Sculpting Success | The Pygmalion Effect and How Your Hidden Expectations Dictate Other People's Reality.DE

Benjamin J. Patton

ISBN 10: 3565318341 / ISBN 13: 9783565318346

Published by epubli, 2026

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Sculpting Success | The Pygmalion Effect and How Your Hidden Expectations Dictate Other People's [.] | Benjamin J. Patton | Taschenbuch | Englisch | epubli | EAN 9783565318346 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, 10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit[at]epubli[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Sculpting Success | The Pygmalion Effect and How Your Hidden Expectations Dictate Other People's Reality.DE
• Publisher: epubli
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3565318341
• ISBN 13: 9783565318346
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 8W x 210H x 297D millimeters 8 millimeters width by 210 millimeters height by 297 millimeters depth
• Weight: 374 grams
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Synopsis

In a famous 1968 experiment, teachers were told that certain randomly selected students were "late bloomers" destined for massive intellectual growth. By the end of the year, those exact students showed incredible spikes in their IQ scores. The teachers hadn't changed the curriculum; they had simply changed their silent expectations. This is the Pygmalion Effect: a psychological phenomenon where high expectations lead directly to improved performance in others. It is not magic; it is a mechanism of micro-behaviors. When a manager secretly believes an employee is brilliant, they unconsciously offer more eye contact, patience, and detailed feedback, literally shaping that employee into a top performer through invisible social cues. This book exposes the immense, terrifying power of the self-fulfilling prophecy in the workplace. It reveals how toxic managers accidentally destroy their own teams through low expectations, and how exceptional leaders manufacture talent out of thin air. Take absolute responsibility for the people you lead. Discover how to audit your internal biases and engineer a reality where your highest expectations physically mold those around you into greatness.