Marshall Goldsmith

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Celebrating Diversity

Marshall Goldsmith

Consumers can have access to an incredible diversity of goods that may have been produced anywhere in the world. While, in theory, global trade will create greater product diversity, in practice it sometimes creates greater homogeneity. Celebrating diversity and avoiding conformity. The advantages of global trade are well known.

Diversity 101
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Referent Groups and Diversity

Marshall Goldsmith

As our organizations become more global and more diverse, it becomes more critical that leaders understand how different referent groups can impact behavior. Our referent groups define a large part of who we are. Our primary referent group can be defined as a group that is the major source of our identity.

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Transformational Growth and Disruptive Change: 4 Principles to Guide You

Marshall Goldsmith

World Bank: Diversity and inclusion as a sustainable competitive advantage. Are you tapping into a diverse collection of views and backgrounds or just one homogenous group of people? How do you touch and engage a diverse workforce and diverse customers in every community you serve?

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Vive la Difference

Marshall Goldsmith

Consumers have access to an incredible diversity of goods that may have been produced anywhere in the world. Celebrate diversity. Our ability to adapt to changing situations largely is a function of our diversity. We need to encourage diversity in language, culture and lifestyle to ensure our survival. Life is good.

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Millennials Speak! 5 Future Leadership “Must Haves”

Marshall Goldsmith

Appreciating Cultural Diversity. In fields as diverse as energy, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals the same organization may be a customer, supplier, partner, or competitor. Global thinking will take a global perspective. Motivational strategies that are effective in one culture may actually be offensive in another culture.

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Finding Meaning in Your Job

Marshall Goldsmith

One of the things that inspired me to write my first book Reinventing You , is that diverse background I have. I think people would love to hear how your background helps you do your job now in working with corporate people? Dorie: Thank you so much Marshall. In contemporary society, the workplace now serves this function for many people.

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Girl Scouts: Creating 21st Century Leaders

Marshall Goldsmith

We live in a complex society with a complex, diverse workforce, and we have a lot of very real problems to solve. Managing that complexity and diversity and solving those problems is going to require collaborative, inclusive leadership that focuses on the common good rather than the needs of the leader or chief executive.