{"product_id":"the-philosophic-consultant-9780787962487","title":"The Philosophic Consultant","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Philosophic Consultant, acclaimed business consultant, philosopher, and author Peter Koestenbaum links deep insights of philosophy with practical business issues. Throughout this one-of-a-kind resource, Koestenbaum shows consultants and human resource practitioners how they can foster philosophical leadership within their organizations to positively affect the business environment. The book promises tangible results-- credibility, trust, and thoughtful attention-- and demonstrates how to apply philosophy, share knowledge with others, and use this newfound thoughtfulness to achieve bottom-line results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Offers plenty of thought provoking guidelines you can use in thinking about ethics in your workplace.\" (\u003ci\u003eBusiness Times\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2002)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits.  \u003cp\u003eForeword by Warren Bennis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1: Context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeroic Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow This Book Is Organized.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Your Heroic Journey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting Off.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Unstuck.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising the Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing the Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Two Worlds of Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEight Steps to Apply Philosophic Insight to the Real World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2: The Diamond at a Glance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Change Agent's Diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Diamond in Full.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting It All Together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Diamond at Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Today's Alienation in the Workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Diamond in the Real World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Applications Example I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImages of the Leadership Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Sum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Applications Example II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Secrets of Implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Language of Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Turning Point.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Ongoing Diamond Audit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntelligent Leadership Conversations and Strategic Intervention Moments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe IdeaBank\u003csup\u003e?\u003c\/sup\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiamond Reverse Engineering\u003csup\u003e?\u003c\/sup\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvantages of Language Training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3: The Main Body of the Leadership Mind: Four Intelligence Tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eETHICS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Ethics?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpathy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTough Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Essence of Empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Business of Relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eService.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Should Anyone Be Ethical?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Decision to Be Moral.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Principle and Duty in Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Deontology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Have a Choice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Face of an Ethical Workplace?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCOURAGE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: What Is Courage?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of Courage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadical Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtreme Accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fourth \"R\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Freedom: The Structure of the Experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does It Feel to Be Free?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Not Only Choose, We Also Choose to Choose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnconscious Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnxiety and the Sense of Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Business Needs Your Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Upside of Freedom?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Sum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: The Resistance to Courage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Meanings of Responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: A Bad Decision? A Case Study in Leadership Coaching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analysis and Response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Courage as My-Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Are Your Courage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Edge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Pain and the Tragic Sense of Life: The Phoenix Factor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounteracting Evil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Inner Struggle: Job Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rule of Reason . . . or Passion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Sum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREALITY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Reality: The Zone that Gives No Quarter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanity in Danger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Hardness: Do You Really \"Get It\"?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of Reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Is Your Reality?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTLC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leader's Task.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat's the Cash Value?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Image: Multiple Perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarcissism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjective Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping Distance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVISION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Vision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Visionary Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for Developing Genius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Genius: Ways to Expand Visioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreativity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResisting: A Final Word on the Obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 4: The Main Body of the Leadership Mind: Two Mastery Tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePOLARITY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Polarity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolarity and Adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-Creation and Subjective Perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrediction and Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolarity As a Deep Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolarity and the Bottom Line.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolarity Mapping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Conscientious Objector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGREATNESS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 5: Appendices: Using the Total Diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: The Magic Matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuick Test, Diagnosis, and Healing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompensating for the Shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Mastery Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rings\/Arenas of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Master Worksheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClient Marketing Profile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe OD Practitioner's Checklist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"Nay\" Sayers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Twelve-Step Organizational Attitude and Implementation Audit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions and Answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515483677015,"sku":"9780787962487","price":36.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-philosophic-consultant-9780787962487","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}