When Success Turns to a Standstill

by Christian Greiser

How to reset and come back stronger

• The first systematic guide to finding your way out of a career lull – even when it seems that there’s no way back
• Easily establish new ways of working and confidently embrace a fresh start
• An indispensable guide for high performers - whether in start-ups, DAX companies or anything in between

Have you ever had the feeling that you’re treading water professionally; that you’re coming up against limits in terms of what you can achieve? If so, says Christian Greiser, it might be high time to take some time out. Careers progress through distinct phases: we climb the career ladder, we change direction or set up a business and, eventually, we retire. As different as these phases are, so too are the rules of success that govern them. If we are to keep succeeding, we must mentally ‘shift gears’ and realign ourselves accordingly along the way. We must take an honest and sometimes challenging look at our own character: understanding the inner driving forces behind our previous successes, questioning our patterns of behaviour and discarding the behaviours that no longer serve us. In this way, we can accomplish the transition to the next phase of our life and career and come back stronger than before.

Passionate ‘career technician’ Christian Greiser is here to help us do just that. In this humorously written new book, he draws on insights from his many years of experience as an executive coach and incorporates research findings, case studies and exercises to show how we can reset our mental attitude and achieve success and fulfilment in the next phase.

Christian Greiser is an executive coach and management consultant. In his work as a “career mechanic”, he guides thought-leaders, designers, decision-makers and entrepreneurs on their own personal development journeys, helping them figure out their values, talents and strengths. As he does so, he brings not only his perspective as a senior strategy consultant with operational leadership experience, but an intuitive understanding for the role of personality in business. Prior to establishing his own consultancy, Christian held the role of Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and oversaw one of the largest practice groups worldwide. An engineer by education, he occupied managerial roles at German industrial conglomerate Mannesmann AG before entering the world of business and management. He studied in Braunschweig, Paris and London and is a Fellow of the Institute of Coaching (McLean, Affilitate of Harvard Medical School).