By Marshall Goldsmith Continual contact with colleagues is so effective in helping leaders develop that they can succeed even without a large, formal program. Leadership is a relationship not between the coach and the “coachee,” but between the leader and his or her colleagues. Learn the eight steps to effective leadership development in this issue of the Marshall Goldsmith On …

Learn how to respond to feedback and why the keys are to be positive, simple, focused, and fast! Leadership Is A Contact Sport step 5 of 8:  Respond! By Marshall Goldsmith If there is one thing I know, it’s how to respond to feedback. A pioneer in the use of customized, 360 degree feedback (confidential feedback from direct reports, peers …

In this short and practical webinar, Michael Bungay Stanier, Canada’s #1 Coach, shares a practical planning tool that helps drive strategic thinking and doing in a VUCA world. This is a great tool to use with your own business as well as your clients, and his webinar video shows you exactly how. Download the template below by clicking the red …

In a recent conversation a colleague discussed doing motivational speaking. Then she said, “or maybe it’s inspirational.” That got me thinking about a common dilemma that managers and leaders face, “is it my role to motivate or to inspire?” To me, the two terms are very related but have a definite distinction. Motivation is something that comes from within. As …

What if our awareness of the other person alerts us to defensive responses that are getting in the way of our desired outcome?

Having a series of open-ended questions in mind helps keep the ownership of the problem and its solution on the employee.

We cannot afford to lose it to reactivity, hostility, and blame; rather, it is the best tool we have to create excellence with our employees.

“People are getting more attention. Training budgets are rising.    It’ s    been    a    long    time    since    we’ ve    seen    such aggressive spending plans. What will be done with this flood of funds? It’s not going back to the same old places. Behind the scenes, there’s a revolution going on. Business as usual is not enough. People want more from their …

Executive Coaching Firm Announces Results of its Just-Completed Survey on Leadership Leadership Unleashed, a Southern California-based firm that provides individually tailored coaching services to executives and leadership teams worldwide, today announced the findings of its recent survey. While the survey showed leaders understand that good relationships are needed for positive business results, about a third of leaders in a survey …