The first edition of Leadership and Self-Deception has long been an international bestseller. The book’s central insight—that the key to leadership lays not in what we do but in who we are—has proved to have powerful resonances not only for organizational leadership, but in readers’ personal lives as well.

This second edition has been revised throughout to make the story more readable and compelling. New to this edition is a section that outlines the many ways that readers have been using Leadership and Self-Deception, focusing on five specific areas: hiring, team building, conflict resolution, accountability, and personal growth and development.

Using an entertaining story to expose the subtle psychological processes that conceal our true motivations and intentions from us and trap us in a box of endless self-justification, even when convinced we’re doing the right thing, the book ultimately shows us the way out. Readers will discover how to consistently tap into and act on their innate sense of what’s right, dramatically improving their relationships.