Scaling Up Business with Bill Gallagher

Selfless Leadership with Marshall Goldsmith

Oct 23, 2024

Marshall Goldsmith, a New York Times bestselling author and leading leadership coach, discusses the transformative power of selfless leadership. He explains how this approach can benefit businesses and emphasizes the importance of coaching in leadership evolution. Goldsmith shares insights on finding the right coach, the significance of generosity, and the need to embrace discomfort for personal growth. He highlights the motivational 'mojo' within leaders and encourages giving back to inspire and improve lives.

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Quick takeaways

Selfless leadership fosters a culture of development and acceptance, essential for overcoming challenges and driving business growth.

Coaching empowers leaders to evolve and rekindle their mojo by focusing on behavior modification rather than past successes.

Deep dives

The Importance of Adapting Leadership Approaches

Successful leadership involves evolving beyond the strategies that initially brought success. If leaders continue to rely on past behaviors and mindsets, they may hit a plateau that prevents further growth. The key insight is that what worked to achieve a certain level in business might not suffice to scale further. By acknowledging and adapting to changing situations and challenges, leaders can unlock new levels of achievement.

Intro

4min

Navigating Leadership: The Importance of Evolving Beyond Success

3min

Coaching and Leadership Dynamics

26min

Humility and Leadership in Coaching

9min

Balancing Assertiveness with Relationship-Building in Leadership

3min

Harnessing AI for Leadership and Growth

3min

How can leaders develop a more selfless leadership style?

In this episode, Bill talks with a world-renowned leadership coach about the importance of selfless leadership, the challenges of scaling up a business, and the role of coaching in leadership development.

Today’s guest is Marshall Goldsmith, a New York Times bestselling author and a world-renowned leadership coach who helps leaders achieve extraordinary things.

Key topics that Bill and Marshall explore in this episode:

- The importance of selfless leadership and how it can benefit businesses.

- The role of coaching in leadership development and how to find the right coach.

- How entrepreneurs can identify appropriate clients.

- Why coaches should never make coaching about themselves.

- The power of generosity in leadership and how it can inspire others.

- How to keep your mojo and stay motivated and enthusiastic about your work.

- The benefits of having a coach and how they can help you achieve your goals.

- The importance of being comfortable with discomfort and how it can lead to personal growth.

- Staying active and engaged in life and how it can keep you feeling young.

- Giving back to others and how it can make a difference in the world.

Chapters in this episode:

(03:06) Marshall’s Book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There

(06:12) The Importance of Selfless Leadership

(11:26) The Power of Making Decisions

(19:28) The Role of Coaching in Leadership Development

(27:26) Helping Others

(31:03) The Benefits of Working with Retiring CEOs

(41:58) Marshall’s AI Project

Thanks to Marshall Goldsmith for being on the show!

Connect with Marshall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallgoldsmith/

Learn more about Marshall: https://marshallgoldsmith.com/

Ask Marshall’s AI avatar some questions: https://marshallgoldsmith.ai/

Get Marshall's book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401301304

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