Theory of Success in What Got You Here Won’t Get You...

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There In his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldman puts forth the theory that success itself can lead to future failures if those who succeed become complacent and don’t recognize our ability to become stagnant. He brings forth concepts that exalt our faults as virtues, simply because our faults are who we are. As individuals, we exhibit behavior that defines us. Goldman stresses the obvious in that our habits and shortcomings if unaddressed, can lead to inconsistencies and even challenges. He notes that for the continued growth of leadership, mindfulness in all areas of life cannot be understated and under groomed. Areas that may prevent a leader and by default an organization from†¦show more content†¦The problem here is not merely boasting about how much we know. 7. Speaking When Angry: Using emotional volatility as a management tool. When you get angry, you are usually out of control. It’s hard to lead people when you’ve lost control. 8. Negativity, or ‘Let Me Explain Why That Won’t Work’: We all know negative people in the workplace. They’re incapable of saying something positive or complimentary to any of your suggestions. The need to share our negative thoughts even when we weren’t asked. â€Å"negatrons† are people who are constitutionally incapable of saying something positive or complimentary to any of your suggestions. 9. Withholding Information: The refusal to share information in order to maintain an advantage over others. Intentionally withholding information is the opposite of adding value. 10. Failing to Give Proper Recognition: The inability to praise and reward. In withholding your recognition of another person’s contribution to a team’s success, you are not only sowing injustice and treating people unfairly, but you are depriving people of the emotional payoff that comes with success/ instead they feel forgotten, ignored, pushed to the side – and they resent you for it. In depriving people of recognition, you are depriving them of closure. 11. Claiming Credit that We Don’t Deserve: The most annoying way to overestimate our contribution to any success. Claiming credit is adding to theShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesmechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publisher was aware of a trademark claim, theRead MoreMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pages8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PREFACE Welcome to the 30th anniversary of Marketing Mistakes and Successes with this 11th edition. Who would have thought that interest in mistakes would be so enduring? Many of you are past users, a few even for decades. I hope you will find this new edition a worthy successor to earlier editions. I think this may even be my best book. The new Google and Starbucks cases should arouse keen student interest, and may even inspire another generation of