Grounded in the principles taught in both Leadership and Self-Deception and The Anatomy of Peace, The Arbinger Institute has developed a new and intuitive way to teach its principles—through the medium of “mindset.” Put simply, your mindset is the lens through which you see your work, your relationships, and your entire world. It is the foundation of all you do, and, more importantly, how you do it.
There are essentially two different mindsets that people have at any given time: an inward mindset and an outward mindset. The inward mindset is a focus on one’s own personal goals and objectives, without consideration for the impact of one’s behavior on others. This mindset is blind to what others need and is therefore prone to creating conflict.
When individuals and organizations make the change to the outward mindset, incredible things start to happen. The outward mindset is focused on the goals and objectives of others. People work to help others be successful—their family members, coworkers, managers, and outside partners as well as their organizations as a whole. This change of mindset brings about deep and far-reaching changes in people’s behavior and the success of organizations.
This book presents compelling true stories to illustrate the gaps that individuals and organizations typically have between their actual inward mindsets and their needed outward mindsets. And it provides simple yet profound guidance and tools to help any individual, group, and organization bridge this mindset gap and achieve breakthrough results in work, relationships, and organizational performance.