The Arbinger Institute’s Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box is available on Audible as a 6 hrs 1 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve Carlson.
Publisher’s Summary
This third edition of an international best-seller – more than two million copies sold worldwide and translated into 33 languages – details how its powerful insights on motivation, conflict, and collaboration can benefit organizations as well as individuals.
Since its original publication in 2000, Leadership and Self-Deception has become an international word-of-mouth phenomenon. Rather than tapering off, it sells more copies every year. The guide’s central insight – that the key to leadership lies not in what we do, but in who we are – has proven to have powerful implications not only for organizational leadership but in listeners’ personal lives as well.
Leadership and Self-Deception uses an entertaining story everyone can relate to about a man facing challenges at work and at home to expose the fascinating ways we blind ourselves to our true motivations and unwittingly sabotage the effectiveness of our own efforts to achieve happiness and increase happiness. We trap ourselves in a “box” of endless self-justification.
Most importantly, the audiobook shows us the way out. Listeners will discover what millions already have learned – how to consistently tap into and act on their innate sense of what’s right, dramatically improving all of their relationships.
This third edition includes new research about the self-deception gap in organizations and the keys to closing this gap. The authors offer guidance for how to assess the in-the-box and out-of-the-box mind-sets in yourself and in your organization. It also includes a sample of Arbinger’s latest best-seller, The Outward Mindset.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Steve Carlson
- Length: 6 hrs 1 mins
- Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Release year: 2018
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Management & Leadership / Leadership
Listener Ratings
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 2319 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.7/5
- 5-star ratings: 82% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Everyone should read this book!”
I truly hope to apply the principles explained in this book to my personal and professional lives. It’s such an eye-opener! Whether you’re a leader in an organization or a leader of a family, this book applies to YOU!Because this story is a work of nonfiction based on the stories of many, the dialogue is a little forced sometimes (and a little cheesy, to be honest), but it doesn’t take away from the importance of the content.
I look forward to reading more books from The Arbinger Institute.
— MAV, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Transformative”
Helped me realize several things, primarily some of the issues I have in my relationship with my son. Will be reading (listening to) more of their books in the future!— Jason, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Great Self Assessment Tool”
Loved the story line and way that it is portrayed to explain the very important life lessons. Every individual can improve their leadership skills at home and at with by listening to or reading this book.— Stephanie Courtillier, Audible listener
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