What Got You Here Won't Get You There

I suppose it's my own fault for not researching this book more carefully. Based on the title, I thought it would be about how the habits or activities that lead to success in lower levels of a person's career might become less important or even limiting later on in their career, and how to deal with that. Like how a manager needs to act differently from an individual contributor, or how a middle manager needs to act differently from a line manager. That's not what this book is about. This book is about how talented people who are arrogant jerks can become nicer in order to progress in their careers. That's useful if it's what you're looking for, but it's not what I was hoping to find.As a corollary, I also felt the author perceived the world with a "cop's fallacy". Police officers sometimes assume everyone in a certain neighborhood or of a certain demographic is scum, because they are only called in to deal with crime, so most people they deal with in that neighborhood or demographic are criminals. Much in the same way, Goldsmith seems to believe that all successful people are arrogant and overconfident, when the truth is more likely that successful people who are not hugely arrogant do not lead their employers to hire a consultant like Goldsmith to fix their behavioral issues, so he doesn't interact with them.

A good, quick read that hits the high points of the original book. A couple quick notes:1. IT'S A COMIC BOOK/GRAPHIC NOVEL. Sorry for the caps, but a lot of the reviews seems shocked that it's an abridged comic/graphic novel format of the book. It's a comic. More pictures than words. A comic. That makes it a super quick read, and pretty fun. The description says it's an 80-page comic. This should come as no surprise!2. There are some annoying editing/continuity problems in the book. There seem to be some problems with keeping numbering consistent with transactional flaws 5-10, and some of the other text seems to have proofing errors that shouldn't be too hard to catch in such a short work. Ultimately, this is not a condemnation of the book, but the sloppiness of the editing and proofreading process is disappointing, especially if one of the goals here is to make graphic novel format more widely accepted and not just for superheroes.As others have noted, after reading this condensed overview, I will almost certainly be buying the original to get the full picture and context of the "20 flaws". If the message resonates with you, you will want to look at the unabridged original as well. If this quick read doesn't float your boat or ring your bell, it's probably and hour or less of your time, and there are some useful bits in here even if you're not a fan.

If you are looking for some good, practical advice on how to be more successful, this is a good place to start.Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, is one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on executive coaching and what it takes to become successful.Mr. Goldsmith writes in a very conversational style. He has a wealth of experience in working with some of the most successful people in the world. He has brought his experiences together and shares a number of success stories. He cites numerous examples of how his ideas have been used to great success in business and life.His concepts are straightforward and easy to understand. There are a lot of fantastic ideas and concepts presented in this book. As Mr. Goldsmith is quick to point out, ideas are not what matter. It is the execution. Do not expect to become more successful simply be reading this book. It is up to you to put these ideas into action.

I will be honest, I loved the book and all the content/ideas shared by the author in fact, I am going to use many of the strategies and tactics discussed in the book to improve my communication with my friends/family and employees at my work.However, I find that following some of the ideas mentioned in this book in your personal life can be dull and make you sort of boring, obnoxious or horrible.While I am all about improvement, I spend 2000-3000 bucks a month on books/services/events to improve myself but I don't want to suppress, repress or oppress myself of WHO I AM.I understand the idea of how things should work in corporate world but if you gonna let people walk over you in real life and just take all that they throw at you like a soldier while it works in theory/philosophy it doesn't work that much in real life. You will lose value of REAL YOU.BE TRUE TO YOURSELF. BE KIND and BE UNDERSTANDING but don't suppress who you are. That is what makes you CHARISMATIC.Improve yourself and better youself for the good of family/friends and work or if you are going to be CEO/CFO/COO of a company but make sure you keep the real you awake.We are in an environment where being yourself is seen as bad, but it shouldn't be that way.This is one of the reason most men are becoming doormat for others, we accept whatever people throw at us, because we have read few self-improvement books.Be nice but don't be a doormat my friends!

I'm probably sensitive to self promotion, but when a point can be made workout referring to one's self that is the more effective technique. Marshall put me off in the first chapters with stories which, no matter how slightly, included a humble brag. Fortunately I kept reading and didn't miss the many small but powerful concepts he presented and explained throughout the book. A very worthwhile read!

Excellent book! This had helped to reduce my mind chatter so much and has helped me be more direct with people and also realize the importance of how to carry yourself with people. Book provides so many tips and exercises on how you can be a better manager, spouse and a better person. I stop, think and listen more before talking (well atleast I have the intention to :)). Everything I say when I think out loud gets heard was one of the biggest lessons I took awaw. Making progress day by day. Thank you!!