by The Arbinger Institute
Using a compelling narrative about an executive confronting challenges at work and home, this book exposes the subtle self-deception that undermines leadership effectiveness. It reveals how leaders unknowingly trap themselves in a 'box' of self-justification that damages relationships, teamwork, and organisational results.
In this collection, Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box references 4 other books and is cited by 2 other books.
It draws on Emotional Intelligence, Working with Emotional Intelligence and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
It’s picked up by Thieves of Purpose: Overcoming the 12 Mindsets Robbing You of Your Potential and The Outward Mindset.
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Arbinger's framework for recognizing self-deception in leadership builds on Goleman's Emotional Intelligence research on self-awareness as the foundation of effective interpersonal dynamics
Both explore how a leader's internal emotional state radiates outward to affect team dynamics; Arbinger's self-deception concept extends Goleman's working emotional intelligence to organisational behavior
Arbinger's 'inside-out' approach to leadership mirrors Covey's paradigm that personal effectiveness begins with self-awareness and character, not external techniques
Arbinger's concept of systemic self-deception within organisations connects to Senge's mental models discipline in The Fifth Discipline, both showing how hidden assumptions limit organisational learning
The exact passages where other authors bring up “Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box” and what they take from it.
Salvagno draws on the Arbinger Institute's broader work, including Leadership and Self-Deception, in his discussion of self-justification as a thief that prevents authentic relationships and purpose.
Thief #1: Comparison
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Thieves of Purpose: Overcoming the 12 Mindsets Robbing You of Your Potentialby Davin Salvagno
The Outward Mindset is the direct sequel and companion to Leadership and Self-Deception. The Arbinger Institute extends the "in the box / out of the box" framework into a more accessible mindset distinction.
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