Get Better at Getting Better
- Downloads：7693
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-04-22 10:52:00
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Chandramouli Venkatesan
- ISBN：0670092169
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
To achieve extraordinary success， you need something other than core capabilities like analytical skills， people skills， conceptual and intuitive skills， hard work and hunger for success。 Chandramouli Venkatesan identifies this as developing the capability to succeed and continuously improve that capability。 He calls this the Get Better Model， or GBM—your model to continuously improve how good you are。
A GBM is made up of four key components and these must be practised deliberately for getting better—getting better by yourself; getting better by leveraging others; making others get better; and making and implementing a get-better plan。
This powerful and life-changing book shows you how you can unlock your potential at work， and in life， and constantly get better。
A GBM is made up of four key components and these must be practised deliberately for getting better—getting better by yourself; getting better by leveraging others; making others get better; and making and implementing a get-better plan。
This powerful and life-changing book shows you how you can unlock your potential at work， and in life， and constantly get better。
Reviews
Prajna Dutt
，
Again， like catalyst， going to read this once a year as long as I continue to work。 The author has used subtle but right on Indian context examples。 The concepts brought out in a detailed enough manner but concise enough too！ Quick read but impactful！
Shyam Prasad
，
Engaging Motivational ReadVery constructive，interesting and engaging to read。Motivational and I would recommend this book for all those who strive to achieve high in their respective fields。Relatable experiences in corporate world which makes it really good。
Nitin Mahajan
，
After reading Catalyst by Chandramouli Venkatesan， Get Better at Getting Better has been on my reading list。 This book has the same high standards as Catalyst。 Book itself provides a Pilot View on how to identify what to get better at， how to execute and improve your get better plan。 Loved some of the insights on the different phases of a career and how to tackle and get the best out of those stages。
Sumti Bhadani
，
A well explained book which tries to give best answers to most of our questions on the growth。 The fact that we are always focusing on hard work but not on getting us better is a key issue which is explained in the book。 It explains us how we can improve ourselves and the key to success is Effort * get better what is called as GBM model。 It explained various ways to practice the GBM like， i） yourself ii） through training iii） getting better our ecosystem etc The concept of pilot view is also a k A well explained book which tries to give best answers to most of our questions on the growth。 The fact that we are always focusing on hard work but not on getting us better is a key issue which is explained in the book。 It explains us how we can improve ourselves and the key to success is Effort * get better what is called as GBM model。 It explained various ways to practice the GBM like， i） yourself ii） through training iii） getting better our ecosystem etc The concept of pilot view is also a key thing which was well explained in the book。 Toady most of us are not able to have this view during out work and it creates many intangible issues which becomes tough to resolve。 Having pilot view helps us to not only get better but also prioritize our work 。。。more
Siddhi
，
Not impressive at all！ Nothing new， the same point is repeated over and over again。
Hemanth
，
I had bought this book long back but could get around to reading it only after I learnt of the author's death。 A simple but fundamental proposition is put forth in the book - we need to focus on getting better each day in order to get better results。 We are so obsessed with the results that we ignore the "machine" that is producing the result。 Hence， the Author prescribes having a "getting better model" i。e。 having a way of constantly learning and becoming better at what we do。 The Book describe I had bought this book long back but could get around to reading it only after I learnt of the author's death。 A simple but fundamental proposition is put forth in the book - we need to focus on getting better each day in order to get better results。 We are so obsessed with the results that we ignore the "machine" that is producing the result。 Hence， the Author prescribes having a "getting better model" i。e。 having a way of constantly learning and becoming better at what we do。 The Book describes various methods of developing this model but for me the take away has been that both professionally and personally， one needs to keep learning and it is important to learn in a deliberate/systematic manner。 。。。more
Dragon
，
Not for entrepreneurs。。Read only if you have time enough。。。。 Not much to take home。
Prangyavit Sahu
，
A very good book for personal n professional development。
Ashish Kumar
，
One of the finest personal development book。 It talks about self assessment and planning。 It helps track daily progress and set targets。
Sushant Bansal
，
An exceptional book for everyone to read to get an insight of how to 'actually' grow in life and career。 An exceptional book for everyone to read to get an insight of how to 'actually' grow in life and career。 。。。more
Abhishek
，
