Stewardship
Choosing Service Over Self-Interest
(Sprache: Englisch)
One of the most provocative and revolutionary books written on leadership, business, and organizational design, Stewardship remains just as relevant, even twenty years later, to transforming our organizations for the common good of the wider...
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One of the most provocative and revolutionary books written on leadership, business, and organizational design, Stewardship remains just as relevant, even twenty years later, to transforming our organizations for the common good of the wider community.We still face the challenge of fostering ownership and accountability throughout our organizations. Despite all the evidence calling for profound 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 the work they do. This in the face of an increasing need to find ways to be responsive to customers and the wider community.
Peter Block insists that what is required is a dramatic shift in how we distribute power, privilege, and the control of money. Stewardship, he writes, means giving people at the bottom and the boundaries of the organization choice over how to serve a customer, a citizen, a community. It 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 and a new chapter on applying stewardship to the common good of the wider community. He covers both the theory of stewardship (in particular how it ameliorates the shortcomings of traditional leadership) and the practice (how it transforms every function and department for the better). And he offers tactical advice as well on gearing up to implement these reforms.
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Introductionto the Second Edition
What Has Changed?
REVISING A BOOK after twenty years is an occasion to reflect on what has changed in that time. There is, of course, the wish that the world had gotten better. You want to believe that there is less suffering, more kindness, and, for all peoples, a world of more possibility. This wish to see progress is even stronger considering the practice of stewardship, a clearly idealistic and spirit-based undertaking.
Stewardship as used here is meant to be a choice to (1) act in service of the long run, and (2) act in service to those with little power. In historical terms, this has meant to care for the well-being of an unborn king or the next generation. For today s world, it translates into creating accountable and committed workplaces without resorting to increased control or compliance as governing strategies. This is not an easy assignment, considering the still-dominant paradigm of leadership, which is about good parenting and its stronger cousin, patriarchy. Patriarchal leadership, the common practice in most organizations, acts in service of the short term and works in the interest of those with high power, not low power.
Stewardship, then, is an intention to distribute power widely, especially to those at the lowest levels of the organization. It calls us to organize workplaces based on relatedness and collaboration as an alternative to the bell-curve ideology of competitiveness that is used to rationalize patriarchy.
Stewardship also is a call for a purpose larger than today s drive for material gain, and it pays attention to supporting the common good for our communities, the earth, and people outside the usual cast of stakeholders. This takes us a step away from the individualism and self-interest that is so prevalent.
Against this backdrop, here are reflections on developments over the last twenty years that make stewardship an even more urgent form of governance.
It s a Digital
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World
The biggest change in organizational life is that we have been beamed into all the joys and sorrows of the virtual and digital world. It is a romanticized world, riding on the wings of speed and frictionless transactions with no human beings involved. It is mesmerizing to grasp the world in a handheld device, much smarter than we will ever be. Technology is credited with bringing the world closer together, spreading democracy, changing the nature of business, supplying round-the-clock connectivity. Geography has been made obsolete. Here are some noteworthy aspects of this life in a work context:
Workers are members of teams made up of people they have never been in a room with. This has given rise to the question How do we build a team that never or rarely meets face-to-face?
We have willingly given up the forty-hour workweek. We are online and in touch and reachable most of our waking hours. If you ask people to park their cell phones at the door, 40 percent say that this is not possible.
We work at home. Our bedroom has become our office. We can work in our pajamas most of the time. This allows us to move our residence anywhere, supposedly take better care of our family, and have more control over our time. We can also go to school at home, so our dining room becomes our classroom.
What is new is the wedding of futurism to what might be called virtualism : a vision of the future within which we somehow take leave of material reality and glide about in a pure information economy.
Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft
With a device in our pocket and plugs in our ears, we can have background music or be in phone contact all the time. You go to public places and you see that most people have something in their ear and are somewhere else. There is no longer a need to be here now. You can go anyw
The biggest change in organizational life is that we have been beamed into all the joys and sorrows of the virtual and digital world. It is a romanticized world, riding on the wings of speed and frictionless transactions with no human beings involved. It is mesmerizing to grasp the world in a handheld device, much smarter than we will ever be. Technology is credited with bringing the world closer together, spreading democracy, changing the nature of business, supplying round-the-clock connectivity. Geography has been made obsolete. Here are some noteworthy aspects of this life in a work context:
Workers are members of teams made up of people they have never been in a room with. This has given rise to the question How do we build a team that never or rarely meets face-to-face?
We have willingly given up the forty-hour workweek. We are online and in touch and reachable most of our waking hours. If you ask people to park their cell phones at the door, 40 percent say that this is not possible.
