December, 2012

Marshall Goldsmith

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Seeing Ourselves as Others Do

Marshall Goldsmith

Can you see in yourself what others see in you, or do you see in others what you don’t want to see in yourself? by Marshall Goldsmith. In the early ’70s, as a PhD student at the University of California, Los Angeles, I considered myself to be very hip and cool. In my mind I was a deep person who was focused on meaningful issues such as self-actualization and uncovering profound wisdom.

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Dogged by a Daydream

Marshall Goldsmith

Executive educator Goldsmith gets to the bottom of why some of us don’t meet our goals – and gives some free advice. by Marshall Goldsmith. I am probably the only executive educator that you have ever heard of who actually measures if the participants in my leadership development courses do what I teach – and then measures if they are seen as becoming more effective leaders.

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Turning a Negative into a Positive

Marshall Goldsmith

“Fining” people for making destructive comments (and giving the money to charity) will help your company and people in need. by Marshall Goldsmith. I have helped more than 70 major organizations identify and profile desired leadership behaviors. Almost every company I work with wants to encourage collaborative leadership and has in its inventory of desired behavior such things as “effectively builds teamwork,” “develops positive partner relationships with co-workers

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Coaching Great Leaders

Marshall Goldsmith

Warning! Warning! Warning to Coaches! Get Over Yourself!!! by Marshall Goldsmith. Over the past 30 years, I have had the opportunity to teach hundreds of thousands of leaders, human resources professionals and external coaches about the process of coaching for behavioral change. I am frequently asked the question, “What is the greatest challenge faced by a coach?

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New China

Marshall Goldsmith

Children of Cultural Revolution-era parents are driven to succeed. The next generation, however, may be a different story, and that could imperil China’s growth. by Marshall Goldsmith. On a recent trip to Shanghai, I had the opportunity to meet several brilliant, newly minted MBA graduates. These youthful stars were part of a study, called “China 2024,” that’s tracking their lives and potentially making a movie about their experiences in the “new China” over a