Summary of Marshall Goldsmith & Mark Reiter's What Got You Here Won't Get You There

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#1 Some people have an internal compass that always points them in the right direction. They not only navigate shopping malls, but their school years, careers, marriages, and friendships. They are grounded and know who they are and where they’re going.

#2 The problem is that people’s inner compass of correct behavior has gone out of whack, and they become clueless about their position among their coworkers. I wish I could snap my fingers and make these people immediately see the need to change, but I can’t. Instead, I show them what their colleagues at work think of them.

#3 The most important thing I’ve learned in my career is that a comma can ruin a sentence. This book is about helping you deliver your lines in the workplace in the most effective way possible.

#4 You can get to a better place if you go there. You have to understand that what got you here won’t get you there. You have to make the journey.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669386674

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Insights on Marshall Goldsmith & Mark Reiter's What Got You Here Wont Get You There

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Some people have an internal compass that always points them in the right direction. They not only navigate shopping malls, but their school years, careers, marriages, and friendships. They are grounded and know who they are and where they’re going.

#2

The problem is that people’s inner compass of correct behavior has gone out of whack, and they become clueless about their position among their coworkers. I wish I could snap my fingers and make these people immediately see the need to change, but I can’t. Instead, I show them what their colleagues at work think of them.

#3

The most important thing I’ve learned in my career is that a comma can ruin a sentence. This book is about helping you deliver your lines in the workplace in the most effective way possible.

#4

You can get to a better place if you go there. You have to understand that what got you here won’t get you there. You have to make the journey.

#5

My career as an executive coach began with a phone call from the CEO of a Fortune 100 company. I had given a leadership seminar to the CEO’s human resources department. The CEO wanted me to help his division chief, who was a successful but stubborn man. I agreed to work with him for a year if he improved, and if not, it was free for me.

#6

I help people who are successful in their own minds but want to be even more successful. I train them to behave effectively in the workplace by