We work at home. Our bedroom has become our office. We can work in our pajamas most of the time. This allows us to move our residence anywhere, supposedly take better care of our family, and have more control over our time. We can also go to school at home, so our dining room becomes our classroom.
What is new is the wedding of futurism to what might be called virtualism : a vision of the future within which we somehow take leave of material reality and glide about in a pure information economy.
Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft
With a device in our pocket and plugs in our ears, we can have background music or be in phone contact all the time. You go to public places and you see that most people have something in their ear and are somewhere else. There is no longer a need to be here now. You can go anyw
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Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Stewardship “
Foreword by Steven PiersantiWelcome
Introduction to the Second Edition:
What Has Changed?
It s a Digital World
What Is Good for Business Is Good for the World
Side Effects
Goods We Can Build Upon
PART I TRADING YOUR KINGDOM FOR A HORSE
1 Replacing Leadership with Stewardship
Something more is required
The essence of Stewardship
Choosing Partners
Choosing Empowerment
Choosing Service
We Don t Act on What We Know
The Leadership Question
The Underbelly of Leadership
The Stewardship Answer
Three Organizational Challenges
2 Choosing Partnership over Patriarchy
Creating Order
Distributing Ownership and Responsibility
Partnership as the Alternative
Balancing Power
Four Requirements of Partnership
3 Choosing Adventure over Safety
The Wish for Safety
Entitlement Is Empowerment Run Aground
Choosing Empowerment
Stewardship Begins at Home
4 Choosing Service over Self-Interest
A Model of Stewardship
Teaching Revolution to the Ruling Class
The Realm of Management
Rank without Privilege
Connecting the Heart and the Wallet
The Point
PART II THE REDISTRIBUTION OF POWER, PURPOSE, AND WEALTH
A Case Study: Sometime Later in the Week
5 Defining the Stewardship Contract
Principles for the Practice
The Stewardship Contract
Life in the Balance
6 Upsetting Expectations: The Emotional Work of Stewardship
The Trail Is Inside Out
Facing the Wish for Dependency and Dominance
Freedom s Just Another Word for Escape from Freedom
Unstated Emotional Wants: Breaking the Pattern
Just Say No
I want my mentor
7 Redesigning Management Practices and Structures
Full Disclosure
Management Practices
Changing Basic Architecture
Boss as Banker and Broker
8 Rethinking the Role of Staff Functions
In the Service of Top Management
Police and Conscience to the Line
Mandated Supplier
Mandated Services
Offering Choice and Building
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Capability
Service Guarantee
9 Financial Practices: Creating Accountability with Self-Control
The Money Is about control
Building Widespread Financial Stewardship
Living within the Law
10 Human Resources: Ending the Practice of Paternalism
Institutional Caretaker
A New Purpose and Role
The Structure of Human Resources
Human Resource Practices That Support Stewardship
11 Compensation and Performance Evaluation: Overturning the Class System
The Divine Right of Kings
Pay Reinforces Class Distinctions
Performance Not for Sale
Rank Individualism
Confusing Boss Evaluations with Performance
Pay for Empire
Reward Systems That Support Stewardship
The End of Caretaking
PART III THE TRIUMPH OF HOPE OVER EXPERIENCE
12 Cosmetic Reform: When the Disease Becomes the Cure
nothing is next
The Open Office
Patriarchy Recreating Itself
13 Recreating Our Organization through Stewardship
Stewardship Strategy for Political Reform
Steps toward Political Reform
A Case Study Continued: The Answer to the Power Company Story, Sometime Later in the Week
14 Cynics, Victims and Bystanders
The Power of the Cynic
Rescuing the Victim
Facts Won t Help
Treating Caution as a Choice
15 The Answer to How?
How
How? Is a Defense
16 Stewardship for the Common Good
The Business Perspective
The Point
References
Index
Designed Learning
The Author
The Artist
Service Guarantee
9 Financial Practices: Creating Accountability with Self-Control
The Money Is about control
Building Widespread Financial Stewardship
Living within the Law
10 Human Resources: Ending the Practice of Paternalism
Institutional Caretaker
A New Purpose and Role
The Structure of Human Resources
Human Resource Practices That Support Stewardship
11 Compensation and Performance Evaluation: Overturning the Class System
The Divine Right of Kings
Pay Reinforces Class Distinctions
Performance Not for Sale
Rank Individualism
Confusing Boss Evaluations with Performance
Pay for Empire
Reward Systems That Support Stewardship
The End of Caretaking
PART III THE TRIUMPH OF HOPE OVER EXPERIENCE
12 Cosmetic Reform: When the Disease Becomes the Cure
nothing is next
The Open Office
Patriarchy Recreating Itself
13 Recreating Our Organization through Stewardship
Stewardship Strategy for Political Reform
Steps toward Political Reform
A Case Study Continued: The Answer to the Power Company Story, Sometime Later in the Week
