| Gentle Action: Bringing Creative Change to a Turbulent World Contributor(s): Peat, F. David (Author) |
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ISBN: 8895604032 ISBN-13: 9788895604039 Publisher: Pari Publishing (USA) OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 Annotation: Gentle Action argues that traditional forms of action (aid programs, government policies, social interventions, etc) are often ineffective or even socially disruptive. The book proposes a radically new approach of working from within a system in gentle and intelligent ways. It discusses how businesses can be creatively reorganized, emphasizes the importance of trust in society and provides a number of practical examples of Gentle Action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior - Business & Economics | Management - General |
| Dewey: 658 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.56" W x 8.44" (0.47 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do we build a better world for our children, our businesses, our society, and ourselves? F. David Peat's latest book provides a clear answer: exercise more effective, creative, and noninvasive action from the local to the international level. Gentle Action shows ways in which businesses can respond more effectively to a changing marketplace and how organizations can grow more flexible, responsive, and sensitive to the world around them. The book will be an invaluable resource for everyone from CEOs, policy makers, and community leaders, to teachers and parents. It shows how and why things go wrong when well-meaning but inappropriate actions are taken. It provides examples of gentle actions in operation and how the creative intervention of a single person can end up being more effective than an aid program organized by a multimillion-dollar organization. Each chapter presents a series of questions and challenges for readers leading to ways in which they can bring creative change to their community or organization. |
