xi, 265 pages ; 26 cm Includes index Part 1 : Self-deception and the "box". Bud -- A problem -- Self-deception -- The problem beneath other problems -- Beneath effective leadership -- The deep choice that determines influence -- People or objects -- Doubt -- Part 2 : How we get in the box. Kate -- Questions -- Self-betrayal -- Characteristics of self-betrayal -- Life in the box -- Collusion -- Box focus -- Box problems -- Part 3. How we get out of the box. Lou -- Leadership in the box -- Toward being out of the box -- Dead ends -- The way out -- Leadership out of the box -- Birth of a leader -- Another chance -- How to use Leadership and Self-Deception -- Share your story -- Excerpt from The Anatomy of Peace -- About the Arbinger Institute