What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
On Amazon, Donald Mitchell summarizes lessons to be learned from Marshall Goldsmith’s book as follows:
“Letting winning get in the way of relationships you need;
Dropping too many ideas on those who work for you;
Being judgmental rather than helpful;
Slamming people in public or behind their backs;
Making comments that indicate you disagree with everyone that’s just been said;
Showing off how smart you think you are;
Saying anything in anger;
Being negative;
Keeping secret what others need to know;
Not recognizing the contributions others make;
Claiming undeserved credit;
Refusing to take responsibility for bad results;
Being focused on the past;
Favoring those who agree with you;
Not apologizing;
Ignoring what others are saying or shutting them up;
Being ungrateful;
Shooting the messenger who brings bad news;
Blaming others for everything;
Insisting on sticking with you bad habits after you’re aware of them.”
Of course, the hard part is recognizing this behavior in ourselves.
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