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When Leadership Coaching Works (And When It Doesn't)

Marshall Goldsmith

CK Prahalad or Vijay Govindarajan), most - including me - are not. Second, when leaders commit an ethical violation they should be fired - not coached. It only takes one ethical violation to ruin the reputation of an otherwise outstanding company. This has made me think a lot about when coaching works - and when it doesn't.

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When is Spinning the Message a Good Thing?

Marshall Goldsmith

I always teach that leaders who knowingly commit ethics violations should never be coached - they should be fired. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. Spinning becomes dysfunctional when: - The sender of the message knowingly lies to the receiver. Life is good.

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Become a More Effective Leader by Asking One Tough Question

Marshall Goldsmith

Their answers had nothing to do with integrity, ethics, or values. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. The 'do-nothings' were good people with good values. They were intelligent people who felt bad about not following up with their co-workers. Life is good.

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The Guru's Guide to Creating Thought Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Take Hamel and Prahalad's 1990 HBR article, "The Core Competence of the Corporation," which suggests that firms should identify some activity at which they already excel or could plausibly excel in the future, and make that the centerpiece of their strategy. So what did Hamel and Prahalad add? How Ethical Are You? More >>.

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To Profit from Doing Good, Start Small

Harvard Business Review

Let's remember however that even the most ethically-advanced companies have a long way to go, despite their deep pockets and years of CSR efforts — and most other companies haven't even begun to think of recalibrating their business in terms of profitable social change or sustainability. Prahalad called the bottom of the pyramid.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Sanyin Siang – Executive Director of the Duke University Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez – Author of the best-selling book: The Focused Organization, Winner of the 2017 Thinkers50 Award for ‘Ideas into Practice’.