By Marshall Goldsmith, Ph.D. Why is asking so important? In the Information Age, leaders must manage knowledge workers. Peter Drucker has defined knowledge workers as people who know more about what they are doing than their boss does. It is hard to tell people what to do and how read more

Ever been angry?  Sure, we all have. I bet you can think of at least one person you know who is ALWAYS angry about something. Anger is something that will strike when you least expect it.  You’re running late for an appointment and there’s traffic ahead.  As you sit there, the anger beings read more

Everyone (including you) carries around big bags of head trash. By head trash, I mean negative thoughts, resentments, grudges, slights, paranoia and hurts. Some of us carry around these bags of head trash because we are afraid to let go of the past. Some of us hold onto them like a safety blanket read more

By definition ambition is a strong desire to achieve something, while aptitude is defined as a natural ability. You may have the aptitude to do something, but if you don’t have the ambition you’ll never be fulfilled, no matter how many achievements you rack up. So, what do you do?  In order read more

By Marshall Goldsmith, Ph.D. As legendary football coach Vince Lombardi famously stated, "Winning isn't everything — it's the only thing." Less known, though, is his addendum to that chestnut: "If winning isn't everything, then why do they keep score?" We should expect t read more