The Greatest Threat to Success and How to Avoid It
The Greatest Threat to Success and How to Avoid It By Marshall Goldsmith In a recent dialogue with my friend and Lifestorming co-author, Alan Weiss, we talked about the greatest threat to success and how the most successful people in the world avoid it. The greatest threat to achieving success is not admitting we need help to […]
Aren’t I Smart and Aren’t They Stupid?
Aren’t I Smart and Aren’t They Stupid? By Marshall Goldsmith As you work your way through my video series and written blogs, you are going to hear about a number of personal flaws that none of us are immune to. In the course of reviewing this material, you may recognize yourself. You may say, “That’s […]
5 Great Ways to Keep Your Superstars!
5 Great Ways to Keep Your Superstars! By Marshall Goldsmith When giving feedback to your superstar performers, the key issue to recognize is that the “no news is good news” feedback approach is not an effective management technique for handling them. Too often we assume that these individuals know how much we value their contributions […]
Disastrous at Delegating? 4 Tips to Become a Pro!
Disastrous at Delegating? 4 Tips to Become a Pro! Leaders often fall into the trap that they “need to delegate” more. For some reason, they’ve been led to believe that delegation is always a good thing. It’s not! If you delegate to someone who isn’t ready for the task or to someone who doesn’t want […]
Why You Need a Personal Superhero!
Why You Need a Personal Superhero! My greatest hero is Buddha. He is my personal superhero. Like all of my other wonderful heroes, Frances Hesselbein, Peter Drucker, Alan Mulally, and Dr. Paul Hersey, Buddha was a generous teacher. The difference between the Buddha and my other heroes is that although I never met him, his […]
How to Tell If You Are in the Wrong Job
How to Tell If You Are in the Wrong Job Every once in a while, you have a moment of clarity, a flash of insight into what you really want, who you really want to be, how you really want to live your life. Can you recall a few of these glimpses? I’ve had three […]
How to Save Yourself from a Job You Hate!
How to Save Yourself from a Job You Hate! Saying no is difficult for me. I want to do everything! I want to help everybody! Helping people makes me feel good. I love the variety of opportunities that I have every day, and I love the way I feel when I say yes! Unfortunately, I […]
Be a Better Leader – Be More Like Your Heroes!
Be a Better Leader – Be More Like Your Heroes! Recently I was at a workshop with my good friend designer Ayse Birsel. Ayse has created a program that helps leaders Design the Life You Love. During the program, Ayse asked us (the participants) to list our heroes. I made my list. Here are some […]
Goal 1, Mission 0
Goal 1, Mission 0 By Marshall Goldsmith In the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, the lead character, Colonel Nicholson, is a prisoner of war in Burma who leads his men to build a bridge for his Japanese captors. Nicholson is an officer of high integrity, dedicated to excellence, a great leader of men — […]
Why Even Thinking About Retirement Can Be a Bad Idea
Why Even Thinking About Retirement Can Be a Bad Idea By Marshall Goldsmith My friend Dave was bubbling with enthusiasm. His company had just been acquired, and he had hit the jack-pot. After years of hard work, he was worth many millions of dollars. To make things even better, he didn’t have to stick around […]
