Marshall Goldsmith
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Power is an interesting concept when leading and working within organizations. Power is not always just as it appears on the organizational chart! Just because someone’s box is higher up on the chart does not always mean that they have the most power. Who has the most power? This is “what should be”. Not too much.
The Recovering Engineer
JULY 29, 2010
The decision was to do a “cost-benefit analysis&# of our new situation. do your “cost-benefit analysis&# and choose one of these options: Take It Accept the change with all of its good and bad components, and realize that it is your choice to stay. Did it offer us more positive or more negative?
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2010
Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills. What would your family think of your decision?
CO2
JUNE 29, 2010
Leaders used to have all the power in these hierarchical relationships, but this is no longer the reality facing many organizations. The more people develop leadership and followership skills, the more successful they will be. Followers were expected to keep their heads down, put in an honest days work, and only spoke up when asked.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 19, 2015
Nobel Laureate James Heckman writes that investment in the education of children’s “non-cognitive” skills — like motivation, perseverance, and self-control — is a cost-effective approach to increasing the quality and productivity of the workforce. You and Your Team. Emotional Intelligence.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
In a dynamic economy workers are expected to adapt, to change not just jobs but sometimes careers, to pick up new skills when necessary. Conducting an accurate cost-benefit analysis requires a holistic approach, one that incorporates costs and job placement and also accounts for how participants are doing after they leave the program.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 29, 2016
It’s all about rebalancing the cost-benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. We can make the cost of effort feel even smaller if we link that small step to something we’re actually looking forward to doing. Pre-commit, publicly.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
96 
Let's personalize your content