In a basketful of new management books, authors outline the virtues of being tough on yourself.
In an extremely good self-help book published ten years ago—and virtually ignored—basketball coach Rick Pitino stressed the importance of setting demanding goals, learning from failure, and being persistent if you want to improve your performance.
But the biggest lesson he had to offer was contained in his title: Success Is a Choice. A handful of new books succeed, to varying degrees, in showing how to turn that choice into a reality. The best of the bunch is What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter (Hyperion, 23.95).
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Goldsmith, an executive coach, starts with an intriguing premise: The very things that have made you successful can keep you from improving.
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