Contents

Preface

Part I Self-Deception and the “Box”

1 Bud

2 A Problem

3 Self-Deception

4 The Problem beneath Other Problems

5 Beneath Effective Leadership

6 The Deep Choice That Determines Influence

7 People or Objects

8 Doubt

Part II How We Get In the Box

9 Kate

10 Questions

11 Self-Betrayal

12 Characteristics of Self-Betrayal

13 Life in the Box

14 Collusion

15 Box Focus

16 Box Problems

Part III How We Get Out of the Box

17 Lou

18 Leadership in the Box

19 Toward Being Out of the Box

20 Dead Ends

21 The Way Out

22 Leadership Out of the Box

23 Birth of a Leader

24 Another Chance

How to Use LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DECEPTION

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Index

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