Arbinger Institute's Blog, page 17

Arbinger Contributes to South African Leadership Community

Jim Ferrell, one of Arbinger’s founding members and managing partner, together with Dr. Cobus Pienaar (Managing Director of The Arbinger Institute in South Africa), have authored a chapter in the long awaited and acclaimed new leadership book, entitled, Leadership: Perspectives from the Front Line. There was an air of excitement and anticipation as the long-awaited […]

Holiday Sale: 50% off Arbinger’s Books for a Limited Time Only

Looking for the perfect gift for loved ones this holiday season? The publishers of Arbinger’s three books, Leadership and Self-Deception, The Anatomy of Peace and The Outward Mindset are offering an incredible 50% off offer through Thursday, December 8th. The Arbinger Institute’s first book Leadership and Self-Deception quickly became an international bestseller after its original […]

No. 1 Business School Hosts Arbinger South Africa for Masterclass Series

The Gordon Institute of Business Science’s Personal and Applied Learning (PAL) unit hosted Arbinger South Africa’s Dr. Cobus Pienaar recently as a key expert in the art of facilitation during one of a series of masterclasses hosted by GIBS—Africa’s number one rated business school. As part of the GIBS PAL unit’s vision of promoting the art […]

How to Make It Through Post-Election Thanksgiving Dinner With Disagreeable Relatives

Maybe you’re disappointed by the results of the election, maybe you’re thrilled—or maybe you’re just hoping to borrow from science fiction to recover from the whirlwind of election season (think some sort of neuralyzer combined with being frozen in carbonite until 2020). The fact of the matter is much of the United States is in disarray […]

The Sweet Pressure of the Truth

By C. Terry Warner Founder, The Arbinger Institute When a person resists the humanity of others—when a person is in the box and accusing others—that person has to find objective evidence that he or she is right in resisting. When I resist the humanity of others, I have to find objective evidence that the group […]

How One Police Department is Building Authentic Community Trust

Imagine a police department that seeks feedback from citizens following every single interaction. Now imagine that same police department genuinely considering and responding to any negative feedback in order to improve their service to the community. Sound too good to be true? It’s actually happening. The city of Carthage, Missouri is known for Civil War […]

Arbinger Founder Terry Warner Visits Singapore and Malaysia Offices

Arbinger Founder Terry Warner and his wife Susan Warner recently visited Arbinger’s Southeast Asia offices. During the trip, Warner spoke to past Arbinger workshop participants and in-house facilitators, gave public talks to various organizations, and did a number of radio interviews. Focusing on outward mindset leadership, Terry spoke to 200 middle and senior officers at […]

Honoring Our Senses of Helpfulness

By PK Keiran Client Solutions Consultant, The Arbinger Institute On a hot July day, 6 years ago, I walked briskly to catch a train after work in Downtown Boston. Not far from South Station, I passed a woman dragging a suitcase and thought to myself, I should offer to help her. But I didn’t. I […]

Three Questions to Ask Yourself for a Happier, Healthier Life

Imagine two versions of yourself. One is focused inward, the other is focused outward. The inward version of yourself is focused on you and your own objectives. Others are objects to you—perhaps obstacles in your way, vehicles to get you what you need or where you want to go, or they might even be simply […]

Getting to the Root of Conflict

In the late 1960s, peace studies scholar Johan Galtung introduced the idea of “structural violence.” He argued that behind every incident of “direct violence” (both physical and emotional), you will find certain social structures that support and/or justify the direct violence. In the early 1990s, Galtung began speaking about an even deeper form of violence that […]