Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves — Marshall Goldsmith Developing Copy Share Image
With problems and issues groups face- there is an enormous disconnect between understanding and doing. — Marshall Goldsmith Enormous Copy Share Image
It's not appropriate to pass judgment when we specifically ask people to voice their opinions... even if you ask a question and… — Marshall Goldsmith Judgment Copy Share Image
As I've gotten older, I've gotten simpler - my level of aspiration has actually gone down and down. But my level of… — Marshall Goldsmith Actually Copy Share Image
Change is not a one-way street- it involves two parties: the person who is changing and the people who notice it. — Marshall Goldsmith Change Copy Share Image
Treat every piece of advice as a gift or a compliment and simply say, “Thank you. — Marshall Goldsmith Advice Copy Share Image
It can be more productive to help people learn to be 'right' than prove they were 'wrong.' — Marshall Goldsmith Help Copy Share Image
If the CEO is not going to give you a fair chance, you're probably not going to win. — Marshall Goldsmith Ceo Copy Share Image
When we prolong negative behavior - the kind that hurts the people we love or the kind that hurts us in some… — Marshall Goldsmith Behavior Copy Share Image
Americans get fatter and fatter and buy more and more diet books, but you don't lose weight by buying diet books -… — Marshall Goldsmith Books Copy Share Image
If we really want to make change, we have to make peace with the fact that we cannot self-exempt every time the… — Marshall Goldsmith Calendar Copy Share Image
One of the most dysfunctional beliefs of successful people is our contempt for simplicity and structure. We believe that we are above… — Marshall Goldsmith Believe Copy Share Image
In one of the largest studies ever done on the effects of executive coaching - over 70,000 respondents - we learned that… — Marshall Goldsmith Biggest mistake Copy Share Image
Look to the present. The great disease of 'I will be happy when ...' is sweeping the world. You know the symptoms.… — Marshall Goldsmith Bmw Copy Share Image
In our world, we have this huge focus on vicarious living - politicians, movie stars, athletes, coaches, all these people. What our… — Marshall Goldsmith Focus Copy Share Image
Understanding the past is perfectly admissible if your issue is accepting the past. But if your issue is changing the future, understanding… — Marshall Goldsmith Future Copy Share Image
A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken… — Marshall Goldsmith Everything Copy Share Image
“If you press people to identify the motives behind their self-interest it usually boils down to four items: money, power, status, and… — Marshall Goldsmith Identity Copy Share Image
Remember that when criticism is difficult to accept, there is probably some truth to it. — Marshall Goldsmith Criticism Copy Share Image
“the best solicited feedback is confidential feedback. It’s good because nobody gets embarrassed or defensive.” — Marshall Goldsmith Feedback Good Copy Share Image
Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision. — Marshall Goldsmith Achieve Copy Share Image
“Our quest for a successful outcome may end up doing more harm than good to our organizations, our families, and ourselves.” — Marshall Goldsmith Adventure Copy Share Image
After living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years, people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them. — Marshall Goldsmith Behavior Copy Share Image
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… — Marshall Goldsmith Good Copy Share Image
Once you get a reputation for emotional volatility, it can take years of model behavior to change how others see you. — Marshall Goldsmith Behavior Copy Share Image
“Mojo” is, “That positive spirit toward what we are doing now, that starts from the inside and radiates to the outside” — Marshall Goldsmith Mojo Copy Share Image
The only way to find happiness is to understand that happiness is not out there. It's in here. And happiness is not… — Marshall Goldsmith Finding happiness Copy Share Image
“The best ideas are like great wines. They improve with age. But they can also go through a dumb period when they… — Marshall Goldsmith Ideas Copy Share Image
Lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hard work, sacrifice & dedication to a process that is maintained over years. — Marshall Goldsmith Achievement Copy Share Image
Those who lead by example and demonstrate passion for what they do make it much easier for their followers to do the… — Marshall Goldsmith Easier Copy Share Image
My job is to show my clients that their anger is rarely someone else's fault. It's their flaw. — Marshall Goldsmith Anger Copy Share Image
When you say, 'I'm sorry,' you turn people into your allies, even your partners. — Marshall Goldsmith Allies Copy Share Image
It is a whole lot easier to see our problems in others than it is to see them in ourselves. — Marshall Goldsmith Easier Copy Share Image
The people I coach are very successful people, so it's very hard for winners to not constantly win. Even if it's trivial… — Marshall Goldsmith Deep Copy Share Image
After living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years (a sunk cost if ever there was one), people become invested in… — Marshall Goldsmith Habits Copy Share Image
“Overcommitment can be as serious an obstacle to change as believing that you don’t need fixing or that your flaws are part… — Marshall Goldsmith Fixing Flaws Copy Share Image
People will do something—including changing their behavior—only if it can be demonstrated that doing so is in their own best interests as… — Marshall Goldsmith Behavior Copy Share Image
The more we are committed to believing that something is true, the less likely we are to believe that its opposite is… — Marshall Goldsmith Believe Copy Share Image
One of the most important actions, things a leader can do, is to lead by example. If you want everyone else to… — Marshall Goldsmith Example Copy Share Image
Our inner beliefs trigger failure before it happens. They sabotage lasting change by canceling its possibility. We employ these beliefs as articles… — Marshall Goldsmith Change Copy Share Image
