Playing Favorites
Playing Favorites By Marshall Goldsmith There’s a reason I devote so much time and energy to identifying interpersonal challenges in successful people. It’s because the higher up you go in the organization, the more your problems are behavioral. You’re smart, you’re up-to-date, you know the technical aspects of your job, but often you may lack […]
Leading with Influence: What Is Influence360°?
Leading with Influence: What Is Influence360°? By Marshall Goldsmith Founder of Influence360°, five-time Emmy award-winning broadcaster, and author of the bestselling books Talk Less, Say More and Become the Real Deal, Connie Dieken is an expert on leadership influence and one of our 100 Coaches. In this week’s interview, Connie wraps up our series with a discussion about […]
Are You a Dominator, Manipulator, Persuader or Influencer?
Are You a Dominator, Manipulator, Persuader or Influencer? By Marshall Goldsmith My great friend, Connie Dieken is a member of our 100 Coaches, an expert on leadership influence, and the author of the bestselling books Talk Less, Say More and Become the Real Deal. Founder of Influence360° and The Dieken Group, and a 5-time Emmy award-winning journalist, Connie is […]
Managing Change in a Rapidly Changing World
Managing Change in a Rapidly Changing World By Marshall Goldsmith Managing change is becoming more and more important every day for all of us. There is one thing that great leaders do when faced with changing behavior that many others don’t. My friend, four-time CEO Mark Thompson, world’s #1 CEO coach and best-selling author of Now […]
The 100 Coaches Pay-It-Forward Project
The 100 Coaches Pay-It-Forward Project: A Coach’s View By Marshall Goldsmith A few years ago I started the 100 Coaches Pay It Forward project. It’s now become a movement with more than 150 coaches from around the world. This is my legacy project and I am thrilled to watch it grow. Thank you everyone who […]
This Quiz Reveals Your True Leadership Potential!
This Quiz Reveals Your True Leadership Potential! Edited from Lifestorming by Marshall Goldsmith and Alan Weiss Most of us think of leaders as people of character. They aren’t people who live vicariously through others, but people who live their own lives and lead by example. What exactly do we mean by character? Character evolves; circumstances change; what […]
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 […]
