Marshall Goldsmith: What Got You Here…

In this blog’s sidebar is a fairly current list of books that I have been reading. For the next little while, I plan to post brief summary-reviews of the books I have finished this Summer and Fall. You should be able to read each review in under a minute. Most of the older books in my library (see bottom of sidebar) already have short reviews. Enjoy.

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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, by Marshall Goldsmith
8 out of 10

This is one I need to re-read often. I expected What Got You Here to be about organizational change - how the things that helped our church grow to 300 won’t get us to 500. But instead the focus is on behavior and personality issues that hold leaders back, especially after they rise to a certain point and are responsible for inspiring a larger team. Goldsmith identifies 20 Habits which tend to get in the way of a leader’s ability to lead. The 20 Habits are simple things like failure to give proper credit, “adding value” to everyone’s work (putting your own imprint on it for no good reason, a flaw of mine), not listening, etc. The concepts are simple but the applications are profound, and they attack the obvious flaws we tend to overlook.

Thanks to my father-in-law David Osborn for recommending this one.

October 23, 2007 · Filed Under Books

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