Penguin Books</br></br>Product Description</br></br><b>A NATIONAL BESTSELLER<br><br><b>Rosamund Stone Zander's new book???<i>Pathways to Possibility</i>?? is now available from Viking.</b></b><br><br>Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors?? <i>The Art of Possibility</i> is the dynamic product of an extraordinary partnership. <i>The Art of Possibility</i> combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander's genius for designing innovative "digms for personal and professional fulfillment.  The authors' harmoniously interwoven perspectives provide a deep sense of the powerful role that the notion of possibility can play in every aspect of life. Through uplifting stories?? parables?? and personal anecdotes?? the Zanders invite us to become passionate communicators?? leaders?? and performers whose lives radiate possibility into the world.</br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br>The lure of this book's promise starts with the assumption in its title. Possibility--that big?? all-encompassing?? wide-open-door concept--is an art? Well?? who doesn't want to be a skilled artist?? whether in the director's chair?? the boardroom?? on the factory floor?? or even just in dealing with life's everyday situations? Becoming an artist?? however?? requires discipline?? and what the authors of <I>The Art of Possibility</I> offer is a set of practices designed to "approach to current conditions?? based on uncommon assumptions about the nature of the world."p> If that sounds a little too airy-fairy for you?? don't be put off; this is no mere self-improvement book?? with a wimpy mandate to transform its readers into "cer" people. Instead?? it's a collection of illustrations and advice that suggests a way to change your entire outlook on life and?? in the process?? open up a new realm of possibility. Consider?? for example?? the practice of "g an A??"whether to yourself or to others. Not intended as a way to measure someone's performance against standards?? this practice instead recognizes that "he player who looks least engaged may be the most committed member of the group??"and speaks to their passion rather than their cynicism. It creates possibility in an interaction and does away with power disparities to unite a team in its efforts. Or consider "Being the Board??"where instead of defining yourself as a playing piece?? or even as the strategist?? you see yourself as the framework for t