Marshall Goldsmith

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10 Surefire Reasons to Try Feedforward!

Marshall Goldsmith

By giving people ideas on how they can be even more successful (as opposed to visualizing a failed past), we can increase their chances of achieving this success in the future. It can be more productive to help people learn to be “right,” than prove they were “wrong.” Feed forward is especially suited to successful people.

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When is Spinning the Message a Good Thing?

Marshall Goldsmith

Q: In our company we value integrity, yet leaders - especially in marketing - are taught to "spin" to make products and services sound good to clients. A: Every company that sells products or services "spins" these in a positive way to clients. Optimism is a characteristic that is highly correlated with success in any field.

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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Marshall Goldsmith

This column will include a few suggestions for demonstrating the entrepreneurial spirit that we can all implement: o Love what you do Years of hard work (which generally precedes success) don't seem so hard if you are doing what you love. This is one of the reasons that he is so successful." Be creative. Don't count on it.

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