{"product_id":"the-opposable-mind-roger-l-martin-9781422118924","title":"The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in \u003ci\u003eThe Opposable Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. Though following best practice can help in some ways, it also poses a danger. By emulating what a great leader did in a particular situation, you'll likely be terribly disappointed with your own results. Why? Your situation is different.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of focusing on what exceptional leaders do, we need to understand and emulate how they think. Successful businesspeople engage in what Martin calls \u003cb\u003eintegrative thinking, \u003c\/b\u003e creatively resolving the tension in opposing models by forming entirely new and superior ones. Drawing on stories of leaders as diverse as AG Lafley of Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, Meg Whitman of eBay, Victoria Hale of the Institute for One World Health, and Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Martin shows how integrative thinkers are relentlessly diagnosing and synthesizing by asking probing questions including: What are the causal relationships at work here? and What are the implied trade-offs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin also presents a model for strengthening your integrative thinking skills by drawing on different kinds of knowledge including conceptual and experiential knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrative thinking can be learned, and \u003ci\u003eThe Opposable Mind\u003c\/i\u003e helps you master this vital skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger L. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1422118924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781422118924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Business Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.82w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Business Books\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2008 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2008","brand":"Roger L. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049155817727,"sku":"9781422118924","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed3e1e18-d933-4a00-be1c-24d7b0fabe11.jpg?v=1684999958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-opposable-mind-roger-l-martin-9781422118924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}