What Got You Here Won't Get You There

I love this book because the title tells you all you need to know, and the short chapters packed with stories and practical advice show you what to do about it. Goldsmith’s direct yet gentle style shines through, and you can see why he’s considered one of the best coaches in the world.

The most helpful thing for me is that he gives you examples of things to say, for example, when asking for feedback. One thing to be aware of is that the language is a bit dated, especially around gender, and many of the behaviors may speak more… show more.

This is such an important book for personal development.

Simplifying Marshall’s work and coaching, I always say that he is basically teaching us to say please and thank you and to check with those around us if we are doing things in a way that is working for them. This is the seminal book on change leadership with executive coaching. With 20 bad habits to choose from, every one of us can select one or two from this list and work to get better. The great thing is that we recruit those around us to help keep us on track.… show more.

People get promoted because they are good at their jobs and have achieved excellent results. What they may not understand is that success in their new role will require something very different. Working harder at what made them successful is not the answer.

Marshall Goldsmith provides aspiring leaders with the keys to growing into an effective leader as they work their way up the corporate ladder. This book helped me at a critical point in my development as a leader to understand and address the things that were holding me back. 

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The thing about successful people is that they believe they should just keep doing what they’ve been doing, but doing the same thing can actually hold you back in your career. 

Marshall Goldsmith shows you the twenty (bad) habits that successful people have that hold them back, and offers advice on how to overcome these in order to continue to succeed. If you’re successful in your career and want to keep going, this book is a must-read!

Marshall Goldsmith is a renowned executive leadership coach. In this book, he lays out the secrets to getting promoted and moving up in an organization. While not a traditional book about leadership, it’s an essential text for figuring out what you need to do to be successful as you climb the corporate ladder. Goldsmith writes about the need to figure out what knowledge and skills to let go of at your current level as you move up to the next level, where different tasks and responsibilities await you (e.g., being a star as an individual contributor does not mean you’ll… show more.

I love this book because Marshall Goldsmith doesn’t hold back. He speaks the truth. The skills and relationships that got you a particular job aren’t necessarily the same skills and relationships you need to take your career to the next level. This explains why many people find themselves stuck in a particular position. Marshall explains exactly what you need to do to advance in the corporate world of work and he does so in a way that makes it easy for readers to implement his advice.