14 Cynics, Victims and Bystanders
The Power of the Cynic
Rescuing the Victim
Facts Won t Help
Treating Caution as a Choice
15 The Answer to How?
How
How? Is a Defense
16 Stewardship for the Common Good
The Business Perspective
The Point
References
Index
Designed Learning
The Author
The Artist
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Autoren-Porträt von Peter Block
Peter Block is the author of eight books and a partner in the training company Designed Learning. He is the recipient of many awards including the Organization Development Network s Lifetime Achievement Award and ASTD s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and was named to Training Magazine s HRD Hall of Fame.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter Block
- 2013, 2nd ed. (rev. and exp.), 312 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
- ISBN-10: 160994822X
- ISBN-13: 9781609948221
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.06.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Be forewarned: this is a scary read. In the twenty years I have been engaged in collaborative leadership programs, Peter has been a go-to author for challenging the theory and practice of leadership. In this second edition of Stewardship, Peter leaves us nowhere to hide as he takes an in-depth look at what it truly means to lead from the heart in a culture driven by accountability, metrics, and control. Every 'yes but' I raised is countered with examples, metaphors, skillful explanation, case studies, quotes, practical suggestions, and Peter's trademark creativity and faith in our ability to do the right thing for the common good."--Anne J. Udall, Trustee, American Leadership Forum (ALF); former Director, Charlotte Region Chapter, ALF; and Vice Chair, Udall Foundation "Like Robert Greenleaf before him, Peter Block's voice is that of a contemporary prophet. This revised edition of Stewardship is one of the best books ever written. It serves as a powerful source of hope and encouragement for servant-leaders everywhere."--Larry C. Spears, coauthor of Insights on Leadership, The Spirit of Servant-Leadership, and Fortuitous Encounters "Over the past forty years, through Stewardship and other seminal works, Peter Block has articulated the course required for effective leadership in the 21st century. If only more managers and leaders from every sector took note and practiced the principles of stewardship--productivity would rise, people would be healthier, local community life would be flourishing, and the spirit of democracy would be enlivened worldwide. His message is that essential and that scalable."--Lynn Luckow, President and CEO, LikeMinded.org, and former President and CEO, Craigslist Foundation "Stewardship is love in action. It is time for our organizations to rethink how they exercise power and control. In our changing country and world, our capacity for stewardship may be what ultimately saves our democracy and models accountab
Pressezitat
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
Be forewarned: this is a scary read. In the twenty years I have been engaged in collaborative leadership programs, Peter has been a go-to author for challenging the theory and practice of leadership. In this second edition of Stewardship, Peter leaves us nowhere to hide as he takes an in-depth look at what it truly means to lead from the heart in a culture driven by accountability, metrics, and control. Every yes but I raised is countered with examples, metaphors, skillful explanation, case studies, quotes, practical suggestions, and Peter s trademark creativity and faith in our ability to do the right thing for the common good.
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Anne J. Udall, Trustee, American Leadership Forum (ALF); former Director, Charlotte Region Chapter, ALF; and Vice Chair, Udall Foundation
Like Robert Greenleaf before him, Peter Block s voice is that of a contemporary prophet. This revised edition of Stewardship is one of the best books ever written. It serves as a powerful source of hope and encouragement for servant-leaders everywhere.
Larry C. Spears, coauthor of Insights on Leadership, The Spirit of Servant-Leadership, and Fortuitous Encounters
Over the past forty years, through Stewardship and other seminal works, Peter Block has articulated the course required for effective leadership in the 21st century. If only more managers and leaders from every sector took note and practiced the principles of Stewardship productivity would rise, people would be healthier, local community life would be flourishing, and the spirit of democracy would be enlivened worldwide. His message is that essential and that scalable.
Lynn Luckow, President and CEO, LikeMinded.org, and former President and CEO, Craigslist Foundation
Stewardship is love in action. It is time for our organizations to rethink how they exercise power and control. In our changing country and world, our capacity for stewardship may be what ultimately saves our democracy and models accountability and freedom, in their real sense, for the rest of the world. As usual, Peter Block points us in the direction of our better selves, living out a better future.
Sayra Pinto, Principal, Matriz Coaching & Consulting
This is one of those very rare anomalies: a second edition that is more essential and timely than the first. It spotlights our current dysfunctionalities such as the literal looting of so many of our organizations by self-serving top levels and how far we have actually regressed from a pattern of commitment to service and healthy work environments in most corporations. It s impossible to read this book and then continue to look at current organizational processes as (desirable) business as usual.
