Book · 2007 · Business & Economics
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
How Successful People Become Even More Successful
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And uh there's a classic book on this. It's by a guy named Marshall Goldsmith. It's What Got You Here Won't Get You There. It literally shows a ladder with a gap in it. Like what got you this far isn't going to get you up there. Um that's kind of the classic book, but if you need specific advice.
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You know, there's a great uh leadership book uh called What Got You Here Won't Get You There. And the the gist of it's really aimed at organizational leaders.
There's a book called what guy you hear won't get you there and we say it here all the time.
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter is a prominent leadership and self-development book focusing on how behavioral habits that lead to initial success can become obstacles at higher career levels. Ethan Evans recommended the book on The Peterman Pod as a classic guide illustrating that the skills which bring someone up to a certain point will not suffice for the next level. On The Pragmatic Engineer, Steve McConnell brought up the leadership text while discussing why technical managers occasionally transition back to individual contributor roles when their responsibilities shift. Nick Bare referenced the book on Modern Wisdom to explain how old, familiar strategies ultimately stop working as individuals experience higher stages of personal growth. Didier Elzinga also utilized the book's core premise on This Week in Startups to describe how senior leaders must fundamentally change their approach as their organizational roles expand, prompting Jason Calacanis to agree that it is a valuable read for professionals navigating complex career transitions.
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Ethan Evans And uh there's a classic book on this. It's by a guy named Marshall Goldsmith. It's What Got You Here Won't… 1
“And uh there's a classic book on this. It's by a guy named Marshall Goldsmith. It's What Got You Here Won't Get You There. It literally shows a ladder with a gap in it. Like what got you this far isn't going to get you up there. Um that's kind of the classic book, but if you need specific advice”
Didier Elzinga but the challenge in late is and I have this conversation with senior leaders all the time is you don't get… 1
“but the challenge in late is and I have this conversation with senior leaders all the time is you don't get good without time in the saddle so you like you just got to work really hard and all good leaders have worked probably too hard but you get to a point where the value you're creating is in smaller”
Nick Bare there's a book called what guy you hear won't get you there and we say it here all the time 1
“there's a book called what guy you hear won't get you there and we say it here all the time”
Steve McConnell You know, there's a great uh leadership book uh called What Got You Here Won't Get You There. And the the g… 1
“You know, there's a great uh leadership book uh called What Got You Here Won't Get You There. And the the gist of it's really aimed at organizational leaders.”
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