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Heffernan explores the friendly alibis we manufacture for our own inertia the same ones fueling the backfire effect that explains why its so hard for us to change our minds. Margaret heffernan is an entrepreneur, ceo, writer and keynote speaker. Margaret heffernan born 1955 is an entrepreneur, ceo, writer and keynote speaker. These blinks explain how and why people so often fail to see whats right in front of their noses and outlines the steps. Drawing on studies by psychologists and neuroscientists, and from interviews with business leaders, whistle blowers and white collar criminals, distinguished businesswoman and writer margaret heffernan examines the phenomenon of wilful blindness, exploring the reasons that individuals and groups are blind to impending personal tragedies. In this book, margaret heffernan draws on psychological studies, social statistics, interviews with relevant protagonists, and her own experience to throw light on willful blindness and why whistleblowers and cassandras are so rare.
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Willful blindness by margaret heffernan book summary. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading willful blindness. A polemic against the dangers of docility and groupthink in every walk of life. Since willful and unintentional blindness is so pervasive, we need to build strategies to combat such blindness in our own lives. Since willful and unintentional blindness is so pervasive, we need to build strategies to combat. Feb 07, 2012 the guilty verdict sent shivers down the spine of the corporate world. Articles by margaret heffernan medium, the guardian. The book would have been richer if its examples had gone deeper. Why we ignore the obvious at our peril public library, serial entrepreneur and author margaret heffernan examines the intricate, pervasive cognitive and emotional mechanisms by which we choose, sometimes consciously but mostly not, to remain unseeing in situations where we could know, and should know, but dont know. Wilful blindness came about when the banks started to collapse and everybody said they couldnt possibly have seen this coming, and i thought actually, dont be so stupid, everybody could see it coming. Margaret heffernan, in her wonderful book willful blindness, provides insights that can help explain why many investors and advisors continue to use active strategies, not only in the face of all. She is currently a parttime lecturer at the university of bath school of. Cherish the people who bring you bad news, says margaret. In a talk thats part history lesson, part calltoaction, margaret heffernan demonstrates the danger of willful blindness and praises ordinary people like benefield who are willing to speak up.
There had been signs of gas leaking to the drilling area, fire risk or even inherent dangers posed by lack of adequate fire plans. Using a wide array of real life examples, margaret heffernan dissects the causes of this ubiquitous phenomenon and identifies how we can all see better. Drawing on a wide array of sources from psychological studies and social statistics to interviews with the relevant protagonists she examines what it is about human nature which makes us so prone to wilful blindness. How we ignore the obvious at our peril was shortlisted for the ft best business book award and was described as one of the most important books of the decade. Brainstorm heffernans book willful blindness watch in hd click the settings wheel this book is an. Willful blindness 2011 is about a common phenomenon through which humans block out the uncomfortable realities of the world. Why we ignore the obvious at our peril, margaret heffernan, examines the cognitive mechanisms by which we choose, sometimes consciously but mostly not, to remain.
Not because theyre invisible, but because we choose to be willfully blind to them. Why, after every major accident and blunder, do we look back and say, how could we have been so blind. In this book, distinguished business woman and writer, margaret heffernan, examines the phenomenon of wilful blindness. Why we ignore the obvious at our peril margaret heffernan margaret heffernan has an interesting and chequered background.
Theres a lot of willful blindness around these days. As lead faculty for the forward institutes responsible leadership programme, heffernan mentors ceos and senior executives of major global organizations. Margaret heffernan wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Margaret heffernan argues that the biggest threats and dangers w. Interview with margaret heffernan on her book willful blindness on why good people can make bad choices. While the book has a clear subject, its like a brain dump on the subject. Margaret heffernan talks about the danger of willful blindness and praises.
Also, siloed businesses can come off as willful blindness. Willful blindness for judgment i have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind. The dangers of willful blindness in todays talk, given at tedxdanubia, heffernan turns her eye to willful blindness the fact that people are primed to ignore evidence that something is amiss in their community or workplace. A polemic against the dangers of docility and groupthink in every walk of life, it was another finalist for business book of the year. Heffernan presents a readable analysis of the way powerful and intelligent people deliberately set aside crucial facts and turn a blind eye to fatal errors and frauds. Willful blindness why we ignore the obvious at our peril. Heffernan explains how willful blindness develops before exploring ways that institutions and individuals can combat it. Can you remember what you were doing on october, 2010. Willful blindness is a legal concept which means, if theres information that you could know and you should know.
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