Marshall Goldsmith

Next week, May 1, 2012, the third edition of Coaching for Leadership, will be published. My co-editors, Laurence S. Lyons and Sarah McArthur, and I are hopeful of the prospect that this edition will have a significant impact on leadership and coaching in the coming years.

When it was first...

So much has changed at the workplace today. Which business practices hold? Which don't? I recently spoke with Alexandra Levit, author of Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can't Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success. In her book, she explains the business myths that are even...

The world is often filled with people saying that someone else should do something and the workplace often filled with people pointing fingers at why someone else is the problem. My friend and colleague Dr. John Izzo has just released his sixth book titled Stepping Up: How Taking Responsibility Changes...

My good friend Jack Zenger, author of The Extraordinary Leader, has just written an article, entitled "Making Yourself Indispensable." This is a skill that nearly every leader, employee, manager, and team member wants and should have! In the article Jack focuses on focusing on strengths over fixing weaknesses. It's a...

As my co-authors, Don Brown and Bill Hawkins, and I researched and developed the content for What Got You Here Won't Get You There - in Sales, we spoke to hundreds of "buyers," within our own customers' organizations and many within organizations that were new to us. As we uncovered...

Even if you are the best coach in the world, if the person you are coaching shouldn't be coached, the coaching isn't going to work. The good news is that the "uncoachables" are easier than you think to spot. How do you know when someone is uncoachable? How do you...

Working with many of the most successful people in the business world, one thing I've noticed about them is their unflappable optimism. I've had the good fortune to watch many of these leaders pursue opportunities with an enthusiasm others might find mystifying.

Successful people also have an intense need for...

Summer blockbuster season is here, and Hollywood studios are pulling out all the stops to promote their big films. Aside from TV commercials, billboards, product tie-ins, and the usual ilk, Hollywood is trying something new this year to promote their summer flicks: viral video campaigns. In fact, Hollywood is leading...

Most of us use our ideas of who we are to rationalize all kinds of behavior. What do I mean by this? Well, each of us has a bunch of behaviors that make up what we define as "me." These behaviors are both positive and negative, and they make up...

Has anyone ever looked at you with a disappointed expression and said, "Are you listening?" My guess is that for you -- like almost all of us -- the answer is yes.

Have you ever then replied to the person in an annoyed voice, "What do you mean I am...

When you are faced with a career change, and you're not quite sure where you want to go, don't waste time speculating. Sell yourself, get real offers and then decide.

We all face times of transition. Sometimes these changes are planned, such as graduating from college or pre-set retirement. Sometimes...

Most of us today are under more pressure to produce results than ever before. Very often we are asked to do so with fewer resources. There are roadblocks and challenges at every turn and it can be very difficult to move ourselves and our organizations forward.

It's with these challenges...

Peter Drucker once said, "Great wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data." How true this is! As a knowledge worker, if you haven't got the attention of the higher ups, your greatest ideas probably won't ever see the light of day.

First, what is a knowledge...

I am probably the only executive educator that you have ever heard of who actually measures if the participants in my leadership development courses do what I teach -- and then measures if they are seen as becoming more effective leaders.

At the end of my sessions, I ask leaders...

In my last blog, I posted excerpts of my interview with business success experts Brian Tracy, known for his classic Eat That Frog! and Mark Thompson, co-author of The New York Times best-seller Success Built to Last. Brian and Mark have written a new book called Now, Build a Great...

Lately I've been thinking about how businesses can thrive in our current economic climate, especially with so many new businesses being created every day. My good friends and business growth experts Brian Tracy, best known for his classic book "Eat That Frog!" and Mark Thompson, best known for his New...

Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies, has written a book that describes how he defied conventional wisdom that says companies must put customers first, and helped make HCLT one of the fast growing and profitable IT service companies in the world. In doing so, he has grabbed the attention of...

In my last blog, I posted excerpts of my interview with Jim Kouzes, co-author with Barry Posner of the award-winning, well-known, and classic book, The Leadership Challenge. Jim and Barry have written a new book called The Truth about Leadership, and recently I had the opportunity to ask Jim a...

My good friends Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, best known for the classic, award-winning book, The Leadership Challenge, have written a new book called The Truth About Leadership. Recently I had the opportunity to catch up with Jim about his and Barry's new book. Following is part one of the...

Wayne Turmel is a unique voice in the leadership and communication field. He's the "Connected Manager" blogger for BNET, host of "The Cranky Middle Manager Show" podcast that has a worldwide following and the president of Greatwebmeetings.com. Recently, I had the chance to ask him some questions about how the...