Marshall Goldsmith

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Self-Assessment

Marshall Goldsmith

This should have been the apex of Mike's young career. He is a living case study from whom everyone at Dell is learning. But Mike put up astounding numbers with his trades. His profit contribution was so vast that the CEO promoted him into management. Instead, it exposed his bad side. I don't need to work on developing myself.'

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Changing Leadership Behavior

Marshall Goldsmith

It also greatly expands the value gained by the corporation in the entire process (see the following case study). These are the people who have great careers in front of them. In some cases internal people can say exactly the same thing as external coaches but not be listened to. Steps in the Behavioral Coaching Process.

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Coaching for Behavioral Change

Marshall Goldsmith

In one of my most successful case studies, I was asked to coach one top executive – and about 200 people ended up improving. These are the people who have great careers in front of them. It helps the stakeholders act as “fellow travelers” who are trying to improve, not “judges” who are pointing their fingers at my client.