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Block, Peter, 1939-

The answer to how is yes : acting on what matters / Peter Block. - San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2003. - 202 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

"A BK life book"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 192) and index.

Part 1. The question -- 1. How is the wrong question -- 2. Yes is the right question -- 3. Defenses against acting -- Part 2. Three qualities -- 4. Recapturing the idealism of youth -- 5. Sustaining the touch of intimacy -- 6. Enduring the depth of philosophy -- Part 3. The requirements -- 7. Claiming full citizenship -- 8. Home school yourself -- 9. Your boss doesn't have what you want -- 10. Oh, by the way, you have to give up your ambition -- 11. Care for the whole (whether it deserves it or not) -- Part 4. Social architecture -- 12. The instrumental imperative -- 13. The archetypes of instrumentality and desire -- 14. The role of the social architect -- 15. It's a mystery to me.

ISBN: 1576752712 (pbk) 9781576752715 (pbk)

LCCN: BF637.S4 B572 2003

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Self-Concept.
Social Values.
Job Satisfaction.
Workplace--psychology.
Interprofessional Relations.
Self-actualization (Psychology)

LC Class. No.: BF637.S4 / B572 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 158.1