Marshall Goldsmith

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Millennials Speak! 5 Future Leadership “Must Haves”

Marshall Goldsmith

You need an “equal say” in your company’s future leadership. Those companies are much less likely to find the best and most comprehensive leadership qualities and candidates, because they are limiting their view of the world. My proof is based upon work between Accenture Consulting (with the Alliance for Strategic Leadership).

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Does Your Boss Squash Your Enthusiasm?

Marshall Goldsmith

While the quality of the idea may go up 5 percent, your commitment to execute it may go down 50 percent. An exceptional leader will take heart of the following equation: Effectiveness of Execution = a) Quality of the idea X b) My commitment to make it work. Effectiveness of execution is a function of a) What is the quality of the idea?

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What You Should Know about Making Excuses at Work

Marshall Goldsmith

The problem with this type of excuse is that we rarely get away with it — and it’s hardly an effective leadership strategy. After reviewing thousands of 360-degree feedback summaries, I have a feel for what qualities direct reports respect and don’t respect in their leaders.

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Adding Too Much Value

Marshall Goldsmith

While the quality of the idea may go up 5 percent, her commitment to execute it may go down 50 percent. Effectiveness of Execution = a) Quality of the idea X b) My commitment to make it work. Effectiveness of execution is a function of a) What is the quality of the idea? It deflates her enthusiasm; it dampers her commitment.

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Nice Guys Can Finish First

Marshall Goldsmith

But further along in your career curve, when it’s time to step up into a leadership position, you’re going to need these qualities in spades. Stripped of your technical mastery and your hall-of-fame-quality lifetime batting average, what are the interpersonal skills that will make you rise above the leadership pack?

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7 Signs You’re Exuding Confidence as a Leader

Marshall Goldsmith

For those in leadership and potential leadership positions, you likely want to be one of these people. Presence isn’t a magical quality – it is something that you can acquire. The word “presence” has gained new currency among leadership thinkers in recent years. This person has a presence that most people don’t have.

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Their Commitment Might Mean More Than Our Insight

Marshall Goldsmith

Dave once taught me that effective performance can be seen as a function of the quality of an idea times the employee’s commitment to make it happen (EP = QI x C). When I asked one new Fortune 100 CEO what he had learned about leadership in the past year, he sighed and sadly noted, “My suggestions become orders.