Three Star Leadership

This is not a book for reading or devouring. It is a book for mining.

There is a lot of value here. This book can be the centerpiece of your personal and successful self-development. But it won't be simple and it won't be easy.

Remember that this book is written for a person who has already achieved a high position in a large corporation. Those are Marshall Goldsmith's clients. You will have to decide what you have in common with them at this stage in your life. You will have to filter some of the advice so that it fits your situation.

There's plenty here for you no matter where you are or what your current situation is. But, you need to take time to understand how your situation differs from the intended audience. And you need a strategy for getting the most out of the book.

Late in the book, writing about the rules for success, Goldsmith advises that "You can only hit one target at a time." That should have been way up front instead of way in the back.

If you read this book in the normal way, from front to back, you are likely to get overwhelmed or bored or both. So, here's my suggestion about how to get the most out of it.

Read the first couple of chapters if you want to, but if you start getting a little tired of the flat prose or if you can't identify with the corporate stars that Marshall coaches, jump to Section Three:, How We Change for the Better. Skim that section.

Then go back to Section Two: What's holding us back. Review the list of Annoying Habits, el al. Pick one to work on. Return to Section Three for guidance in how to do that most effectively.

This strategy will work. But beware, this book could become the most dog-eared one on your shelf while you use it for a lifetime of self-improvement.

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