Leadership and Self-Deception by the Arbinger Institute

Leadership is a profoundly human activity. Yet under the pressure of the modern workplace, it’s all too easy to start seeing colleagues as “resources”, and to begin treating them as such.

Not wanting to feel bad about ourselves we then find many subtle ways to justify this behaviour to ourselves - the self-deception that the title refers to.

This in turn has a pernicious effect of undermining the humanity of the organisation, resulting in a soul-less, transactional work culture that is, alas, all too common.

Leadership and Self-Deception by the Arbinger Institute is a great way to start remedying this, beginning with ourselves, through leading with our humanity and seeing our colleagues first and foremost as people to be treated with respect and compassion.

This cornerstone of leadership is foundational for initiative, creativity and collaboration that are critical for high-performing organisations today.