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

Marshall Goldsmith

This was an extremely bad sign of the potential for Mr. Favre having a successful retirement. 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.

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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. My friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, upon receiving an honorary doctorate, shared one of his secrets for success with graduating students.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Mark Tercek – President and CEO, Nature Conservancy – world leader in global conservation. World Economic Forum – Global Leader for Tomorrow. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. World authority on project management. Non-profit CEOs.

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When the Invincible Become "Vincible"

Harvard Business Review

Gary Wendt, CEO of GE Capital during its heyday, once said to me that the secret of his continuing success was the fear that his business could fall off a cliff at any moment. Peter Drucker once said that the biggest curse a company can have is twenty years of success. Without that fear, the cliff often appears more suddenly.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

That is the question that the Thinkers50, the biennial global ranking of management thinkers , seeks to answer. From Alexander the Great to the modern day, the elements of management — from organizational behavior to supply chain management — have made the difference between success and failure. It's a fair question.