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Book Cover for: Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest (16pt Large Print Edition), Peter Block

Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest (16pt Large Print Edition)

Peter Block
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Serving society is an organization’s main reason for existing. This is why I prefer the words “serving” and “stewardship” to “selling” and “management.” ~ Peter Block

Paperback, Large Print, 2013

$53.99Member price:$48.59 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration, Keith Sawyer

Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration

Keith Sawyer
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Just finished reading Group Genius by Keith Sawyer. Supportive of #FASTAgile @FSTAgile, #innovation, and #teal. Read my notes and highlights https://t.co/N90v5ODpjU

Paperback, 2017

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency, Tom DeMarco

Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency

Tom DeMarco
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Slack [as in not the app] is a kind of investment. Learning to think of it that way (instead of as waste) is what distinguishes organizations that are “in business” from those that are merely busy. ~ Tom DeMarco

Paperback, 2002

$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, Daniel Coyle

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

Daniel Coyle
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Building purpose in a creative group is not about generating a brilliant moment of breakthrough but rather about building systems that can churn through lots of ideas in order to help unearth the right choices. — The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle #innovation https://t.co/aFY3rysmBU https://t.co/rRTHEMT8FP

Hardcover, 2018

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book