February, 2011

Marshall Goldsmith

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Ask Questions Daily

Marshall Goldsmith

What if you could implement a process that costs almost nothing, takes about three minutes a day, and if you stick with it, will help you achieve your full potential? Would you try it out? Let me tell you more! My colleague, Andrew Thorn, taught me this fascinating daily questions process and tried it out on me. Since then, I have been doing it with my good friend, Jim Moore, former CLO of Sun Microsystems, Nortel, and BellSouth.

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Don't Let Them Make You Crazy

Marshall Goldsmith

Think of that one person who drives you crazy -- who upsets you, makes you feel guilty or sad. Does someone come to mind? You may have spent many hours reliving events when this person was unfair, unappreciative, or inconsiderate. You may have thought, “What a jerk!” Even remembering this person may make your blood pressure rise, your pulse race and your mind fill with grief.

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Influencing Up

Marshall Goldsmith

Organizations suffer when key people can't effectively influence up. Most people are occupied with efforts rather than results. They worry over what the organization or their boss owes them and should do for them and obsess over the authority they 'should have,' thus rendering themselves ineffectual. Although knowledge workers may know more about what they are doing than their managers do and have years of education and experience, they rarely know how to effectively influence up.

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Money vs. Meaning

Marshall Goldsmith

How can you create a great rest of your life? Obviously you start with today. That's why I only engage in 'feed forward' (not feedback). There is nothing you or I can do about the past, except to apologize for our mistakes, ask forgiveness, and invite suggestions on ways we might improve in one or two development areas. I find that fewer people today want to retire, at least in the sense of a life of leisure.

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The Joys of Giving Thanks When Times Are Tough

Marshall Goldsmith

This Thanksgiving is very different from those we have experienced in the past several years. In ways both large and small, good folks around the world have been hurt by the current economic crisis. Our stock portfolios have diminished. Our houses are not as valuable as they used to be. The net worth of many people has been cut in half. Planned retirements are being postponed indefinitely.