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 Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box :: 1576751740
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| Using the story/parable format so popular these days, Leadership and Self-Deception takes a novel psychological approach to leadership. It's not what you do that matters, say the authors (presumably plural--the book is credited to the esteemed Arbinger Institute), but why you do it. Latching onto the latest leadership trend won't make people follow you if your motives are selfish--people can smell a rat, even one that says it's trying to empower them. The tricky thing is, we don't know that our motivation is flawed. We deceive ourselves in subtle ways into thinking that we're doing the right thing for the right reason. We really do know what the right thing to do is, but this constant self-justification becomes such an ingrained habit that it's hard to break free of it--it's as though we're trapped in a box, the authors say. Learning how the process of self-deception works--and how to avoid it and stay in touch with our innate sense of what's right--is at the heart of the book. We follow Tom, an old-school, by-the-book kind of guy who is a newly hired executive at Zagrum Corporation, as two senior executives show him the many ways he's "in the box," how that limits him as a leader in ways he's not aware of, and of course how to get out. This is as much a book about personal transformation as it is about leadership per se. The authors use examples from the characters' private as well as professional lives to show how self-deception skews our view of ourselves and the world and ruins our interactions with people, despite what we sincerely believe are our best intentions. While the writing won't make John Updike lose any sleep, the story entertainingly does the job of pulling the reader in and making a potentially abstruse argument quite enjoyable. The authors have a much better ear for dialogue than is typical of the genre (the book is largely dialogue), although a certain didactic tone creeps in now and then. But ultimately it's a hopeful, even inspiring read that flows along nicely and conveys a message that more than a few managers need to hear. --Pat McGill Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
I didn't know anything about this book when I picked it up from an airport as my airplane reading. I didn't expected much, but I was taken by surprise.
"Leadership and self-deception" is a short novel that describes the story of Tom who starts his new job in a new company. His manager, Bud, calls him for a meeting and explains him something about people and himself. Bud explains that people have two different ways of seeing other people. Either from in-the-box, from which you see people as other objects, self-focused. Or out-of-the-box, from which you see people as people and more people-focused. Tom has always been in-the-box and has never realized it. Slowly during the meeting with bud he starts realizing it and wants to change himself. He doesn't know how, so Bud goes over the different ways he could try and why they wouldn't work. In the end he reveals the secret on how to get out-of-the-box.
The book is small and it's surprisingly easy to read. I've finished in 2 days mainly because it kept me engaged so at every moment I wanted to pick it up to read a little further. Using a novel to explain a concept (like Goldrats "the goal") is surprisingly efficient.
I'd rate it 4 stars. The reason for that is that sometimes I felt the book was a little simplistic. It's very blakc-and-white, you're either in or out of the box. This black-and-white-ness is great for explaining the essense of the book, but sometimes it felt a little too simplistic.
Highly recommended for an easy and short read. Very useful also.
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Author: Guest
For all the information and new ideas you'll read in this book you may think it would be overwhelming and tough to read. it ISN'T. This is abook that uses every day people and life circumstances to illustrate how you can get out of the "box" of your self deception.
Most startling to realize is how we often blame others, and have great excuses, for our own misbehavior. This is living in the box, and prevents us form moving ahead and dealing effictively with those around us.
While it is written for business management, I found it extremely useful for family, work, and even church organizations that I deal with in my life. This book is a must for anyone who is interested in bettering themselves and dealing more effictively with others.
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Author: Guest
This book has a great way of sucking you in. What a way to learn about how calous we have all become. Little deceptions we tell ourselves in order to feel okay about being unkind. Self Deception, The Box, and being in Colusion, I did not realize. I have my own business with lots of employees, I belive this message is going to help bring up the self confidence of my employees and business partners, in turn I will enjoy more satisfaction, and peace. I wish I could force everyone I know to read this_ haha. Only I know the results I would like would never be realized by putting everyone in their boxes. I enjoyed this message, and plan on reading the other books from Arbinger Inst.
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Author: Guest
This is a fresh approach to help shatter the tendency in leaders to be pre-occupied with their personal agendas only in "getting the job done"...or the credit for....etc. It turns the process of leadership to recognize when the leader's pre-occupation blocks the associate's ownership of an enterprise, and prevents him from making the most of his resources....It is a very helpful book for learning healthy approaches to matters at home as well as at work....
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Author: Guest
A must read for those who claim to be, are in the position of, or learning to be in leadership. This book will open your eyes to your own behavior and is the beginning of learning how a leader shapes those around them. In the end, those who we lead are where they are because they were led there. In reading "Leadership and Self-Deception" I was reminded of the old spiritual masters saying, "Know thyself first."
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