What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
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Leadership expert Marshall Goldsmith says that that the very traits that enabled you to become a successful leader in the first place might, paradoxically, lead to your downfall. Now that you are a leader, your behavioural quirks and weaknesses take on more weight and significance, and can do more harm than they could when you were an up-and-comer. The premise is that by continuing to do what we are doing we will not be likely to move to the next level. We may enjoy continued success, of course ,but if we stop doing some things and start doing other things, there’s a better chance for even greater effectiveness and a higher level of success. Charles Handy in his book the Empty Raincoat (1995) expressed it as the paradox of success: ‘what got you where you are, won’t keep you where you are, is a hard lesson to learn.’ (page 58)
Lessons here maybe for some school leaders?
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