossey Bass, 1995.
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- Foreword, The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do, by Geoffrey M. Bellman. San Francisco, Jossey Bass, 1990
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