Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 21, 2014

In the Information Age, leaders must manage knowledge workers. Peter Drucker has defined knowledge workers as people who know more about what they are doing than their boss does. I managed to avoid this exam, for not one or two years, but seven years. Why is asking so important? As a rule, leaders don’t ask.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This perception has been validated in reviewing the 360 degree feedback scores for executives in 30 major corporations. One reason is that executives manage knowledge workers. In many cases, executives manage people who are financially independent and can find another job if they are dissatisfied.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

In the Information Age, leaders must manage knowledge workers. Peter Drucker has defined knowledge workers as people who know more about what they are doing than their boss does. I managed to avoid this exam, for not one or two years, but seven years. Why is asking so important? As a rule, leaders don’t ask.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 7, 2011

Rapid change is the order of the day, with global mergers, acquisitions and shifts--and the resulting talent and leadership challenge will likely determine the success or failure of your organization between now and 2020. To what degree can I trust you to develop my talents and skills? I was lucky to spend time with Peter Drucker.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

As far back as 1967, in his classic book, The Effective Executive, management guru Peter Drucker wrote: "The effective executive makes strengths productive. To make strength productive is the unique purpose of the organization. Leadership development Talent management' Myth #2: A strength taken too far become a weakness.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership says, “A lot of leaders make the mistake of using the same conflict management strategy for all kinds of conflict. According to Art Petty of Managing Excellence , we live and work in a world filled with chaos and turbulence and must plan and prepare for instability, disruption, and chaos in advance.

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