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Summary: Keep a sick-bag near
Review: A classic example of US quasi-religious pop psychology 'let's all get out of the box Brad and run a great company together'. Dreadful - you could drive a bus sideways through its basic principles and psychological flaws. If you're not from the US the last two pages will reacquaint you with whatever you last ate in double-quick time. Scary to see (apart from Stephen Covey)supposedly sane people endorse it. Truly a classic of its genre - so bad it's a treat!
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Summary: Leadership and Self-Deception
Review: This book captures the essence of living with heart in family, community, and vocational settings. I believe it will be one of the most important books of the decade, and believe that the concepts it teaches have the strength and truth in them to transform lives.
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Summary: WOW! If My Company Only Knew
Review: This books brings a totally new meaning for the often used phrase, "Thinking Outside the Box". I currently work for a company where everyone strives to outdo another. Trying to "look good" for the boss or the public, and attending "secret" meetings. Congenial on the surface--as long as we're all part of making money. Now, finally a book that explains what this behavior is all about. The roots of the problem and a clean, unconfusing, non-hyped solution. WOW! My world has changed because of this book. Now I'm not just "Thinking Outside the Box", I'm "Getting Out of the Box" altogether. As a manager, the people I work with are real people--I see them very differently now. Thank you Arbinger! I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: The Essence of Influence and Change
Review: Profound! Just what I have always looked for in a "leadership" book but could never find. I am so impressed by the fact that it is not the typical 'business-acting tips' or 'looking busy and productive 101' book. As I read it, I realized just how far-reaching and powerful these concepts truly are. No part of my life has been untouched; everywhere I turn I can see how this book applies and, most importantly, makes a difference.I'm convinced that this is where business leaders must start. There is nothing left to say other than simply read the book, you'll love it!
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Summary: Not the typical leadership book
Review: This is a masterful book that shows where businesses really go wrong, and how they can go right. The fascinating thing is, it turns out that what makes businesses go wrong is the same thing that makes families and marriages go wrong, so the same ideas can make them go right. This is NOT the typical business- or self-help book. It won't give you new tricks or work on your "people skills". In specific, surprising ways, this book will simply help you be a better person. Fantastic!
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Summary: At last: practical principles--personal change.
Review: The Arbinger Institute has made realistic the whole idea ofturning principles or beliefs into practices. This book addresses howour "way of being" with others is more fundamental in fostering success than either knowledge or skills. It shows how, when we are self-deceived, our so-called solutions to corporate or family problems become a feature of the problems we are trying to solve. This book is unparalleled in how it analyzes everyday situations and problems and couples them with uncontrived starting points for solutions. Yet it is not a book of gimmicks and strategies. It is a call to shed our self-deceived notions of ourselves, of others, and of what constitutes honest change and an authentic focus on results. It invites personal change and relates to both business and family. It is already a centerpiece of my work. Thanks, Arbinger.
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Summary: Buy this Book!
Review: Read it, absorb it, ponder it, be changed! This is a fascinating story illustrating a set of principles which, because of the fundimental truths involved, has the power to change lives. This book reminds me of reading "The Greatest Salesman in the World" and though different in style and scope, should be as big as any of Og Mandino's best-sellers. I believe it will be once the word gets out to those who seek inspiration from the worlds best books. This isn't just another "how to" type book. I personally found that I have been "in the box" of self deception for much of my life. I didn't realize, until it crystalized on the pages of this book, how much I have been blaming others for that which I should have been accepting responsibility. I don't consider myself a great leader of men, but this book speaks to me personally and applies to all who have relationships within this great human family.
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Summary: New Paradigm
Review: Before being exposed to this material I thought I knew what a paradigm shift was. But only after experiencing such a pervasive shift in world view am I able to see my old paradigm clearly. I also realize how impoverished my old views were. Thank you, Arbinger, for this book that strikes at the root of our human condition, and points us toward such a fulfilling path.
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Summary: A must-read for therapists and clients
Review: As a therapist I was pleasantly surprised to find that a book geared towards managers could have such far-reaching implications in my life and the lives of my clients. I believe that the ideas contained in this book could transform the counseling profession. This book is now required reading for all my clients.
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Summary: Caring Attitude vs. Leadership Techniques
Review: Great book. Hard to put down. Easy to think about later at home or at work. I have learned and practiced many good business management techniques. I have also had techniques used on me and felt manipulated or amused. This book will help me put a priority on a caring attitude first and only then apply, if helpfull to that person, some management techniques. More important, having read this book, I am aware when I need to get out of the box at home. After reading this book last week, I have already passed it on to two others.
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