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Be a Better Leader – Be More Like Your Heroes!

Marshall Goldsmith

Paul Hersey, Co-creator of Situational Leadership®. Peter Drucker, Father of Modern Management. Paul Hersey – extremely generous, great teacher. Peter Drucker – extremely generous, great teacher. During the program, Ayse asked us (the participants) to list our heroes. I made my list. Alan Mulally, Former Ford CEO.

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How Being Too Good Holds You Back!

Marshall Goldsmith

It was lucrative, and I needed my mentor Dr. Paul Hersey to point out the downside or I never would have grown. Unless I eliminated some of the busywork (that was profitable), I would never create something new for myself and I would “sacrifice the future on the altar of today,” as Peter Drucker had so eloquently put it.

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One Thing Super Successful People Don’t Do!

Marshall Goldsmith

One of my greatest heroes, Dr. Paul Hersey, co-creator of Situational Leadership™, was a wonderful mentor to me. It wasn’t until I met some of my other heroes, Frances Hesselbein, Richard Beckhardt, Peter Drucker, that I began to change. They always keep trying to be better. I have a tendency to want to coast.

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Please Read This! For Leaders & Coaches…

Marshall Goldsmith

This is my small way of honoring the many wonderful teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return – people like Frances Hesselbein, Alan Mulally, Paul Hersey, Richard Beckhard, Warren Bennis, Peter Drucker – and many more.

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Giving Away All I Know – ‘Pay It Forward’!

Marshall Goldsmith

This is my small way of honoring the many wonderful teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return – people like Frances Hesselbein, Alan Mulally, Paul Hersey, Richard Beckhard, Warren Bennis, Peter Drucker – and many more.

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One Quick Exercise for Planning Your Life

Marshall Goldsmith

In doing this exercise myself, I found that all of my heroes are generous teachers, like Buddha, Frances Hesselbein (former Girl Scout CEO), Alan Mulally (former Ford CEO), Peter Drucker (Father of Modern Management), and Paul Hersey (Co-creator of Situational Leadership®).

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Why You Need a Personal Superhero!

Marshall Goldsmith

Like all of my other wonderful heroes, Frances Hesselbein, Peter Drucker, Alan Mulally, and Dr. Paul Hersey, Buddha was a generous teacher. My greatest hero is Buddha. He is my personal superhero.

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