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When Leadership Coaching Works (And When It Doesn't)

Marshall Goldsmith

CK Prahalad or Vijay Govindarajan), most - including me - are not. Second, when leaders commit an ethical violation they should be fired - not coached. It only takes one ethical violation to ruin the reputation of an otherwise outstanding company. Advice that is never implemented will not do much good. Life is good.

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When is Spinning the Message a Good Thing?

Marshall Goldsmith

I always teach that leaders who knowingly commit ethics violations should never be coached - they should be fired. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. Spinning becomes dysfunctional when: - The sender of the message knowingly lies to the receiver.

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Become a More Effective Leader by Asking One Tough Question

Marshall Goldsmith

Their answers had nothing to do with integrity, ethics, or values. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. My newest book, MOJO , is a New York Times (advice), Wall Street Journal (business), USAToday (money) and Publisher's Weekly (non-fiction) best seller.