Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Who will design, manage, and deliver world-class leadership programs? Are there “best” ways to develop current and future leaders? How will we pick our leaders? What process will transform managers into leaders ready for strategic action? What process will transform managers into leaders?

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 1, 2014

Did you know that of all the classes I’ve taught 95 percent of members believe they are in the top half of their group? The first is we don’t want to hear it and the second is we don’t want to give it. The reason we don’t want to hear it is because negative feedback is inconsistent with our self-image and so we reject it.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 17, 2012

In Dr. Tannenbaum’s class, we were encouraged to share our views on any topic that we thought was important. For three weeks I performed lively monologues in class on how “screwed up” they were. I think he invented the term “sensitivity training” He was an important person in our school.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 20, 2014

Recently, a young man who attended one of my classes emailed me. Do you have any idea what I had to put up with today?” We are so competitive we want to win at being more miserable than the people we live with! He wrote that his wife had called him the previous day and told him she had a hard day.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 5, 2015

We enlist a friend to join us for yoga class or commit to training for a marathon with a group. Some of us practice this instinctively. We enjoy the companionship and support, and knowing we’re answerable to someone else is motivating. The small obligation to someone else keeps us focused.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 12, 2015

For me, I still teach and give classes, but I focus more on advising people how they can have a great rest of their lives rather than just work harder and “make more money.”. As you contemplate these themes and set your goals for 2015, you might choose to volunteer or work on projects that make the world a better place.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

As a test of our unconscious tendency to encourage sycophants, I always ask participants in my executive education classes this question, "How many of you own a dog that you love?" I see others do this all of the time. Of course, I find it to be disgusting!" Big smiles cross the faces of these leaders as they wave their hands in the air.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 4, 2016

It one of my favorites and I teach it in most of my classes. 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? Try this exercise. First, take a deep breath. Now take a deeper breath.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

This guy has class. I was only 14 years old, but I will never forget this event. I knew the Mudd family. They didn’t have any more money that we did. I thought, “Mr. Mudd may be poor, but he is not cheap. When I grow up, I want to be like Dennis Mudd.”.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 18, 2014

This guy has class. I was only 14 years old, but the incident made a huge impression on me. I knew the Mudd family. They didn’t have any more money than we did. I thought: Mr. Mudd may be poor, but he is not cheap. When I grow up, I want to be like Dennis Mudd. How much would not getting paid have hurt Dennis Mudd?

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 25, 2016

This guy has class. I was only 14 years old, but the incident made a huge impression on me. I knew the Mudd family. They didn’t have any more money than we did. I thought: Mr. Mudd may be poor, but he is not cheap. When I grow up, I want to be like Dennis Mudd. How much would not getting paid have hurt Dennis Mudd?

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 5, 2014

In my classes, everyone “fines” their fellow classmates $2 every time an unnecessary destructive comment is made. Will this comment help the person that I am talking about? If the answers are “No, No, No and No,” there’s a simple strategy that does not require a Ph.D. to implement: Don’t say it!

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 25, 2014

(For a more detailed description of the Feed forward, please see the Marshall Goldsmith Thinkers50 Video entitled Feed forward : Coaching for Behavioral Change (see below): Here are 10 reasons participants in my classes see feed forward as fun and helpful as opposed to painful, embarrassing, or uncomfortable.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 3, 2014

Why should I give up a great job with lots of money, status, and respect to be a second-class citizen?” Why should I put up with their crap? Many of them don’t know anything about the real world like I do. ” “To begin with, why do you care about money?” ” I laughed. By the way, who are you arguing with?”

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 30, 2013

When you were a student in high school and college, could you tell the difference between teachers who were teaching their classes because they loved teaching and those who were teaching only because they needed to collect a check at the end of the month? The impact of self-determination on success does not necessarily relate to money.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This guy has class. I was only 14 years old, but the incident made a huge impression on me. I knew the Mudd family. They didn't have any more money than we did. I thought: Mr. Mudd may be poor, but he is not cheap. When I grow up, I want to be like Dennis Mudd.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

When I conducted leadership training for J&J, one of its very top executives spent many hours with every class. J&J executives have consistently challenged themselves and employees not just to understand the values, but to live them in day-to-day behavior.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 13, 2015

I value the process so much that I teach all of my clients this exercise in my coaching engagements and classes! Daily questions are such an important part of my life that I do a self-questioning exercise every day and have for years.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 1, 2011

Aside from the good business logic, this just shows that you have class as a human being. You never know, that person you are terminating today may end up becoming your customer, partner or even boss. Times change. People remember the way they were treated when they were hurt. Keep in contact with them after they leave. Send an email.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 9, 2013

Well, if you think of everyone in an organization as having a designated weight class — assistants are flyweights, middle managers are welterweights, and so on — then the CEO outweighs everyone by at least 50 pounds. We’re brought up to think of boxing as a fair contest because the fighters weigh the same.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 18, 2011

o Become a world expert As intimidating as this sounds, achieving serious "world-class" expertise may not be as daunting as you might believe. Great entrepreneurs provide products and services that are better or different than what everyone else is doing. You can also do this at your present job: What should be done that isn't?

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 18, 2016

As intimidating as this sounds, achieving serious “world-class” expertise may not be as daunting as you might believe. Great entrepreneurs provide products and services that are better or different than what everyone else is doing. You can also do this at your present job: What should be done that isn’t being done?

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 26, 2011

There has also been a marked decline in midlevel work - a "hollowing-out" of the middle class. Overall, the professional work ethic has increased in a world where the value of performing can bring greater rewards, while the cost of nonperformance can bring severe and immediate punishment. in the past 10 years.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 27, 2014

It allows you to: - Access the “best in class” thought leaders. The global mind represents both a fantastic opportunity and an incredible annoyance for leaders. Fantastic Opportunity. The global mind provides a fantastic opportunity for leaders.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 25, 2011

had graduated in the bottom half of their medical school class. may be the most delusional. I once told a group of doctors that my extensive research had conclusively proven that half of all M.D.s Two of the doctors insisted that this was impossible.) Please remember this as you progress in the corporate world.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 15, 2011

Mudd may be poor, but he is a class act.' Dad carefully looked at the roof, thanked us for a job well-done, and paid Mudd, who then paid me. I'll never forget this event. The Mudd family didn't have any more money that we did. I thought, 'Mr. How much would not getting paid have hurt Mudd? This sacrifice didn't matter, though.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 3, 2010

This type of class and self-sacrifice is rare, but in the long run it is best for the company, for investors, for the successor, and even for the outgoing leader. Focus on putting your successor into a spot where he or she will succeed. This is your last chance to do the right thing for the long-term benefit of the company.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 26, 2014

I once told a group of Doctors that my extensive research had conclusively proven that half of all MDs had graduated in the bottom half of their medical school class. MDs may be the most delusional. Two of doctors insisted that this was impossible! We all tend to accept feedback from others that is consistent with the way we see ourselves.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 18, 2013

I once told a group of Doctors that my extensive research had conclusively proven that half of all MDs had graduated in the bottom half of their medical school class. MDs may be the most delusional. Two of doctors insisted that this was impossible! We all tend to accept feedback from others that is consistent with the way we see ourselves.

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