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Peter Block

Peter Block is an author, consultant, and speaker who helped initiate the current interest in empowerment in corporations and whose work now centers on ways to bring service and accountability to organizations and communities. Peter was a founder of the consulting firm of Block Petrella Weisbord and The School for Managing of the Association for Quality and Participation, where he serves on the Board of Directors. He is the author of four best-selling books—Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used; The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work; Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest; and The Answer to How is Yes: Choosing What Matters Over What Works—as well as numerous articles on organizational change and building productive communities.

Werner Erhard

Werner Erhard is a teacher, consultant, and the creator of one of the most influential technologies of the last 30 years, the technology of transformation. This technology has been the basis for two widely popular and effective educational programs, The est Training and The Landmark Forum, as well as a successful corporate consulting business and several other enterprises and organizations. In 1983, Werner accepted the request of the newly formed Mastery Foundation to consult in the creation of a transformational program for those who minister and serve others. Since then, he has continued to donate his expertise and services to the Mastery Foundation, at times developing new program material and leading courses.

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