Executive coach Marshall Goldsmith on the significance of 'others' in leadership, the new and growing fear of social media among leaders, and the importance of letting go at the right time
Marshall Goldsmith, one of the leading executive coaches in the world
Marshall Goldsmith, one of the leading executive coaches in the world, has worked with and coached CEOs of over 150 companies, teaches executive education at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, is a founding partner of the Marshall Goldsmith Group, and was named the world's most influential business thinker on the Thinkers50 list. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, some of which have been translated into 28 languages. Goldsmith speaks to Forbes India about the tendency of winners, and breaks the myth of achievement and happiness being dependent variables, and his latest book, The Earned Life. Edited excerpts from an interview:
Q. How would you describe leadership in a sentence?
Working with and through others to achieve objectives. And the keyword in this sentence is the word ‘others’.
Q. You have worked closely with so many leaders and CEOs. Are there common qualities or behaviour patterns that you have noticed?