The Three Words That Kill Conversations, No but and However

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Never start a sentence with three words, no, but or hoever. You'd be a better listener and be more open minded. A friend standing up in front of bill gates and warren buff and every paper in india, writing a personal check for 300 forty million dollars and giving it to poor people. The money t he said, rit fiftyits embarrassingand guys have coges. And mister jim row's a billionaire, just a great guy. He donated. Bill gates flies to india with warrant buff that talk rich people into giving money to the poor. So i've raised thousands and thousands of dollars doing this with my clients, and it just works great.

My guest today is Marshall Goldsmith, one of the world’s leading executive coaches.

We discuss the surprising lessons he’s learned coaching some of the best CEOs in the world, where confidence comes from, common mistakes leaders make, why changing behavior is easier than changing perception, how to change others’ perceptions when you change your behavior, the three words that kill any conversation, the relationship between intensity and consistency, and so much more.

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