Fritz Steele, organizational and environmental consultant and coauthor of The Arrogant Leader
As with his other books, the second edition of Stewardship forces the reader to rethink basic assumptions about leadership and change in organizations. Peter always challenges my thinking and offers a perspective that I have never found elsewhere. He makes espoused values come alive. Leading in the way Peter describes requires courage, a virtue missing in many of today s organization leaders. Peter s unique ability to pinpoint the true source of power and confront the reader in a way that cuts through defenses makes reading Stewardship a true learning and growth experience.
Cliff Bolster, Leadership and Learning Consultant, Bolster & Associates, Inc.
Peter Block is one of the most provocative and iconoclastic thinkers we have on the topics of leadership, business, and organizational design. His insights are still fresh and razor sharp, and he expresses them in a singular, poetic style. The new edition of this foundational text extends the scope of his insights to meet the challenges that have arisen in the last twenty years and shows how to create not just productive and humane workplaces but vibrant communities, an engaged democracy, and a healthy planet.
Toni A. Gregory, EdD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, PhD Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, Union Institute & University
Peter Block s second edition of Stewardship is even more provocative than the first edition was twenty years ago because we are more fearful about our economic and personal well-being than ever before. Block helps us see our own complicity and interconnectedness with all that goes on around us and, with this updated edition, will help a new generation learn that the way to find meaning and purpose in life is to form partnerships for the common good, empower each other through human understanding, and together, build competent societies.
Frances Strickland, PhD, President, Smith Educational Enterprises
Like Robert Greenleaf before him, Peter Block s voice is that of a contemporary prophet. This revised edition of Stewardship is one of the best books ever written. It serves as a powerful source of hope and encouragement for servant-leaders everywhere.
Larry C. Spears, coauthor of Insights on Leadership, The Spirit of Servant-Leadership, and Fortuitous Encounters
Over the past forty years, through Stewardship and other seminal works, Peter Block has articulated the course required for effective leadership in the 21st century. If only more managers and leaders from every sector took note and practiced the principles of Stewardship productivity would rise, people would be healthier, local community life would be flourishing, and the spirit of democracy would be enlivened worldwide. His message is that essential and that scalable.
Lynn Luckow, President and CEO, LikeMinded.org, and former President and CEO, Craigslist Foundation
Stewardship is love in action. It is time for our organizations to rethink how they exercise power and control. In our changing country and world, our capacity for stewardship may be what ultimately saves our democracy and models accountability and freedom, in their real sense, for the rest of the world. As usual, Peter Block points us in the direction of our better selves, living out a better future.
Sayra Pinto, Principal, Matriz Coaching & Consulting
This is one of those very rare anomalies: a second edition that is more essential and timely than the first. It spotlights our current dysfunctionalities such as the literal looting of so many of our organizations by self-serving top levels and how far we have actually regressed from a pattern of commitment to service and healthy work environments in most corporations. It s impossible to read this book and then continue to look at current organizational processes as (desirable) business as usual.
Fritz Steele, organizational and environmental consultant and coauthor of The Arrogant Leader
As with his other books, the second edition of Stewardship forces the reader to rethink basic assumptions about leadership and change in organizations. Peter always challenges my thinking and offers a perspective that I have never found elsewhere. He makes espoused values come alive. Leading in the way Peter describes requires courage, a virtue missing in many of today s organization leaders. Peter s unique ability to pinpoint the true source of power and confront the reader in a way that cuts through defenses makes reading Stewardship a true learning and growth experience.
Cliff Bolster, Leadership and Learning Consultant, Bolster & Associates, Inc.
Peter Block is one of the most provocative and iconoclastic thinkers we have on the topics of leadership, business, and organizational design. His insights are still fresh and razor sharp, and he expresses them in a singular, poetic style. The new edition of this foundational text extends the scope of his insights to meet the challenges that have arisen in the last twenty years and shows how to create not just productive and humane workplaces but vibrant communities, an engaged democracy, and a healthy planet.
Toni A. Gregory, EdD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, PhD Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, Union Institute & University
Peter Block s second edition of Stewardship is even more provocative than the first edition was twenty years ago because we are more fearful about our economic and personal well-being than ever before. Block helps us see our own complicity and interconnectedness with all that goes on around us and, with this updated edition, will help a new generation learn that the way to find meaning and purpose in life is to form partnerships for the common good, empower each other through human understanding, and together, build competent societies.
Frances Strickland, PhD, President, Smith Educational Enterprises
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