{"product_id":"wilful-blindness-why-we-ignore-the-obvious","title":"Margaret Heffernan: Wilful Blindness [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFully revised and updated since its first publication in 2011 to encompass further appalling instances of wilful blindness: Grenfell Tower, Carillion, Harvey Weinstein, Windrush and many more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Entertaining and compellingly argued' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A tour de force of brilliant insights' \u003cb\u003ePhilip Zimbardo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A polemic against the dangers of docility and \"groupthink\" in every walk of life' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks of the Year, Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Writing in clear, flowing prose, Heffernan draws on psychological and neurological studies and interviews with executives, whistleblowers and white-collar criminals' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An engaging read, packed with cautionary tales ... Heffernan shows why we close our eyes to facts that threaten our families, our livelihood, and our self-image - and, even better, she points the way out of the darkness' \u003cb\u003eDaniel H. Pink, author of \u003ci\u003eDrive \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Whole New Mind \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why, after every major accident and blunder, do we look back and ask, \u003cb\u003ehow could we have been so blind\u003c\/b\u003e? Why do some people see what others don't? And \u003cb\u003ehow can we change\u003c\/b\u003e? Drawing on studies by psychologists and neuroscientists, and from interviews with \u003cb\u003ebusiness leaders\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewhistle blowers \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e white collar criminals\u003c\/b\u003e, distinguished businesswoman and writer Margaret Heffernan examines \u003cb\u003ethe phenomenon of wilful \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eblindness\u003c\/b\u003e, exploring the reasons that individuals and groups are blind to impending \u003cb\u003epersonal tragedies, corporate collapses, engineering failures \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e even crimes against humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe turn a blind eye in order \u003cb\u003eto feel safe, to avoid conflict, to reduce anxiety and to protect prestige\u003c\/b\u003e. It makes us feel good at first, with consequences we don't see. But greater understanding leads to solutions, and Heffernan shows how - by challenging our biases, encouraging debate, discouraging conformity, and not backing away from difficult or complicated problems - we can be \u003cb\u003emore mindful\u003c\/b\u003e of what's going on around us and be proactive instead of reactive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heffernan, Margaret","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44515629498658,"sku":"9781471180804","price":12.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49776233939283,"sku":"XV81471180804","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/heffernan-margaret-margaret-heffernan-wilful-blindness-2019-paperback-59989913010515.jpg?v=1733337082","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/wilful-blindness-why-we-ignore-the-obvious","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}