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Test Your Core Competencies

CO2

I also like Hamel and Prahalad three-question test for helping clients determine if one of their capabilities is actually a core competency : Does the capability make a disproportionate contribution to the ultimate customer value, and/or does it allow the company to deliver value to customers in an appreciably more efficient way?

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

Marshall Goldsmith

Q: When does leadership coaching work? A: In my work as an executive coach, I only get paid if my clients achieve a positive, lasting change in behavior - not as judged by themselves, but as determined by their key stakeholders. This has made me think a lot about when coaching works - and when it doesn't.

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

Marshall Goldsmith

In my job as an executive coach, I have spent a lot of time with leaders who are dealing with retirement. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. "And I am going to stick to that until I do something else." While some make the transition pretty well, for many it is a disaster.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Sanyin Siang – Executive Director of the Duke University Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). Annie McKee – Executive Coach and Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches and leads the PennCLO Executive Doctoral program.