In 2007, Executive Coach and Leadership expert Marshall Goldsmith authored his bestselling "What Got You Here, Won't get you There. How Successful People Become Even More Successful."

A highly readable and entertaining book, What Got you Here describes how leaders can best handle "the paradox of success"-that the behavior that has enabled them to succeed can become their undoing. Specifically, Goldsmith cites 21 common "Bad Workplace Habits" that can undermine an executive's effectiveness and scuttle team and organization success.

In a prescriptive vein, Goldsmith also offers a seven-step method to enable executives to change their self-defeating behavior.

I've summarized the book as a mindmap, available below.

Interactive pdf format (requires Adobe Acrobat 8 or 9-Windows only)

Static pdf file (Acrobat v. 5-7, or Mac)

Mindmanager File (zip file)