Great insights and some useful mental models！ Good one。 Crisp， to the point and meaningful！
Anand Sharma
，
The best self help book I ever read。 I would rate it higher than all other self help books like “Eat that Frog”， or Greatest Salesman in the World “， or “Mega Living by Robin Sharma “ etc。
Divya Gonnabathula
，
I wish I could give this book a 10 star rating！Simply put - If you have to read one - just one self help book in your whole life - this has to be it。 This is my most recommended book， of all the self-help books I've ever read！Go for it :-） I wish I could give this book a 10 star rating！Simply put - If you have to read one - just one self help book in your whole life - this has to be it。 This is my most recommended book， of all the self-help books I've ever read！Go for it :-） 。。。more
Sanjeev Kotnala
，
I liked Chandramouli Venkatesan’s first book ‘CATALYST’。 The blurb of his next book ‘Get better at getting better’ interested me。 It suggested -up suggested some similarity in thinking， I picked the second book。 Getting better is evolutionary thought and the route to survival from Darwinian time。Chandramouli Venkatesan， in his book ‘GET BETTER AT GETTING BETTER’ identifies He identifies four ‘core abilities’ that we need to focus professionally。People skill / relationship / leadership / personal I liked Chandramouli Venkatesan’s first book ‘CATALYST’。 The blurb of his next book ‘Get better at getting better’ interested me。 It suggested -up suggested some similarity in thinking， I picked the second book。 Getting better is evolutionary thought and the route to survival from Darwinian time。Chandramouli Venkatesan， in his book ‘GET BETTER AT GETTING BETTER’ identifies He identifies four ‘core abilities’ that we need to focus professionally。People skill / relationship / leadership / personal value system。Analytical skill/comfort with numbers / logical reasoning。Conceptualisation and intuitive skills / creativity / insightfulness。Organised / disciplined / planned / efficient。He says to get better in these ‘core capabilities’， one needs to develop the capability to succeed and continuously improving。 He refers to it as ‘Get Better Model’ or GBM。 This GBM seems to be the differentiator。Read more http://sanjeevkotnala。com/get-better-。。。 。。。more
Kartik Bansal
，
Good to read once。 Will help
Bhavya Shah
，
Simple yet powerful concepts。Definitely an easy read and not the dragging types， very relevant to the work place too。 My biggest learning from this was how we need to keep reflecting upon and improvising where and how we spend time。 What could I have done to make the last hour better than what it was ？
Radhika Saimbi
，
Get better at getting better by Chandramouli VenkatesanWhile all the self help rant the same stuff， this book is crisp & clear with the sole purpose of what it wants to deliver。 I would like to recommend this book to everyone who like me are unable to find some answers or I will say who have poor GBM （getting better model）Why you should read this book？？1。 Wisdom imparted by the author is applicable not just in sales and marketing （ business） but in any real life scenario where we just stop ourse Get better at getting better by Chandramouli VenkatesanWhile all the self help rant the same stuff， this book is crisp & clear with the sole purpose of what it wants to deliver。 I would like to recommend this book to everyone who like me are unable to find some answers or I will say who have poor GBM （getting better model）Why you should read this book？？1。 Wisdom imparted by the author is applicable not just in sales and marketing （ business） but in any real life scenario where we just stop ourselves from going any further， the moment we know the answer rather than knowing the method of finding the answer。2。 The author has not given any generalized information like stay positive， change your subconscious thinking， but dwelled on various methods to solve problems in a manner which could help not only for that given challenge but for similar challenges for which one may be future ready for。This book literally made me to write down my shortcomings and areas where I can get better。Read this book and surely you will learn something！！ 。。。more
Sonali Dabade
，
Review up on my YouTube channel: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=qc-Ng。。。 Review up on my YouTube channel: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=qc-Ng。。。 。。。more
Anandh Sundar
，
The book complements the earlier book 'Catalyst' and is another masterpiece on how to get better。 The author recognizes the difference between sports and life， and explains how we can do everyday routines to get better。 For example•tSuccess=Effort*Getting Better•tLift operator and godown keeper example-you can get better at ANY job even a ‘boring one’ with the right motivation ‘Eg giving back/Making X Better’•tStart with the intent ‘I should get better everyday’The book is worth a read and re-re The book complements the earlier book 'Catalyst' and is another masterpiece on how to get better。 The author recognizes the difference between sports and life， and explains how we can do everyday routines to get better。 For example•tSuccess=Effort*Getting Better•tLift operator and godown keeper example-you can get better at ANY job even a ‘boring one’ with the right motivation ‘Eg giving back/Making X Better’•tStart with the intent ‘I should get better everyday’The book is worth a read and re-read 。。。more
Jay
，
An extremely crisp read for anybody working in the Corporate world。
Kinshuk
，
