The Outward Mindset

Seeing Beyond Ourselves

By: The Arbinger Institute

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's Summary

The Arbinger Institute has helped millions with their books Leadership and Self-Deception and The Anatomy of Peace. Their newest book, The Outward Mindset, reflects their latest research and experience and offers a new and intuitive way to teach people how to implement mindset change in themselves and scale it across organizations, with incredible effect. 

One's mindset governs how one views the world, what one does, and how one does it. One's mindset can be self-focused, which Arbinger calls an inward mindset, or it can be inclusive of others, which Arbinger calls an outward mindset. It turns out that our own actions, and others responses to those actions, end up being dramatically different depending on which mindset we are operating from. 

The Outward Mindset teaches listeners how to shift more fully to an outward mindset and how to help others, even whole organizations, to make that shift - a shift that sparks innovation, increases accountability, and transforms collaboration, engagement, and fulfillment. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2016 The Arbinger Institute (P)2016 The Arbinger Institute

Great Lessons to be learned and applied

I've now read three related but separate books by The Arbinger Institute - and all are very well-written (and well narrated on Audible), easy to understand and implement, and, in my opinion, important to put into action. Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box was the first I read, then The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict which actually is a prequel to the first but written after, and now The Outward Mindset ties it together and expands what the lessons are - treating people as people not things, not tasks, and for all of us to be present and to put yourself into their mindset.

Highly recommend this entire series for anyone who comes into contact with human beings regularly :)

Nothing new, nothing noteworthy, forgettable

Very vague and generic. Lack of important details. Chapters were just "filler" for the stories with no real substance.

It was OK

I liked the first 2 books better. This one seemed to just basically repeat the message but not give me specifics on HOW to have an outward mindset, or how to deal with others that have an inward mindset.

A most listen

I enjoy everything I have read and listened to with the Arbinger Institute. this is a life changer in how I view myself and those around me and liberating in giving a new perspective of how to life with more love and respect for myself and others

The Next Step

The 3 phase in understanding and implementing the Arbinger concepts. Follows well the previous two books to give and understanding and implementation strategy.

great

loved the book and the concepts but not seeing the diagrams was a downside of the audio version. the hard copy would be better.

Great idea, nothing groundbreaking in the formulation

It is an important idea. Not as innovative as their previous books.

Narrator's voice was not my favorite.

Mindset Drives Business & Life Success

A well written book with compelling stories that illustrate the effect of mindset on life and business. Detailed personal and business case studies make the subject real and make the application of the principles clear. It's an eye opener when you honestly review you life decisions in the light of these principles.

great paradigm shift or individuals and organizati

really makes you start thinking outside the box and, like Jesus thought, focus on others than your self exclamation.

life changer!

absolutely one of the best books I've read in my life! provided an insight and perspective that I should have been privy to years ago, better late than never! would recommend this book to everyone and anyone!

good ebook, terrible voicing

the book is good but the narrator is terrible. The female and kid impersonations are so bad that take you out of the narrative

Short and Sweet

Given that I had read the previous book, this carried on the narrative successfully along with some additional examples and anecdotes. The book can come across a little self-righteous so you have to be ready to be open-minded when listening, albeit I've found the methodologies to be most effective when intertwined with existing personality traits - so not to be a Stepford Wife. All-in-all, a good short book but without reading the prequel, it doesn't go into enough detail about its mantras.

A book about how you can contribute to the greater good!

Minde opening book. Any one and everyone should give this a listen. Great examples and also includes clear pointers on how to implement this into your daily life.

Great book

A must read book for everyone on the personal and professional levels
Go for it

Excellent

if all leaders - global, political, community, business - followed the Arbinger Outward Mindset the world would definitely be a better place

See diagram 16

I found it enjoyable and a good trigger for some personal reflection, although the repeated references to numbered diagrams interrupted the flow.