Marshall
GOLDSMITH
Tell Us More About What You Do?
My mission is to help successful leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behavior: for themselves, their people, their teams and their organizations.
What Is Your Specialist Skill?
In support of my mission, I cover:
• Speaking or teaching – I travel around the world speaking or teaching on leadership, coaching, behavioral change or engagement.
• Executive coaching – I was just recognized as the #1 CEO coach in the US by the American Management Association. My coaching clients have included many top executives from corporations, government agencies and non-profits.
• Writing – I am the editor or co-author of 35 books, including the New York Times bestsellers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. My books have been translated in 33 languages and I have had listed bestsellers in 12 countries.
What Best Coaching Strategies Can You Share?
Over 1,000 coaches have been trained in my coaching process. Some of the steps include:
• Leaders receiving confidential feedback.
• Selecting focused areas for change.
• Following-up in a disciplined way.
• Measuring positive, long-term change in behavior.
My coaching process has the coach play the role of facilitator – not expert.
Can You Take Us Through This Strategy?
My process has been so successful because:
• Leaders, and their managers (if they are not the CEO), take personal responsibility for what they want to change.
• They make the ‘business case’ for change to me, I do not make the business case for them. In other words, they convince me this is worth the time and effort, I don’t convince them.
• My process involves ongoing disciplined follow-up and is not a ‘one time’ experience.
• I get paid only for results (after 18 months) not activities. I get paid for helping leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behavior as judged by the people they most respect in their lives.
What Do You Recommend Our Readers Do?
I give away almost all of my material online. I invite Training Magazine Middle East readers to visit www.MarshallGoldsmith.com.
You can view my most recent 27 videos, read some of my hundreds of articles, and use whatever works for you.
What Will You Be Covering At the ICF Conference?
At the ICF Conference, I will be covering exciting new material from my upcoming book, Triggers. I will discuss how, as we journey through life, the world is constantly changing us and we are constantly changing the world.
I will also share a new model for planning your life that individuals and coaches can immediately apply. Finally, I will share my latest research on engagement and show how we can all learn to engage ourselves, without waiting for a ‘corporate program’.
Thought Leader Interview
INTERVIEWED BY SOHAIL KHAN
54 | TRAINING MAGAZINE MIDDLE EAST NOV 2014