Comments on: 10 steps to resisting personal cooptation

By: Evan Leonard

Evan Leonard — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:17:26 +0000

Thanks for posting this Howard. I wasn't aware that this book had been published. The Stanford Prison Experiment has certainly been an influential study. I'm looking forward to hearing any new insights that Philip Zambardo has to share. This post also provoked several thoughts for me related to the idea of a corporate or organizational conscience, if such a thing exists: http://effectorg.tumblr.com/post/491734767/corporate-conscience-and-the-lucifer-effect

By: Dave Chen

Dave Chen — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:29:45 +0000

Interesting 10 steps. Makes me want to read the book. I like that the first step is recognizing that you made a mistake. You have to be able to admit that and change direction to really get out of the group think.

By: Michael Bischoff

Michael Bischoff — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:29:49 +0000

I just heard an interview with Elizabeth Doty () that included a similar list, about avoiding unhealthy compromises when working with large institutions. Here are my notes about her list:

1. recognize when it might be a healthy compromise
2. have more candid conversation about what you see, where you stand
3. set positive limits
4. use skillful influence, help the system learn
5. when needed, make a constructive exit that serves yourself and the system as well as possible

By: Lorenn Walker

Lorenn Walker — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:58:56 +0000

Thanks Howard! I love Phil’s book too and think every prison administrator and anyone working in prisons should read it. We can make our prisons more rehabilitative and The Lucifer Effect provides excellent suggestions for doing that. Thank you again for the blogs on this book.