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If They Understand, They Will Do

Marshall Goldsmith

Howard Morgan and I recently published an article entitled “Leadership Is a Contact Sport” in the fall 2004 issue of Strategy+Business that involved over 86,000 respondents from eight major corporations. Their answers never have anything to do with ethics or integrity. They are not liars or phonies.

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Before You Open a Business…

Leading Blog

What are your motivations for wanting to own your business? But Chrysler was in bankruptcy, and we didn’t know whether our Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership that we opened in 2004 would survive the ax of the bankruptcy court. Early on in my business life, I was naïve about the motives of some people. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

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Fallacy of ‘If They Understand, They Will Do’

Marshall Goldsmith

Howard Morgan and I published an article titled “Leadership Is a Contact Sport” in the fall 2004 issue of Strategy+Business that involved more than 86,000 respondents from eight major corporations. Their answers never have anything to do with ethics or integrity. They are not liars or phonies. Realize how busy they are.

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The Happiness Advantage: Researching Happiness at Hogwarts

Strategy Driven

When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive at work. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters from Harvard Divinity School in Christian and Buddhist ethics. This isn’t just an empty mantra. In 2007, Shawn founded Good Think Inc.