At Pace e Bene, we work to foster justice, peace, and the well-being of all. We are thrilled to be able to bring this mission to the places in our lives where we spend the most time with Kit Miller’s new book Culture Shift: Nonviolence at Work. Miller’s experience in leadership and life shine through this work, welcoming everyone to experiment with the skills of nonviolence. From personal inner work to organizational structure, from attributes of physical workplaces to thoughtful decisions about pay, this book explores all the nooks and crannies of work life as opportunities to create peace and honor humanness. Compassionate and encouraging, Culture Shift invites all readers to feel empowered to take steps to improve the way we engage with others, at home, personally, and professionally.
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About the Book
How do you work? In businesses and nonprofits, families and faith communities, how we work matters. Culture Shift: Nonviolence at Work reimagines these environments as places that are united with our values. Our work can feel like a nourishing part of our life. We can look forward to meetings. Working groups can become spaces we enjoy being, where learning is continuous and mistakes are welcomed, where each person knows they matter. The skills of nonviolence—changing perspectives, thinking systemically, and enacting patience and courage through feedback and conflict navigation—can change how we work together, and this book offers dozens of ideas and examples of how it’s done.
About the Author
Kit Miller is director emeritus of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, after having served as executive director 2009–2021. The work and reach of the Institute expanded greatly under her stewardship. Prior to the Institute, she worked as director/celebrator of Bay Area Nonviolent Communication in Oakland, California. Currently, Kit serves as a facilitator and educator for a variety of organizations, mainly in education, healthcare, and NGOs. Much of that time is dedicated to conflict work within teams.
See more on her website here.
Resources
Footnote links. Get connected to the people and books who helped shape the ideas in Culture Shift with a simple click by opening this link to take you to the footnote sources. A great, easy way to continue your learning about nonviolence at work!
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