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Summary: Potentially life changing...
Review: Powerful insight into human relations. Engaging and thought-provoking. This isn't a book to graze through and put back on the shelf to gather dust. It should be used as a reference book, read more than once as a refresher and to make change a process.
I say it is potentially life changing because it will leave you with the desire to become something great...but puts the challenge back in your hands.
Good leaders will read the book once and think about it. Great leaders will apply the principles and have a tremendous influence in every aspect of life.
Read it...then live it.(I also highly recommend C. Terry Warner's "Bonds That Make Us Free" as a companion to this book for personal and spiritual growth.)
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Summary: Mind-Blowing Book!!!
Review: This book is totally amazing! I simply couldn't put it down and found myself thinking the same questions as the characters and then loved having them be answered. This material is life-changing and I am recommending it to everyone I know. I wish I had a 100 copies to give to all my friends... If you have any desire to be more happy, fulfilled, successful, etc, you need to read this book! There are also some other great resources online at http://www.arbinger.com
Have a super day, chad the rad dad
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Summary: Everyone on the planet is a person and has worth
Review: I work really hard to try and stay up-to-date on management thinking in the business world. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of printed words are overwhelming. Once in awhile a book crops up that provides an interesting story, makes me slow down and think as I read, and causes me to reread the entire book numerous times. "Leadership and Self-Deception" is the best book that I have read since "First Break all the Rules." First of all I appreciate an interesting story. I used to do financial seminars all over the country and found that the one thing that caused people to listen and think about your topic, was a great story. I used to tell the story of how the Coca-Cola company came into existence. By providing the proper amount of detail and the tremendous stock growth punchline, I was able to "hold" the room. Things got quiet and learning started to take place. The same thing happened when I first started read this book. Most of us have had the opportunity to try and fit into a new corporate culture and I found that I was interested in the main character's struggle to fit in and understand what was going on around him. By using a good story I found myself drawn into the book. Second, I have found that I enjoy a book that makes me slow down when I read and really think about the information that is being presented. Most of my reading is of the skimming variety and to read a book that presents a thought that causes me to slow down, reread, think and reread it again, is rare. I especially enjoy reading for a few minutes and then putting the book down to think of how I would explain this same point using my own words. After all, that is how we truly learn, by teaching others. This book caused me to stop and think several times. Since I read it I have had the opportunity to teach several of the concepts within it to others. During those chats with others, I found myself getting really excited with how the information was being received. The individuals I spoke paused as we were talking to really think through what was being said. Finally, I have had the book for two weeks and I am on my third reading. I am sure that most of of can remember special books in our lives and this one is definately one of mine. Pick up a copy and see if the message resonates with you as it did with me.
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Summary: Not Self-Deception, Deception Of Others
Review: Socrates would wince. But, the old Sophists of ancient Greece would say, "well done"! And it IS well done, if you need and are looking for barely more than a sound-bite length, quick-fix for your personality. But, to start with, "LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DECEPTION" is barely a "book". It's more like a hardcover pamphlet. More important, it's not about leadership. It's another nice little "how-to", based on subjective opinion and psychology. And therefore, ironically, it's out of the "box" through unintentional deception of others --- you, the reader. In my opinion, if you're serious about leadership, the premier "book of leadership" to read is "WEST POINT" by Norman Thomas Remick for anyone in any field of endeavor.
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Summary: Great !!! Full of Insights !!!! (Brazilian reader)
Review: This book is excellent for anyone concerned in the basic of relationships and own behavior. Brings a new form of understanding why do we behave the way we do. The consequences. It is not a reciept book, it was made to make you re-analize you own way of thinking = dealing with people. Don't lose it!!!
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Summary: Approach Never Seen Before !!! Read it !!!
Review: A diferent approach to the problem of self-deception make this book really worth it! Self-Deception and its mechanisms are fully described. Lots of examples! Only problem : Could have be written in 25% of the space. (A Brazilian Reader).
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Summary: This is one of the most insightful books I've ever read!
Review: I read on a regular basis and I have rarely found a book that gets to the heart of solving life's challenges like this book does! Perhaps more importantly, the book is written in a way that almost anyone can be provoked by it. After reading it and sharing it with my wife, we decided to buy numerous copies. We used these to read with our family, including our teenagers and pre-teenagers, and they also found it engaging. We have been loaning these books to friends ever since. The typical reaction we get is that once the person begins to read the book they can't put it down. Then they return the book and go buy their own copy! I highly recommend this book for all audiences.
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Summary: Leadership and Self-Deception
Review: I was on the verge of changing companies when my father gave me a copy of this book. After reading the book, I decided to stay put and make the changes that I learned about in this book. It has had a profound effect on how I interact with co-workers, my wife, and my children.
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Summary: Insightful!
Review: Members of the Arbinger Institute have written an important book that has the potential to change the way you think, behave, and live your life, both personally and professionally. This book simply and effectively addresses a core problem in human nature: self-deception. Presented as a series of conversations between two businessmen, one acting as a mentor to the other, the book walks you through the kinds of events that put you "in the box" of self-deception. Then, the book explains how you can get out of the box and, just as importantly, explains how to avoid getting stuck in the box in the first place. The authors believe that self-deception is at the root of all conflict and lack of productivity. For that reason, we at ... recommend this book to all who are concerned about human motivation.
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Summary: Profound, practical, life-changing
Review: By nature, I'm skeptical. I don't normally gush--about anything. But I'm about to. For both my work life and my home life, this is the most important book I have ever read. I don't think I will ever be the same person again. And I think a lot of people will be quite happy about that. I've purchased dozens of copies for friends and they've all been moved by the book the same way I have. Read and ponder it and you'll do yourself (and others in your life) a big favor.
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