article thumbnail

Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Marshall Goldsmith

Why I realize we cannot all be entrepreneurial in the sense that we can't all start our own companies, I believe we can all be entrepreneurial in terms of how we approach our own careers. He beamed at the hundreds of young people in the audience and said: "Looking back on my career, I don't feel like I have ever worked a day in my life.

Ulrich 134
article thumbnail

Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (2009). Studies show that a person’s emotional intelligence (the ability to manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others) is not only more important than their IQ, but the single most important variable in career and life success. By David Ulrich.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. Not to boast, just to confirm what you are saying.

Blog 419
article thumbnail

Leadership Basics | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

" This point really came home to me while reading, "The Leadership Code," By Ulrich and Smallwood. Or, as you say, "leadership is a process of becoming." " I think Maxwell said, "Leaders are learners." One of the chapters is titled, "Invest in yourself."

Blog 365