Marshall Goldsmith
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
It doesn’t matter how friendly your tone is or how honey sweet you’re in a conversation and you start your sentences with one of these words (or both), the message to your recipient is “You are wrong.” What are these conversation stopping words? They are “No” and “But.”. These words don’t say, “Let’s discuss this” or “I’d love to hear what you think about this” to people.
Marshall Goldsmith
JANUARY 4, 2016
To make resolutions that matter, don’t look forward. Look back. By February, half of all New Year’s resolutions are broken, a thing of the past, a distant, abandoned memory. You know this. So, why not take the time now to visit your goals and think about what you really want to change. If you do, you will make 2016 your best year ever. Wondering how to start?
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Marshall Goldsmith
APRIL 11, 2016
A few years ago, former General Mills CEO Steve Sanger told nearly 100 of his colleagues: “As you all know, last year my team told me that I needed to do a better job of coaching my direct reports. I just reviewed my 360-degree feedback. I have been working on becoming a better coach for the past year or so. I’m still not doing quite as well as I want, but I’m getting a lot better.
Marshall Goldsmith
MAY 9, 2016
If you feel like your boss is squashing your enthusiasm for your ideas and projects, it may be that he or she has the classic bad habit of Adding Too Much Value. This bad habit can be defined as your boss’s overwhelming desire to add his or her two cents to every discussion, and it is common among leaders who are used to running the show. It is extremely difficult for successful people to listen to other people tell them something that they think already know without communicating somehow that (
Marshall Goldsmith
APRIL 18, 2016
A number of years ago, I was flying to Santa Barbara, California. Suddenly, the plane took an enormous dip. The pilot immediately came on the speaker system and announced, “We have a minor problem. The landing gear isn’t working. We are going to circle the airport until we run out of fuel so we can land more safely with the wheels up.”. Needless to say I was afraid for my life!
Marshall Goldsmith
JUNE 20, 2016
Nothing is more vital to business success than strong, effective teams made up of healthy and cooperative individuals. One way to help both individuals and teams become stronger and more effective is to try outdoor teambuilding – but not the old fashioned ropes courses and trust falls! PALEOVENTURES, a San Francisco based company, provides meaningful outdoor survival skills learning combined with organizationally relevant communication skills training.
Marshall Goldsmith
JUNE 13, 2016
This is a dilemma most of us have faced at one time or another, some of you might even be facing it right now. What do you do when you are in a job that you really don’t like? Perhaps it’s an issue with your boss or co-workers, or the responsibilities and focus of the position just doesn’t thrill you like you thought it would when you took the job. And, now, for whatever reason(s) you just aren’t able to leave.
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