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Marshall Goldsmith

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Self-Assessment

Marshall Goldsmith

In the movie Wall Street, Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of the rude, larcenous wheeler-dealer Gordon Gekko. Well, I worked with a real-life investment banker could have inspired the Gekko character. As an executive coach, I work with supremely successful people who need to change some behaviors. The man I coached--let's call him Mike--wasn't amoral and unethical like Gekko, but he had some competitive fires that made him treat people poorly.