Marshall Goldsmith

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Do You Work for a Know-It-All?

Marshall Goldsmith

This style of leadership is based on the old model of “authoritative leader” in which the leader plays the role of “boss” and tells employees what to do and how to do it. Let’s start with a little history about me: For over forty years I have been a student of leadership. Needless to say, I know a little about leadership.

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Future Leaders

Marshall Goldsmith

In our study of leadership characteristics, we found both consistent themes and emerging trends. Many qualities of effective leadership – characteristics such as communicating vision, demonstrating integrity, focusing on results, and ensuring customer satisfaction – will never change. Sharing leadership.