Leadership & Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box

 Reading for LCT at TTU OPC

Good read! I’m glad that the OPC had me read it. Otherwise I probably would have never done it. The book centers on the idea that many of the ways that we treat people are based on our own self-deceptions. It is about understanding how one view others and how we react based on how we view them instead of the truth. The book is written in first person in a context of business, with the person telling the story applying it to his personal relationship with his wife and son. It's made me reconsider mine & Donna's relationship and how annoyed I get at her sometimes. It has helped explain a lot about MEMdata, Yancy's self-deception and narcissism, me, my view of our relationship and my relationships with my kids. And it’s a pretty easy read too, with less than 200 pages and pictures, making it easy for me to pay attention. All-in-all, the book is a pretty good application of Philippians 2:3-4.