What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful ~ Paperback ~ Marshall Goldsmith

Perhaps one small flaw – a behaviour you barely even recognise – is the only thing that's keeping you from where you want to be. It may be that the very characteristic that you believe got you where you are – like the drive to win at all costs – is what's holding you back. As this book explains, people often do well in spite of certain habits rather than because of them – and need a ‘to stop’ list rather than one listing what ‘to do’. Marshall Goldsmith's ex­pertise is in helping global leaders overcome their unconscious annoying habits and become more successful. His one-on-one coaching comes with a six-figure price tag – but in this book you get his great advice for much less. Recently named as one of the world's five most-respected executive coaches by “Forbes”, he has worked with over 100 major CEOs and their management teams at the world's top businesses. His clients include corporations such as Goldman Sachs, Glaxo SmithKline, Johnson and Johnson and GE. What Got You Here Won't Get You There Reviews “As the reader, we think: ‘How on earth will Marshall conquer this one?’ A bit like the A-team: the odds seem impossibly slim and yet he always pulls it out of the bag.” Management Today “By now, the CEO as celebrity is old hat. (Just start counting the books from former company heads.) That goes for the executive-recruiter-cum-president-makers. What has yet to be explored–until now–is the celebrity business coach, the individual who helps C-level executives correct flaws, whether invisible or public. A frequent interviewee in major business magazines like Fortune, Goldsmith, with the sage help and advice of his collaborator Reiter, pens a self-help career book, filled with disguised anecdotes and candid dialogue, all soon slated for bestsellerdom. His steps in coaching for success are simple, honest, without artifice: gather feedback from appropriate colleagues and cohorts, determine which behaviors to change (and remember, Goldsmith specifically focuses on behavior, not skills or knowledge), apologize, advertise, listen, thank, follow up, and practice feed-forward…these are words and processes anyone will benefit from, whether wannabe manager or senior executive.” Booklist “The book is written pretty much the way Marshall speaks. It is simple, brutally honest, and humorous. It doesn't try to get fancy. It's economically composed, crafted to be useful. It will appeal to people with no time to waste. Like its author, it's practical and to the point . . . What Got You Here will be required reading for many years to come.” – David Zweig, Senior Editor, World Business Academy Perspectives “You'll see the results whether you're a CEO or just getting started.” – BookPage Author Biography Marshall Goldsmith was recently named by BusinessWeek as one of the most influential practitioners in the history of leadership development. The Times, and the American Management Association, recently named him one of fifty great thinkers and business leaders in the field of management. The Wall Street Journal names him as one of the world's top ten executive educators and he appeared in the Economist as one of the most credible thought leaders in the new era of business. He has a PhD from UCLA and has taught in executive education programs at many of the world's top business schools including Dartmouth's Tuck School.