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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=004141516-27082001>Someone from
the OS list recently mentioned Peter Block. Here is a copy of the book review I
did for amazon.com on a new book (just released in July) by Peter Koestenbaum
and Peter Block, <U>Freedom and Accountability at Work: Applying Philosphic
Insight for the Real World</U></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=004141516-27082001>I definitely
think this book would be of interest to OS
facilitators</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Koestenbaum and Block have put together a book that is head and
shoulders above anything I have read in the leadership domain in a long time.
This is a book with deep penetrating messages that go to the very heart of what
it means to be a human being and to bring our authentic selves to the workplace.
It's obvious that Koestenbaum has played a major role in Block's philosophical
underpinnings as a management consultant. The two scholars share a special bond
and admiration for one another that make for a special book.<BR><BR>The book is
organized into four parts with Block introducing each part followed by chapters
that are adaptations of Koestenbaum's 1970's writings on existential philosophy.
Then Block wraps up each part with implications for the workplace in general and
for leadership in particular. What makes this book so special is its attention
to the fundamental issues of human existence: freedom (free will) and
accountability (responsibility) (Part I), anxiety (Part II), death and evil
(Part III), and guilt (Part IV). The concepts are integrated into what they call
"philosophic insight" that make for fully human organizations. Koestenbaum
concludes the book with a summation, reminiscence, and glossary.<BR><BR>This is
a book that spoke to me on both a personal level and as a professional educator.
The insights are profound and get to the core issues of leadership. My hunch is
it will be a classic. This is a book I will savor and read over and over again
for many years to come. I will recommend it to others, as I am doing now, every
chance I get.</FONT></P></BODY></HTML>