Marshall Goldsmith

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Teaching Leaders What to Stop

Marshall Goldsmith

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. Winning too much: The need to win at all costs and in all situations. Speaking when angry: Using emotional volatility as a management tool.

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“That Is Great, BUT…”

Marshall Goldsmith

It creeps into our conversations even when the discussion is trivial, even when we should be hyperaware of our word choices, and even when it might cost us $100. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. We all know negative people.

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The Success Delusion

Marshall Goldsmith

We often: • Overestimate our contribution to a project; • Have an elevated opinion of our professional skills and standing among our peers; • Exaggerate our project’s impact on profitability by discounting real and hidden costs. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011.