There are certain books that you know you will need by your side throughout your life。 This is going to be one of those for me。 An absolute delight to read！Having read both Catalyst and this， Chandramouli sir is already among the favourites for me。
anandi iyer
，
It's a very practical book。 A lot of the points mentioned in the book can be implemented。easily for self improvement。Recollect so many challenges faced while working。 Can see。errors committed as well as good habits I practiced。 It's a very practical book。 A lot of the points mentioned in the book can be implemented。easily for self improvement。Recollect so many challenges faced while working。 Can see。errors committed as well as good habits I practiced。 。。。more
Delhi Irc
，
Location: GG5 IRCAccession No: DL030743
Manav Karkara
，
Book talks about the “what to get better” and “how to get better” components which will help us to build a better and effective “Get Better Model”Mouli shares that Success is not about how good you are; it is about how powerful and effective a model you have to improve how good you are。 Mouli calls this model the Get Better Model （GBM）。 How GBM 1。 Getting better by yourself: Deliberately getting better from what you do on a daily basis by yourself， without external help。2。 Get better by leveragi Book talks about the “what to get better” and “how to get better” components which will help us to build a better and effective “Get Better Model”Mouli shares that Success is not about how good you are; it is about how powerful and effective a model you have to improve how good you are。 Mouli calls this model the Get Better Model （GBM）。 How GBM 1。 Getting better by yourself: Deliberately getting better from what you do on a daily basis by yourself， without external help。2。 Get better by leveraging others: Leveraging all external resources available to you to get better。3。 Make others get better: Building an ecosystem around you that multiplies your effort。4。 Making and implementing a get-better plan: Making a plan and implementing it to get better in a few areas of focus。Like his earlier book Catalyst in this book also the language is simple & learnings are practical。。 though this book could have been shorter as I found some points repetitive • Success = Effort X Getting better。 One has better success over others in the same duration if he has a better “Getting better” model。 In the long run， “getting better” is important than “getting ahead”• Don’t stop at the answer， get to the method of deriving the answer。 Introspect on how your method of deriving the answer improves every time。• Build a “deliberate” habit to pursue Reflection and Review process • Spend more time sharpening your axe， than cutting the wood。 • Rely on “The Pilot’s view”， to “do the right thing vs。 doing the thing right” and measure your core capabilities and devise an action plan accordingly。 • Change your intent from “results-first” to a “get-better” intent • Knowing is different from embedding。 Learning doesn’t end with reading， but by imbibing and integrating the distilled wisdom into your life and thus create inflection points。 Take quality time to exploit the learnings。 • What gets measured， get improved。 So， identify ways to measure “how to get better” and not just results。 • Every job provides learning， provided you have the “right lens” to learn。• “Get better” is a “deliberate” habit， and works best when integrated into your life in all aspects• Why relationship building is essential for executing change。 Why major company acquisitions fail and lose the best people – ability to spot what change is needed vs。 the ability to execute the change。 。。。more
Rahul Kumar
，
This book is amazingly written by Get Better at Getting BetterChandramouli Venkatesan。 The main concept of this book is how to get better at getting better as a book name。 This book gives you a deep concept & understanding how to get better。Success Equation by Chandramouli Venkatesan:-Success is not about how good you are， but about how powerful and effective a model you have to improve how good you are。Success = Effort*GBMIn all the book， authors focus on how to improve our GBM （Get Better Mode This book is amazingly written by Get Better at Getting BetterChandramouli Venkatesan。 The main concept of this book is how to get better at getting better as a book name。 This book gives you a deep concept & understanding how to get better。Success Equation by Chandramouli Venkatesan:-Success is not about how good you are， but about how powerful and effective a model you have to improve how good you are。Success = Effort*GBMIn all the book， authors focus on how to improve our GBM （Get Better Model）。A GBM is made up of four key components and these must be practiced deliberately for getting better。1。 Getting better by yourself: This is about deliberately getting better from what you do on a daily basis by yourself， without external help。2。 Get better by leveraging others: This is about deliberately leveraging all external resources available to you to get better。3。 Make others get better: This is about deliberately building an ecosystem around you that multiplies your effort。4。 Making and implementing a get-better plan: This is about deliberately making a plan and implementing it to get better in a few areas of focus。At the Amazing book， easy to read and you have to improve your GBM model。 。。。more
Sudhir
，
