The Power of the Other: The startling effect other people have on you, from the boardroom to the bedroom and beyond-and what to do about it

by Henry Cloud

The feeling that their leader doesn’t want to hear any bad news doesn’t wear well. The leader—or the spouse, for that matter—who doesn’t want to hear any criticism or disagreement with his or her ideas loses respect after a while. The connection runs shallow, and the shielded one looks out of touch, shallow, and self-centered.