Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 11, 2013

Acknowledging that from the get-go can make a big difference in helping us stick to the plan. Never begin a change program with the thought “This sounds like an interesting plan. We want to believe that once we understand a simple concept, it will be easy to execute a plan and achieve results. Maintenance. Life is good.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 19, 2014

Acknowledging that from the get-go can make a big difference in helping us stick to the plan. The ultimate driver for change has to come from inside you – not from the program, book, or coach.Never begin a change program with the thought “This sounds like an interesting plan. by Marshall Goldsmith and Kelly Goldsmith.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 6, 2015

I asked him, “If you knew that your business was going to radically change in one year, would you plan for this eventuality?” Maybe you should start planning the rest of your life.”. Now is a good time to start planning.' He laughed and replied, “Of course!” I went on, “Your life is more important than your business.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Challenge the compensation plan. . Low-performing employees typically oppose a variable, performance-based compensation plan, but high-impact performers of the future will demand and receive substantially more pay than their lower-performing peers. It also enhances the young leaders’ commitment to stay with the firm.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

You have to have a plan! And, this may sound obvious, but planning isn’t something you do on the spur of the moment, it’s something you do before the moment. Don’t look on this planning as a negative, look at it as a positive, because clearly if you have a great exit strategy, the one thing you won’t have is regret!

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Develop an action plan. Managers who want to improve, talk to people about ways to improve, solicit feedback, and develop a rigorous follow-up plan, will almost always improve. Assessment is often best handled in an anonymous survey, compiled into a summary report and given directly to the manager. Analyze results.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 22, 2015

I believe that the Business Plan Review (BPR) process that he has developed is the most effective use of organizational structure that I have ever observed. Each leader was expected to articulate his group’s plan, status, forecast, and areas that needed special attention.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 23, 2013

I asked him, “If you knew that your business was going to radically change in one year, would you plan for this eventuality?” Maybe you should start planning the rest of your life.” Now is a good time to start planning. ” He laughed and replied, “Of course!” Life is good. 1-858-759-0950.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 1, 2017

Think about it: if you have the drive and energy to become a successful leader, it is unlikely that these traits will immediately stop when you leave your company, so you better plan for an active retirement! Now is a good time to start planning. I have found that most people don’t want to “do nothing’ all day. Order it at Amazon.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 2, 2010

PC: A simple definition is anticipating the needs for talent and setting out a plan to meet those needs. had dedicated departments to do workforce planning, according to a Conference Board study done in 1966. Some estimates suggest that less than one in five companies attempt to plan for internal succession. say, 90.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 26, 2011

Often, however, goals are not set in a way that ensures the followthrough needed to turn great plans into successful outcomes. And you can help them stick with the plan and reach their desired targets. We want to believe that once we understand a concept, it will be easy to execute a plan and achieve results.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 26, 2019

That’s because leaders have things coming at them and they can’t really plan things out. When leaders are faced with a crisis, it’s a tense situation. The normal communication of calmer times doesn’t work well. The key is to understand a few things. We often tend to over promise, pretend we know the answers in crisis. This doesn’t work.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It takes discipline to follow an action plan. Today, right in the interview process, I tell prospective coaches that this process takes courage, discipline, and humility. It takes courage to tell people what you’re going to do. And it takes humility to admit you’re not perfect and that you can get better. I challenge the client.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

This is a most illusory belief – because it triggers over-confidence in our ability to execute our plan. We don’t plan for the low-probability events because, by definition, any one of them is unlikely to occur. Who plans on a flat tire, or accident, or stalled traffic because of an overturned semi on their way to work?

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 26, 2019

Most people haven’t planned the answer to that question. This question comes up all the time. If you see someone at a networking event, they’ll often ask, “Marshall, what’s new? What have you been up to?” They say, “Oh, you know, same old thing. Nothing new.” This is a wasted opportunity. Be prepared!

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 7, 2013

I only do behavioral coaching for successful executives – not strategic coaching, life planning or organizational change. 6) Review what has been learned with clients and help them develop an action plan. I then ask them to come back with a plan of what they want to do. These plans need to come from them, not me.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 22, 2011

Forget your glorious plans. List the 'personal improvement' activities that you have been 'planning' to do - but have not quite 'got around to' yet. Not 'when I get caught up.' Now, take a deep breath. Accept the craziness of your life. Do what you can do now. Let go of everything else. And make peace with what is.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 11, 2013

He realized that retirement, or even thinking and planning for retirement, wasn’t all that it was supposed to be. Forget about planning for it. He asked himself, “Did I just say the highlight of my week was b *g with the delivery guy about the world’s problems?” ” Within two weeks, Dave had a new job.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

