Triggers
ISBN
ISBN-10: 0804141231 / ISBN-13: 978-0804141239
Description
Bestselling author and world-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life.
Do you ever find that you are not the patient, compassionate problem solver you believe yourself to be? Are you surprised at how irritated or flustered the normally unflappable you become in the presence of a specific colleague at work? Have you ever felt your temper accelerate from zero to sixty when another driver cuts you off in traffic?
Our reactions don't occur in a vacuum. They are usually the result of unappreciated triggers in our environment—the people and situations that lure us into behaving diametrically opposed to the colleague, partner, parent, or friend we imagine ourselves to be. These triggers are constant, relentless, and omnipresent. So often, the environment seems to be outside our control. Even if that is true, as Goldsmith points out, we have a choice in how we respond.
In Triggers, his most powerful and insightful book yet, Goldsmith shows how we can overcome the trigger points in our lives and enact meaningful and lasting change. Goldsmith offers a simple "magic bullet" solution in the form of daily self-monitoring, hinging around what he calls "active" questions. These are questions that measure our effort, not our results. There's a difference between achieving and trying; we can't always achieve the desired result, but anyone can try. In the course of Triggers, Goldsmith details the six "engaging questions" that can help us take responsibility for our efforts to improve and help us recognize when we fall short.
Goldsmith is filled with revealing and illuminating stories from his work with some of the most successful chief executives and power brokers in the business world. He offers a personal playbook on achieving change in our lives, making it stick, and becoming the person we want to be.
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful
ISBN
ISBN-10: 1846681375 / ISBN-13: 978-1846681370
Description
Your hard work is paying off. You are doing well in your field. But something is standing between you and the next level of achievement. That something may just be one of your own annoying habits. Perhaps one minor flaw - a behavior you barely recognize - keeps you from where you want to be. It may be that the very characteristic that you believe got you where you are - like the drive to win at all costs - is what's holding you back. As this book explains, people often do well despite certain habits rather than because of them and need a "to stop" list rather than one listing what "to do".
Marshall Goldsmith's expertise is in helping global leaders overcome their unconscious annoying habits and become more successful. His one-on-one coaching comes with a six-figure price tag - but in this book, you get his great advice for much less. Recently named as one of Forbes's five most-respected executive coaches, he has worked with over 100 major CEOs and their management teams at the world's top businesses. His clients include corporations such as Goldman Sachs, Glaxo SmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, and GE.
