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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Marshall Goldsmith

Why I realize we cannot all be entrepreneurial in the sense that we can't all start our own companies, I believe we can all be entrepreneurial in terms of how we approach our own careers. He beamed at the hundreds of young people in the audience and said: "Looking back on my career, I don't feel like I have ever worked a day in my life.

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Become a More Effective Leader by Asking One Tough Question

Marshall Goldsmith

It also probably explains why you don't do many things in your life and career that you know you should. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. To participate in the 2011 Thinkers 50, visit [link]. The daydream goes like this: "I am incredibly busy right now.

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Go for It, Brett; Retiring Successfully Is Harder Than It Looks

Marshall Goldsmith

The fact is, after being a huge success in a career that has brought benefits like leadership, relationships, contribution, meaning and happiness, playing mediocre golf with a bunch of old men at the country club isn't really that great. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November. But Dan Pink's recent book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us tackles the perennial subject of motivation, and argues that we need to abandon the ineffectual carrot and stick approach, and the importance of doing something we love for a career.