Marshall Goldsmith

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You Have to Make Them Love Their Jobs

Marshall Goldsmith

A role model for providing positive networking is strategy consulting firm McKinsey. McKinsey goes out of its way to provide a network for former employees. Many ex-McKinsey consultants go on to become leaders in major corporations - and customers of McKinsey.

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Nice Guys Can Finish First

Marshall Goldsmith

What if you had to prepare a resume where you couldn’t highlight the elite college you graduated from, or your five years at McKinsey, or even your title at your current job? That’s when the GE board wanted to know if he could behave as a CEO.

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Adding Value — But at What Cost?

Marshall Goldsmith

One of them was my friend Jon Katzenbach, the former McKinsey & Co. The two men at dinner were clearly on the same wavelength. director who now heads his own elite consulting boutique. The other was Niko Canner, his brilliant partner. They were planning a new venture. But something about their conversation was slightly off.

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Building Partnerships

Marshall Goldsmith

At the consulting firm McKinsey and Company, a Director may often have less detailed knowledge about a client than a more junior partner. Many leaders will be operating more like the managing director of a consulting firm. They will be partners leading in a network, not managers leading in a hierarchy.

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Ask, Learn, Follow Up and Grow

Marshall Goldsmith

Today the majority of the most highly respected leaders in North America regularly ask for feedback, in companies such as American Express, General Electric, Eastman Kodak, McKinsey & Co., Merck, Motorola, Nortel, and Pfizer. This trend is also growing rapidly throughout the world.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Tammy Erickson – McKinsey award-winning author. Martin Lindstrom – TIME – World’s 100 Most Influential People. Author of several New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling books. World authority on branding and culture transformation. Academic Programme Director London Business School.