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 -- How We Get in the Box -- Kate -- Self-Betrayal -- Characteristics of Self-Betrayal -- Life in the Box -- Collusion -- Box Focus -- Box Problems -- 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.

In this ground-breaking book, a leading think tank on management training identifies self-deception as a key cause of leadership failure and shows leaders how to avoid the trap and use the skills and techniques necessary for success. Highly recommended by Steven Covey of "Seven Habits" fame.