The Burden of Freedom What Peter Block and Dostoevsky reveal about true leadership

What if leadership isn’t about providing answers or control but confronting people with their freedom? In this post, in my blook, I reflect on Peter Block’s powerful view of leadership as an act of love—and its surprising connection to Dostoevsky’s Grand Inquisitor.

Both challenge us to consider whether we truly want freedom or simply the comfort of certainty. These questions feel especially urgent in the age of AI.

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