Get Better at Getting BetterIt was quite a fascinating read with a wealth of experiences on what it takes to get better in one’s life and career。 I have truly enjoyed it， and couldn’t agree more about the thoughts in this book。 In this digital world， there is quite a lot of buzz around Machine learning/ML （application of AI that provides the system the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed） – however， the better rhetorical question to pond Get Better at Getting BetterIt was quite a fascinating read with a wealth of experiences on what it takes to get better in one’s life and career。 I have truly enjoyed it， and couldn’t agree more about the thoughts in this book。 In this digital world， there is quite a lot of buzz around Machine learning/ML （application of AI that provides the system the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed） – however， the better rhetorical question to ponder upon is – aren’t we humans supposed to be good at it in the first place？ This certainly needs a good introspection and no debate。 As the numbers and targets take more precedence in today’s cut-throat competitive organizations … people tend to rush towards results and often miss the learnings which they could have done during the journey。 Each one of us has a profound capacity not only to get the results but also learn from it and get better every day （or rather “every hour” as Chandramouli often says 😊）。 As the saying goes， it’s not the destination， but the journey as well that matters。 This book exactly focuses on the topic of taking time to “get better” by contemplating with right questions （“what” and “how”） to arrive at building a better learning model （GBM – Get-Better-Model）。 Myths that get busted:•tExperience “IS EQUAL TO” Growth （Not really！）。 •tMore time on the job = More “experienced” （Not always！）•tArriving at results is important （No。 There is a lot more than that！） Key takeaways:•tSuccess = Effort X Getting better。 One has better success over others in the same duration if he has a better “Getting better” model。 In the long run， “getting better” is important than “getting ahead”•tSpend more time sharpening your axe， than cutting the wood。 •tDon’t stop at the answer， get to the method of deriving the answer。 Introspect on how your method of deriving the answer improves every time。•tBuild a “deliberate” habit to pursue Reflection and Review process •tRely on “The Pilot’s view”， to “do the right thing vs。 doing the thing right” and measure your core capabilities and devise an action plan accordingly。 •tChange your intent from “results-first” to a “get-better” intent •tEmbrace your team to focus on “Why”。 Building a get-better team will create an eco-system that works towards a holistic vision and results。 •tKnowing is different from embedding。 Learning doesn’t end with reading， but by imbibing and integrating the distilled wisdom into your life and thus create inflection points。 Take quality time to exploit the learnings。 •tWhat gets measured， get improved。 So， identify ways to measure “how to get better” and not just results。 •tEvery job provides learning， provided you have the “right lens” to learn。•t“Get better” is a “deliberate” habit， and works best when integrated into your life in all aspects•tWhy relationship building is essential for executing change。 Why major company acquisitions fail and lose the best people – ability to spot what change is needed vs。 the ability to execute the change。I strongly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Srinivas
，
Why some one can't translate the success in the previous job to the new job？ Why we start stagnating after getting promoted to the next level？ Why some people are really successful & some are not？ These are all the questions that got answered for me through the book。It is more like a guide & brought to fore many issues that I could not really think about or speak about。Great work by the author & articulating it in a manner which is so easily to understand is the key。 Why some one can't translate the success in the previous job to the new job？ Why we start stagnating after getting promoted to the next level？ Why some people are really successful & some are not？ These are all the questions that got answered for me through the book。It is more like a guide & brought to fore many issues that I could not really think about or speak about。Great work by the author & articulating it in a manner which is so easily to understand is the key。 。。。more
Brat
，
Mouli’s second book。 I had my first corporate interview with Mouli back in 2008 summer in Cadbury， and I was inspired and in awe of this person。 He had achieved so much at such a young age， and was grace personified。 When this book launched， I felt guilty that I had not read his previous book and I immediately got reading that first。I had ordered this book in the pre order on amazon， and I have got a author signed copy with a note – a small parable narrating how a sharper axe can cut more wood， Mouli’s second book。 I had my first corporate interview with Mouli back in 2008 summer in Cadbury， and I was inspired and in awe of this person。 He had achieved so much at such a young age， and was grace personified。 When this book launched， I felt guilty that I had not read his previous book and I immediately got reading that first。I had ordered this book in the pre order on amazon， and I have got a author signed copy with a note – a small parable narrating how a sharper axe can cut more wood， and how we do not focus on sharpening the axe。This again is going to be a long wind up of my abstracts from the book for future revision。 The book is divided into five sections comprising of the GBM model and the ways to navigate a corporate career。