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Leadership and Self-Deception : Getting Out of the Box The Arbinger Institute
 Description and Reviews From The Publisher: Leadership and Self-Deception introduces readers to an important new idea in organizational thinking. It shows how the problems that typically prevent superior performance in organizations are the result of a little-known problem called "self- deception." According to the authors, people who are in self-deception live and work as trapped in a box. Blind to the reality around them, they undermine performance—both their own and others'. The problem is, being in the box they can't see that they undermine performance. Consequently, they don't change, and neither do their results. The good news is that there is a solution to self-deception and the costly problems that arise from it. Leadership and Self-Deception shows what self- deception is, how people get trapped in it, how it kills organizational performance, and--most importantly—the surprising way to solve it. Current organizational theory finds itself in the same situation that medicine faced a century and a half ago. In those days, doctors didn't understand how a single disease could lie below the surface of a range of different symptoms, and they had no conception of how germs cause disease. As a result, they could only treat symptoms. Leadership and Self-Deception shows how business, like people, can be afflicted by "disease" — in this case self-deception, the major culprit in corporate failure. The book explains how leaders can escape self-deception and put to use the skills, systems, and techniques that will bring success to themselves and their organizations. Reviews: I've known the work of the Arbinger Institute for years. Arbinger's ideas are profound, with deep and sweeping implications for organizations. Leadership and Self-Deception provides the perfect introduction to this material. It is engaging and fresh, easy to read, and packed with insight. I couldn't recommend it more highly. — Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People About the Author The Arbinger Institute is a consortium of over 300 facilitators, coaches, and staff members (located across 18 countries) who conduct hundreds of public seminars, personal development programs, individual coaching sessions, professional training programs, and consulting projects each year. Table of Contents
Customer Reviews Write your own online review.  Very informative for a new Manager May 21, 2008Reviewer: Ray from Arizona United States I recently became a manager for a program and I needed a book which would jump start me in my new position. I am glad I found this book at this time. It captures your attention at the begining and you see yourself in the book. I recommend this to any new manager or superviors who are just beginning.  Enlightening and Illuminating January 2, 2009Reviewer: Richmond Doxey from Provo, UT USA I recently read Leadership and Self-Deception. Though I am not working in a big business right now, I have seen and found applications outside the workplace. It shows clearly a fundamental problem in interpersonal relationships and how to avoid it. The way in which the material is presented makes it easy to read and assimilate, while at the same time presenting a wealth of ideas that leaves one pondering and evaluating. I recommend this not only to business leaders, but to anyone who wants to improve their interpersonal relationships and become a more successful leader, neighbor, associate and friend. Find Items On Similar Subjects  Leadership and Self-Deception Hardcover The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict Success Is a Journey: Creating a Pattern for Reaching Your Goals |
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