We only do behavioral coaching for successful executives – not strategic coaching, life planning, or organizational change. 6) Review what has been learned with clients and help them develop an action plan. I then ask them to come back with a plan of what they want to do. These plans need to come from them, not me.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 4, 2015

When you have structure, you don’t have to make as many choices; you just follow the plan. Do I plan to use the research in the book Triggers in my coaching work? In an almost magical way, structure slows down how fast our discipline and self-control disappear. And the net result is you’re not being depleted as quickly.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 31, 2012

When one of my clients – which also happens to be one of the world’s most respected companies – asked the participants in my course if they were planning to do the follow-up that I suggested, 98% of them said yes. Forget the rest of your glorious plans. Dropping the Ball. Not “in a few months.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In 2018, Marshall plans to select an additional 100 Aspiring Coaches. On April 27, in addition to the first 25 members, Marshall announced 30 fantastic new participants (out of over 12,000 applicants). In 2017, 45 more top professionals will be selected (mostly from outside the US).

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 14, 2010

His face showed concern as he noted, "We have five different investment plans for our employees, ranging from conservative to aggressive. Although the risks were made clear, many of our good people have, unfortunately, chosen to invest in the more aggressive stock plans. For several years this option worked out well for them.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In 2018, Marshall plans to select an additional 100 Aspiring Coaches. On April 27, in addition to the first 25 members, Marshall announced 30 fantastic new participants (out of over 12,000 applicants). In 2017, 45 more top professionals will be selected (mostly from outside the US).

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Sometimes our choices don’t work out as we had planned. Carrying around anger directed toward your fellow employees does not help you, your company or the people who work with you. Forgive yourself. You are an adult. You chose to work with this company. In a way, you made a bet. This does not make you a bad person — just a human being.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 26, 2019

And then create an action plan towards that goal. The second step is to come up with a future vision for your brand. Where do you want to go and what skills or capabilities do you need to develop to get there? The final step is what I call living out your brand.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 26, 2019

I didn’t have a plan B at that time, so I had to figure it out very quickly. There’s the slow and steady what I call the “lowercase r” reinvention and then there’s “capital R” reinvention where there’s some kind of a break or a disjunct in people’s lives and unfortunately that’s often a lot more traumatic.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 18, 2011

Often, however, you don't set goals in a way that ensures the follow-through needed to turn great plans into successful outcomes. How can you stick with the plan and ultimately reach your desired targets? In planning, assume that distractions and competing goals will occur. It may come from a problem or opportunity.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 2, 2014

Some had already made the transition from their day jobs or sold their business, some were near a transition period, and others were planning to continue in their present occupation for several years. Now is a great time to start planning. Think about your life, the rest of your life. Begin by challenging yourself.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 5, 2014

You have to tell everyone exactly in what area you plan to change. You’ve absolutely got to do them or this whole process just isn’t going to work. So, what are they? They are involve and change. Involving is like advertising.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 19, 2016

As a leader, you create a trigger, a routine of behaviors with a daily follow-up plan, and then you are much more likely to achieve an outcome. It’s related to the concept in motivational psychology of antecedent-behavior-consequence cycle.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 10, 2015

These associated images from our past may then lead to projected images for our future that may change our originally intended behavior – and derail our plan for the day. When we experience a trigger, it may set off a chain reaction of seemingly random associated images from our past.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The leaders who did absolutely nothing understood what to do as well as the leaders who actually executed on their improvement plans. Develop a disciplined plan. Our results showed that there was no correlation between understanding and doing. The “did nothings” not only. Just change that. Keep it simple. Stick to it!

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In 2018, Marshall plans to select an additional 100 Aspiring Coaches. On April 27, in addition to the first 25 members, Marshall announced 30 fantastic new participants (out of over 12,000 applicants). In 2017, 45 more top professionals will be selected (mostly from outside the US).

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 11, 2016

Even fewer candidly discussed that feedback and their personal developmental plans with anyone. .” Listening to Steve speak so openly to coworkers about his efforts to develop himself as a leader, I realized how much the world of work has changed in recent years.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Alan rooted out those problems through his brilliantly simple Business Plan Review program, which made meetings highly structured. Up to that point, meetings at Ford were notoriously vicious, with executives publicly sparring or avoiding each other altogether by fiddling with their Blackberrys.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Are there areas where I can help other people grow and develop, and give myself more time to focus on strategy and long-term planning?” Ask each direct report, “Do you ever see me working on tasks that someone at my level doesn’t need to do? Almost invariably, direct reports will come up with great suggestions.

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