--- title: "3 Great leader Quotes By Marshall Goldsmith" description: "3 Great leader quotes by Marshall Goldsmith. Plus more from Marshall Goldsmith and more Great leader sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marshall-goldsmith-6918_focus_successful-people-become-great-leaders-w_987702.png" --- > [Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/successful-people-become-great-leaders-when-they-learn-to-shift-the/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marshall-goldsmith-6918_focus_successful-people-become-great-leaders-w_987702.png) > [A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/a-leader-who-is-self-aware-enough-to-know-that-he-or-she-is-not-adept/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/marshall-goldsmith-6918_everything_a-leader-who-is-self-aware-enough-to-kno_1435232.png) > [Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/great-leaders-encourage-leadership-development-by-openly-developing/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/marshall-goldsmith-6918_developing_great-leaders-encourage-leadership-devel_2636878.png) ## Other authors on Great leader - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simon-sinek-85514.jpg) Simon Sinek 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/simon-sinek/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kim-jongun-57240.jpg) Kim Jong-un 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/kim-jong-un/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-warren-g-bennis-94557.jpg) Warren G. Bennis 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/warren-g-bennis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-c-maxwell-51081.jpg) John C. Maxwell 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-colin-powell-24831.jpg) Colin Powell 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/colin-powell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-napoleon-hill-70196.jpg) Napoleon Hill 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/napoleon-hill/) - [Gift Gugu Mona 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/gift-gugu-mona/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-yssubramanyam-13243.jpg) Yssubramanyam 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/yssubramanyam/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-c-collins-46159.jpg) James C. Collins 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/james-c-collins/) ## More by Marshall Goldsmith > [Our inner beliefs trigger failure before it happens. They sabotage lasting change by canceling its possibility. We employ these beliefs as articles of faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/our-inner-beliefs-trigger-failure-before-it-happens-they-sabotage/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [If the CEO is not going to give you a fair chance, you're probably not going to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/if-the-ceo-is-not-going-to-give-you-a-fair-chance-you-re-probably-not/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [Never confuse acquiring degrees with wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/never-confuse-acquiring-degrees-with-wisdom/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [Change is not a one-way street- it involves two parties: the person who is changing and the people who notice it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/change-is-not-a-one-way-street-it-involves-two-parties-the-person-who/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [Active questions are the alternative to passive questions. There is a huge difference between, 'Do you have clear goals?' and 'Did you do your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/active-questions-are-the-alternative-to-passive-questions-there-is-a/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [We deify willpower and self-control - and mock its absence. People who achieve through remarkable willpower are 'strong' and 'heroic.' People who need help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/we-deify-willpower-and-self-control-and-mock-its-absence-people-who/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [Those who lead by example and demonstrate passion for what they do make it much easier for their followers to do the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/those-who-lead-by-example-and-demonstrate-passion-for-what-they-do/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [One of the most important actions, things a leader can do, is to lead by example. If you want everyone else to be passionate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/one-of-the-most-important-actions-things-a-leader-can-do-is-to-lead/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [Almost everyone I meet is successful because of doing a lot of things right, and almost everyone I meet is successful in spite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/almost-everyone-i-meet-is-successful-because-of-doing-a-lot-of-things/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [In our world, we have this huge focus on vicarious living - politicians, movie stars, athletes, coaches, all these people. What our research has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/in-our-world-we-have-this-huge-focus-on-vicarious-living-politicians/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [It's not appropriate to pass judgment when we specifically ask people to voice their opinions... even if you ask a question and agree with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/it-s-not-appropriate-to-pass-judgment-when-we-specifically-ask-people/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [The only thing I don't think people don't understand about good leaders is that they're both good and lucky. A lot of it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/the-only-thing-i-don-t-think-people-don-t-understand-about-good/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [As I've gotten older, I've gotten simpler - my level of aspiration has actually gone down and down. But my level of impact has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/as-i-ve-gotten-older-i-ve-gotten-simpler-my-level-of-aspiration-has/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [The more we are committed to believing that something is true, the less likely we are to believe that its opposite is true, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/the-more-we-are-committed-to-believing-that-something-is-true-the/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) > [The people I coach are very successful people, so it's very hard for winners to not constantly win. Even if it's trivial and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/the-people-i-coach-are-very-successful-people-so-it-s-very-hard-for/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/marshall-goldsmith/#itemlist", "name": "3 Great leader Quotes By Marshall Goldsmith", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marshall Goldsmith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/successful-people-become-great-leaders-when-they-learn-to-shift-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marshall-goldsmith-6918_focus_successful-people-become-great-leaders-w_987702.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marshall-goldsmith-6918_focus_successful-people-become-great-leaders-w_987702.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/marshall-goldsmith-6918_focus_successful-people-become-great-leaders-w_987702.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.” — Marshall Goldsmith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken the first step toward being a great leader.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marshall Goldsmith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/a-leader-who-is-self-aware-enough-to-know-that-he-or-she-is-not-adept/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/marshall-goldsmith-6918_everything_a-leader-who-is-self-aware-enough-to-kno_1435232.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/marshall-goldsmith-6918_everything_a-leader-who-is-self-aware-enough-to-kno_1435232.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/marshall-goldsmith-6918_everything_a-leader-who-is-self-aware-enough-to-kno_1435232.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken the…” — Marshall Goldsmith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Great leaders encourage leadership development. 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