October, 2012

Marshall Goldsmith

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Failure to Communicate

Marshall Goldsmith

by Marshall Goldsmith. As anyone who regularly checks this space knows, I am a big proponent of good communication in businesses. The quality of information flow within an organization often is a good indicator of the quality of the organization, period. Sadly, this attribute is lacking in many companies. And in this day and age, enterprises that suffer too many breakdowns in communication just won’t survive.

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Change for the Better

Marshall Goldsmith

And then make it permanent. by Marshall Goldsmith. MOST OF ANY LEADER’S annoying habits and interpersonal flaws are rooted in information compulsion. Sharing and withholding are two sides of the same tarnished coin. For example, when you insist on adding more value, passing judgment, making destructive comments, announcing that you already know, or explaining why something won’t work, you are compulsively sharing information convinced that you are making people smarter or inspiring t

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Fallacy of ‘If They Understand, They Will Do’

Marshall Goldsmith

Our greatest challenge as leaders isn’t understanding the practice of leadership; it’s practicing our understanding of leadership. by Marshall Goldsmith. The consistent and ongoing misassumption of almost all leadership development programs is, “If they understand, they will do.” This assumption is not valid in any aspect of our lives, and leadership development is no exception.