Dr. Marshall Goldsmith

CEO Coach, and member of our 100 Coaches pay-it-forward initiative, Mark Thompson, asks me about the bad habit of adding too much value. #value #growth

The concept is that rather than being successful because of all of our behaviors, sometimes we are successful in spite of them. #success

In high-performing cultures, there is one element that stands out as incredibly important to creating this type of culture. What do you think it is? #views

I thought I was more than good enough, and everyone else was not quite up to par. #growth #wisdom

Although our self-confident delusions can help us achieve, they can make it difficult for us to change. #change #growth

One area where Buddhism has given me an edge over many people I know. It has cured me of what I call the great Western disease. #forgiveness

If you don’t love what you do, it can be a kind of new-age professional hell. We can waste our lives waiting for a break that never comes. #life

Five of the most common reasons for giving up on our goals are listed below. Understanding these roadblocks will help you apply some preventive medicine.

How many of us feel we’ve wasted years of our lives? How many of us judge ourselves because we believe we’re not doing what we want?

As major organizations have to learn to deal with increasingly rapid change, teams are becoming more and more important. #performance

Every endeavor comes with beginning principles that dramatically improve our chances of succeeding at that endeavor. #entreprenuers #business

Quality communication—between and among people at all levels and every department and division—is the glue that holds organizations together.

These eleven guidelines listed are intended to help you do a better job of influencing decision makers. #influence #authority #financialadvisors

It is extremely difficult for successful people to listen to other people tell them something that they already know. #financialadvisors

The bad habit I’m going to discuss now is another variation on our need to win. It is telling the world how smart we are. #performance