Marshall Goldsmith

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The Success Delusion

Marshall Goldsmith

The more successful we become, the more positive reinforcement we get – and the more likely we are to experience the success delusion. I am successful. Therefore, I must be successful because I behave this way. Our belief in ourselves helps us become successful. I behave this way. Why We Resist Change.

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The Success Delusion

Marshall Goldsmith

Why It Can Be So Hard for Successful Leaders to Change. The more successful we become, the more positive reinforcement we get – and the more likely we are to experience the success delusion: I behave this way. I am successful. Therefore, I must be successful because I behave this way. Why We Resist Change.

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Millennials Speak! 5 Future Leadership “Must Haves”

Marshall Goldsmith

Succession is critical. What are the chances that the typical current CEO, most likely a baby boomer, is well positioned to identify all the characteristics of the organizations’ future leaders? The truth is that companies that only choose wise, experienced people for this task of succession are mired in myopia. Think about it.

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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

A very wise leader, Alan Mulally, the former CEO of Ford and Fortune’s #3 greatest leader in the world 2013, once told me, “The key to your success is having great customers. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that not all executive coaching engagements are successful. If you have a great customer, your process will always work.

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Stop Trying to Coach People Who Shouldn't Be Coached!

Marshall Goldsmith

He is pursuing the wrong strategy for the organization. This nice woman is a successful adult who has no interest in changing. He is pursuing the wrong strategy for the organization. Following are four key indicators that your coachee is not coachable: 1. She doesn't think she has a problem.

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Three Traps to Avoid When Choosing a Successor

Marshall Goldsmith

As a rule successful human beings tend to "over-weight" our own strengths and "under-weight" our own weaknesses when evaluating others. The more successful we become, the more we can fall into the "superstition trap", which, simple stated, is, "I behave this way. I am a successful leader. Why doesn't she act like me?

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What Does Uncoachable (and Unchangeable) Look Like?

Marshall Goldsmith

This successful adult has no interest in changing. He is pursuing the wrong strategy for the organization. He had a fun, successful company and people liked the work, but feedback said that the boss played favorites in the way he compensated people. How do you know when someone is uncoachable?