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Block calls this the “business perspective narrative.” It dominates not only the economy but also architecture, faith communities, journalism, arts, neighborhoods, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlock offers an antidote: the “common good narrative.” It embodies the belief that we are basically communal and cooperative. And that we have the capacity to communally produce what we care most about: raising a child, safety, livelihood, health, and a clean and sustainable environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book describes how shifts to the common good perspective could transform many areas, fostering journalism that reports on what works, architecture that designs habitable spaces creating connection, faith collectives that build community, a market that is restrained and local, and leadership and activism that build social capital by creating trust among citizens. With these shifts, we would fundamentally change the world we live in for the better.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204606853298,"sku":"9781523005963","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781523005963_d449ac9f-2e56-450c-b845-ae885fe4f299.jpg?v=1786022292"},{"product_id":"9781394156092","title":"Confronting Our Freedom – Leading a Culture of Chosen Accountability and Belonging","description":"Explore the nature of modern leadership In Confronting Our Freedom, a team of dedicated leadership coaches delivers an exciting and engaging new take on management and leadership. Drawing on recent events in the market and in the world, including the Great Resignation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread digital transformation, the authors invite you to reimagine ideas of freedom and accountability in the context of work. You’ll explore how freedom of action—for managers and employees—is what gives rise to true accountability, both in the community and in the workplace. In the book, you’ll also find: Discussions of the power and structure of freedom, including its implications for our own choices and livesWays to shift the focus of your leadership and management to accountability and freedomStrategies for shifting the illusion of clear roles and expectations to one compatible with fully human organizationsA groundbreaking and incisive approach to managing and leading others in virtual, hybrid, and in-person settings, Confronting Our Freedom will be an eye opener for managers, executives, and other business leaders seeking to improve their ability to inspire others to their fullest potential.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56297757049205,"sku":"9781394156092","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781394156092_0dd30c57-1a31-43f9-b2df-57a06a10a426.jpg?v=1786018418"},{"product_id":"9781394205721","title":"The Flawless Consulting Fieldbook 2nd Edition – A Guide to Understanding Your Expertise","description":"The perfect resource for consultants, updated for a transformed and rapidly evolving market In the newly revised second edition of the Flawless Consulting Fieldbook, best-selling author and consultant Peter Block delivers an invaluable companion to the fourth edition of his popular Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Understanding Your Expertise. In the book, you’ll find an expansive toolkit you can draw on for information and guidance in the midst of your next consulting engagement. It’s a just-in-time literary aid that you can read from front-to-back, or one you can grab and skip to a specific thread or theme you need to read about right now. In the book, you’ll discover: How the flawless consulting skills are being applied in a wide variety of situations by people with unique and different ways of bringing their gifts in the world. Just like you. How to act on what you know to use a variety of approaches to create experiences aligned with your intent and strategy How to view resistance as an ally instead of a problem to be solved or overcome. An invaluable collection of resources for consultants everywhere, Flawless Consulting Fieldbook, 2nd edition will rapidly become your most used and dog-eared reference for everyday consulting engagements.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298263511413,"sku":"9781394205721","price":57.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781394205721_71f5cf0e-bd21-426c-bd7c-a07d60628d3a.jpg?v=1786018739"},{"product_id":"9798890571915","title":"Community, Third Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis updated bestseller shows leaders how to transform fragmentation into authentic community with new workplace applications and proven strategies for today’s divided world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith increasing violence, widening ideological divides, and growing economic inequality, a deeper sense of community is desperately needed. 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Whether readers are community leaders, organizational consultants, or concerned citizens, this book provides the framework and tools to move from fragmentation to connection, from isolation to belonging.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369622516085,"sku":"9798890571915","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798890571915_eb9e72ff-5c02-4a7b-8969-bf8a5a232971.jpg?v=1786032614"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-peter-block.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}