The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony

A 'fascinating' (Charles Duhigg) and 'must-read' (Annie Duke) 'page-turning package' (Publishers Weekly starred review) for understanding identity and showing how our groups have a powerful influence on our feelings, beliefs, and behavior--and can inspire both personal change and social movements. If you're like most people, you probably believe that your identity is stable. But in fact, your identity is constantly changing--often outside your conscious awareness and sometimes even against your wishes--to reflect the interests of the groups you belong to. In The Power of Us, psychologists Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel integrate their own cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience to explain how identity really works and how to harness its dynamic nature to: * Boost cooperation and productivity * Overcome bias * Escape from echo chambers * Break political gridlock * Foster dissent and mobilize for change * Lead effectively * Galvanize action to address persistent global