The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

131: Marshall Goldsmith – The #1 Leadership & CEO Coach In The World

Jun 8, 2016
Marshall Goldsmith, the world’s top leadership coach and best-selling author, shares insights on cultivating effective leadership. He discusses the key traits of successful leaders, including humility and courage, and emphasizes the importance of executive coaching. Goldsmith offers practical techniques for personal growth through understanding triggers and self-reflection. He also reveals the unique model of success-based coaching, where client fees are tied to their results, and highlights the power of continuous learning in leadership.
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INSIGHT

Three Traits Of Sustained Excellence

  • Sustained excellence requires courage to look in the mirror, humility to admit improvement, and discipline to follow through.
  • Marshall Goldsmith says these three traits consistently separate leaders who sustain success.
ANECDOTE

Role Models: Hesselbein And Mulally

  • Marshall cites Frances Hesselbein and Alan Mulally as models of long-term leadership impact.
  • He highlights Hesselbein's century of influence and Mulally's corporate turnarounds at Boeing and Ford.
ADVICE

Bet On Results, Not Promises

  • Only work with people who genuinely want to change and measure success by others around the leader.
  • Goldsmith wagers his fee on measurable long-term behavior change judged by the client's circle.
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