Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box - Softcover

Arbinger Institute

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576751740 ISBN 13: 9781576751749

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler, 2002

Synopsis

Explains why self-deception is at the heart of many leadership problems, identifying destructive patterns that undermine the successes of potentially excellent professionals while revealing how to improve teamwork, communication, and motivation. Reprint.

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Review:

"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

Synopsis:

Leadership and Self-Deception is the first book to identify a single, underlying cause of every form of leadership failure. Through the story of Tom - a "shluck" in his manager's words - readers discover that identifying and treating individual leadership problems as if they were separate and distinct is not enough to transform people into successful leaders. The authors suggest that the key to leadership lies not in what we do, but in how we "are." They explore this compelling secret: Self-deception is the central player and trap underlying all leadership failures, relationship issues, and performance problems in organizations. Leaders who live in the box of self-deception are trapped: they cannot lead, no matter how hard they try and no matter how many skills and techniques they employ. With convincing examples, the authors show clearly how self-deception operates and how to overcome it. While other books cover people skills, this one goes deeper, fully illuminating the secret to leadership success.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1576751740
• ISBN 13: 9781576751749
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180