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itst's review against another edition
3.0
In Anekdoten führt Marshall Goldsmith und durch 21 schlechte Angewohnheiten und öffnet dabei den Blick auf unser tägliches Verhalten. In einfachen Geschichten zeigt er uns, dass wir uns ändern können, und wie.
Persönlich hätte ich mir mehr Struktur gewünscht, lesenswert ist das Buch aber allemal. Nicht nur „am Stück“, sondern auch als Referenz, die man situativ in die Hand nimmt.
Persönlich hätte ich mir mehr Struktur gewünscht, lesenswert ist das Buch aber allemal. Nicht nur „am Stück“, sondern auch als Referenz, die man situativ in die Hand nimmt.
melyssa57's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
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Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
I was tasked with reading What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter for a management course I am currently enrolled in for work. According to the book's synopsis, the author is a highly sought-after executive coach, and in this book he shares some of his consultative advice in helping managers climb the corporate ladder well. In chapter one, Goldsmith says, "My job is to make them (e.g., managers) see that the skills and habits that have taken them this far might not be the right skills to take them further."
The book is mainly centered around these 21 habits that we can be guilty of when communicating with corporate teams and how to retrain your brain to avoid these pitfalls. The author then implores the reader to pick a few habits to work on improving. In the final chapters, he posits that you can use the following tactics to help change for the better: giving and receiving feedback, apologizing, telling the world (advertising), listening, thanking, following up, and practicing feedforward. If this seems like a lot, it's because it is. The author packs a ton of information into the book that is logical and common yet valuable. However, this is one of my criticisms of the book as well. I am not sure how you can recall all of these details and put them into practice after reading the book and also do your job. The book is a fairly insignificant investment, but I do think a reader wanting to put this advice in action would need also invest in some type of external support system or accountability partner to stay the continual improvement course.
The other, larger issue I had with this book is it seemed targeted to men who are in the corporate arena; like Fortune 500-types. It was a stretch to apply some of these ideas to my blue-collar management job. Some of the examples he uses seem to be a little overdramatized, and I'm not sure anyone acting as he describes in the 2020s would last very long anywhere. Having said that, I think if you take the information at face value, apply what you can, and have an accountability partner to help you keep a pulse on if you're improving, the book could be helpful.
Recommendation: This was required, not leisure, reading for me, and that's never really a ton of fun. I think today the book would be better written in an easily digestible series. I don't feel strongly one way or another on my recommendation of this book as there are literally hundreds of communication and management books in the marketplace that can help one grow and improve. So, my final note, if you have the attitude and aptitude to change ... you will!
Until next time ... Read on!
Regardless of whether I purchase a book, borrow a book, or receive a book in exchange for review, my ultimate goal is to be honest, fair, and constructive. I hope you've found this review helpful.
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Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
I was tasked with reading What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter for a management course I am currently enrolled in for work. According to the book's synopsis, the author is a highly sought-after executive coach, and in this book he shares some of his consultative advice in helping managers climb the corporate ladder well. In chapter one, Goldsmith says, "My job is to make them (e.g., managers) see that the skills and habits that have taken them this far might not be the right skills to take them further."
The book is mainly centered around these 21 habits that we can be guilty of when communicating with corporate teams and how to retrain your brain to avoid these pitfalls. The author then implores the reader to pick a few habits to work on improving. In the final chapters, he posits that you can use the following tactics to help change for the better: giving and receiving feedback, apologizing, telling the world (advertising), listening, thanking, following up, and practicing feedforward. If this seems like a lot, it's because it is. The author packs a ton of information into the book that is logical and common yet valuable. However, this is one of my criticisms of the book as well. I am not sure how you can recall all of these details and put them into practice after reading the book and also do your job. The book is a fairly insignificant investment, but I do think a reader wanting to put this advice in action would need also invest in some type of external support system or accountability partner to stay the continual improvement course.
The other, larger issue I had with this book is it seemed targeted to men who are in the corporate arena; like Fortune 500-types. It was a stretch to apply some of these ideas to my blue-collar management job. Some of the examples he uses seem to be a little overdramatized, and I'm not sure anyone acting as he describes in the 2020s would last very long anywhere. Having said that, I think if you take the information at face value, apply what you can, and have an accountability partner to help you keep a pulse on if you're improving, the book could be helpful.
Recommendation: This was required, not leisure, reading for me, and that's never really a ton of fun. I think today the book would be better written in an easily digestible series. I don't feel strongly one way or another on my recommendation of this book as there are literally hundreds of communication and management books in the marketplace that can help one grow and improve. So, my final note, if you have the attitude and aptitude to change ... you will!
Until next time ... Read on!
Regardless of whether I purchase a book, borrow a book, or receive a book in exchange for review, my ultimate goal is to be honest, fair, and constructive. I hope you've found this review helpful.
Read all of my reviews at bit.ly/PageBedtime
zainab's review against another edition
3.0
The introduction chapters were great and relatable but the rest of it is aimed towards people with certain personality traits. A good read do bear in mind what not to do when and if you’re in a position of leadership.
joypouros's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This is better than most self-help or leadership books.
The premise is you likely got to where you are through your professional skills, but if you find yourself stalling and it's not due to skills, it is likely due to your interpersonal relationships. Many people don't realize how they come off to others.
The author has a list of 20 habits that may be negatively impacting your career. He defines each one, and gives tips on what to do instead.
He typically has clients where he meets in person, conducts the feedback and analyzes results. Without that, it takes a level of self awareness to do it on your own, but no one is perfect and so if you do not think you have a problem with any of the 20 habits, perhaps you need to do more work on the self awareness front.
I certainly found value in this book, moreso than most self-help books. It mainly talks about senior execs, because that's who he works with most, but everyone could use improvement in their soft skills.
The premise is you likely got to where you are through your professional skills, but if you find yourself stalling and it's not due to skills, it is likely due to your interpersonal relationships. Many people don't realize how they come off to others.
The author has a list of 20 habits that may be negatively impacting your career. He defines each one, and gives tips on what to do instead.
He typically has clients where he meets in person, conducts the feedback and analyzes results. Without that, it takes a level of self awareness to do it on your own, but no one is perfect and so if you do not think you have a problem with any of the 20 habits, perhaps you need to do more work on the self awareness front.
I certainly found value in this book, moreso than most self-help books. It mainly talks about senior execs, because that's who he works with most, but everyone could use improvement in their soft skills.
wingover's review against another edition
2.0
This book was alright. While I did find some some useful information in it a lot of it was not really helpful for me. That may be because I am not a CEO, CFO, etc. The best parts of this book I feel were when the author used examples of his clients to illustrate a point.