Marshall Goldsmith

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Human Nature: The X Factor in Economic Theory

Marshall Goldsmith

insurance policies, retirement plans, and health care. we'll be able to design more effective policies and tools that are more useful in the world. If we take some of the same lessons we've learned from working with our physical limitations and apply them to things that are affected by our cognitive limitations.

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Ask, Learn, Follow Up and Grow

Marshall Goldsmith

” If leaders will not be able to keep up with the rapidly changing world, detailed policy manuals don’t have a chance! Did the old Bell System, complete with its shelves of policy manuals, work? New policy manuals had to be written. A classic example was the old Bell System. .” Pretty well! What would happen?

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Be Flexible, Attract Talent

Marshall Goldsmith

Many of them know that they need to change, and we're starting to see more companies appointing a person or task force responsible for exploring a flexible work policy. Others are slower to adapt their systems to handle "nontraditional" work resources into their processes.

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Understanding the Perils of E-Mail

Marshall Goldsmith

Many companies train people not to send e-mails that are hateful and give instructions about e-mail retention policies. In some cases, a brief discussion can solve a problem better than a potentially dangerous e-mail. So how should companies respond to these dangers?

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