article thumbnail

Getting Innovation Right: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Getting Innovation Right: How Leaders Leverage Inflection Points to Drive Success Seth Kahan Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”

article thumbnail

Teaching Leaders What to Stop

Marshall Goldsmith

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. Claiming credit that that we don’t deserve: The most annoying way to overestimate our contributions to any success. We do not spend enough time teaching leaders what to stop.

Drucker 135
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Creating a Great Rest of Your Life

Marshall Goldsmith

Management guru Peter Drucker considered Hesselbein to be the greatest executive he had ever met. Alex Von Bidder is co-owner of the Four Seasons in New York – one of the most famous and successful restaurants in the world. Marshall was the highest rated executive coach on the Thinkers50 List in both 2011 and 2013.

Drucker 126
article thumbnail

4 Fundamentals of Creating Successful Customer Relationships

Strategy Driven

If businesses exist, as the father of Business Management Peter Drucker proposed, “to create and keep a customer,” then success is defined by the relationships you establish with your customers. Here are four fundamentals of creating successful relationships with customers and prospects: Give Undivided Attention.

article thumbnail

3 Personal Lessons On How To Succeed At Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

Drucker, and placing one spot below Bill Gates. While there’s no process or clear series of steps I can point to, one thing that I know is a key factor behind my success and attaining recognitions like those above is the fact that I’m persistent. What Have You Learned Going Forward?

article thumbnail

My Name Is Marshall Goldsmith…

Marshall Goldsmith

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized again as one of the top ten Most-Influential Business Thinkers in the World and the top-ranked executive coach at the 2013 biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London! He served on the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation for ten years. Marshall’s books include: Succession: Are You Ready? –

article thumbnail

25 Of My Favorite Leadership Quotes

Eric Jacobson

Listen because you want to grow -- Mark Scharenbroich If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success -- Marcus Buckingham To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1''s on your employee''s turf not yours. Washington Ask because you want to know.