The four core capabilities for a person to be successful1。tPeople Skills/relationships/leadership/personal value system2。tAnalytical skills/comfort with numbers/ogical reasoning3。tConceptualization and intuitive skills/creativity/insightfulness4。tOrganized/disciplines/planned/efficientGBM （Get-Better-Model）Total Learning = Effort put into learning X quality of learning modelSuccess = effort X GBMThe “what” for work needs you to make progress on two fronts – 1。tDon’t stop at knowing the answer; get to the method of finding the answer2。tBuild your core capabilitiesA GBM is made of four components1。tGetting better by yourselfa。tReview Process to take us from knowing the answer to the method of finding the answerb。tReflection process to improve our core capabilitiesi。tSpecific reflectionii。tOutside-in reflectionc。tPilot’s view to operate from a higher plane While review is about improving the method to finding the answer in a situation， reflection is about improving your core capabilities such that you do it in every situationYou will have a great career only when what you do makes an impact on the company as a whole2。tGetting better by leveraging othersa。tLeverage your bossi。tChanging the intentii。tStriking the contractiii。tGetting to the method to the answersiv。tBeing very receptive to feedbackb。tLearning by the bookFocus has to be strongly on what we are doing after reading/attending the training from the very moment。 Understanding everything in a book and having the discipline to come back to it later is a great way to exploit a book fully for self-improvement。 Books and training change your core capabilities and not situation specific。3。tMake others get betterThe biggest gainer in making our teams better is us4。tMaking and implementing a get-better plana。tAgencyi。tMove from vendor to partnership mindsetii。tEnable them to upgrade their people and capabilities with the right remunerationiii。tLeadership role modelling – leaders need to treat them well。The real reason careers get stuck is because we stop getting better。 Careers have two stages – the time stage and the GBM stage。 Getting stuck in a role where you have been very comfortable for a long time is the clearest signals that you are heading for career stagnation。 Two steps to reinvigorate you stagnating career – a。tPrioritize getting better as opposed to only producing resultsb。tStart building your GBM afreshDomain change is a good way of unlocking stuck careers。 MBA or No MBA， your attitude determines your altitude。 When you finish a role you should have left it at a much better place than when you started by driving positive change。 There are two abilities for this – a。tAbility to spot where change is required b。tAbility to execute the changea。tDriving change required credibility for others to agree and follow youb。tExecuting change required reasonably good personal relationshipsThe starting point to effective meetings is to be very clear on which results the meeting is aimed at。 A framework for productive meetings – a。tWe know which outcomes/results we are chasingb。tWe know what the most important drivers for those results arec。tWe know how to influence those drivers positively to impact the end resultsA good quality manager would not only tell you what you did well and what you could have done better in the results space， but would also tell you why you did something well or why you did not do something well， i。e。 their understanding of your underlying capabilities。The three important steps of get better plan – a。tIdentify what the key areas you want to get better at areb。tMake a get better plan， the how to improve in those areasc。tPractice daily disciplined implementation of that plana。tFind a strong reason/purpose to implement the planb。tEliminate all excuses and barriers to implementationc。tMake a public commitment – make your plan public to be scrutinized by othersGetting better is a habit and when you choose to break that habit for a period of time it is difficult to return to it 。。。more
Gajendra Choudhary
，
Language is fluid， several important aspects are covered which might be good insights to many for many other it is just the good refresher in order to reinforce things that they have learned in the past。Kudos for giving structure and framework！That being said I feel this book could have been completed in just 100 pages if author had not repeated same stuff over and over。 As far as uniqueness of the ideas are concerned， truly speaking I don't find many。 There are many places where multiple metaph Language is fluid， several important aspects are covered which might be good insights to many for many other it is just the good refresher in order to reinforce things that they have learned in the past。Kudos for giving structure and framework！That being said I feel this book could have been completed in just 100 pages if author had not repeated same stuff over and over。 As far as uniqueness of the ideas are concerned， truly speaking I don't find many。 There are many places where multiple metaphor have been used to explain the simple concepts。 While this book fails to deliver any extra ordinary insights but does exceptionally well in explaining how to engage tools which are already available around you。Last but not the least it was good to hear these things from a learned man who has driven changes in multiple industry。 I appreciate his commitment in bringing good stuff for people who are willing to improve themselves。 。。。more
LOKESH
，