Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 18, 2011

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.

Ulrich 134

Ulrich Hersey Prahalad Mission Statement 134

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 22, 2011

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. This daydream explains why the participants in my courses don't end up doing what they know they should.

360-Degree Feedback 129

360-Degree Feedback Prahalad Follow-up Participative 129

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 8, 2011

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. My advice for Brett Favre is - go for it. For him, football provides meaning. It makes him happy.

Succession 101

Succession Prahalad Executive Coaching Advice 101

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. If Canon had followed that advice in the early 1970s, it would have never taken on Xerox. Hamel and Prahalad have an entirely different point of view.

Goal 9

Goal Prahalad Hamel CPA 9