"The higher you go in the organization, the more your problems are behavioral."

Sincere Apologies and Gratitude are powerful tools for repairing and strengthening professional relationships.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Offer Sincere Apologies</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Express Gratitude Frequently</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Repair and Deepen Connections</li></ul>

Apologizing and thanking others strengthens relationships

What Got You Success in the Past May Be the Very Thing Preventing Future Growth. New Levels Require New Behaviors and Mindsets.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Regularly Reassess Your Behavior</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Stay Adaptable</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Prepare to Evolve Your Leadership Style</li></ul>

New Levels Require New Behaviors

Successful People Often Have "Success Delusions"- They Overrate Their Own Contributions and Resist Change.<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Challenge Your Assumptions</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Invite Outside Perspectives</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Stay Humble</li></ol>

Success Can Blind You to the Need for Change

Listening More and Speaking Less Dramatically Increases Leadership Effectiveness.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Listen Actively Without Interrupting</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Reflect Back What You Hear</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Value Understanding Over Being Right</li></ul>

Listening is More Powerful than Speaking

Long-term leadership success is built on humility, persistence, and continuous personal evolution.Changing perception is often just as important as changing reality.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Embrace Lifelong Growth</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Accept Setbacks as Part of the Journey</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Keep Evolving Your Leadership Approach</li></ul>

Long-term Leadership Success Demands Humility and Persistence

By publicly committing to change and following up, you can build trust and accelerate progress.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Share your goals with others.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Invite them to hold you accountable.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Build credibility through consistency.</li></ul>

Publicly Commit to Your Change Efforts

Small Behavior Changes Consistently Applied Are More Important Than Grand Overhauls.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Focus on Micro-Changes.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Practice Daily Discipline.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Celebrate Small Wins.</li></ul>

Small, consistent behavior changes drive real improvement

You must be willing to receive honest feedback and future-focused "feedforward."Growth requires openness to hearing what you need to change.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Seek forward-looking advice.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Listen without defensiveness.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Thank those who help you.</li></ul>

Honest feedback and "feedforward" are critical

"People will do something — including changing their behavior — only if it can be demonstrated that doing so is in their own best interests."

There are 20 common interpersonal habits, such as the need to win, giving unsolicited advice, criticizing, and not listening, that can sabotage otherwise talented individuals.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Identify your personal habits.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Work on one habit at a time.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Track your progress daily.</li></ul>

20 Bad Habits That Can Sabotage Your Success

"Success is the enemy of change."

Behavioral change — not technical skills — is what separates great leaders from good ones. Soft skills become critical at higher leadership levels.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Prioritize Communication and Empathy</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Develop Trust</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Lead Through Influence, Not Control</li></ul>

Behavioral Skills Become More Important Than Technical Skills

This review consists of a holistic overview of the book, which I think is missing from the other reviews. One of the biggest take aways I found though were the 20 Bad Habits that Sabotage your Success. If enough interest I can post those as well, they are very helpful to reference and review. 

Your hard work is paying off. You are doing well in your field. But there is something standing between you and the next level of achievement. That something may just be one of your own annoying habits. Perhaps one small flaw - a behaviour you barely even recognise - is the only thing that's keeping 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 in spite of 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 the world's five most-respected executive coaches by Forbes, 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.

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Marshall Goldsmith is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Marshall Goldsmith has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Marshall Goldsmith's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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