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Advice to New CEOs in Tough Times
Wall Street Journal, Marshall Goldsmith
When times are tough, becoming a new CEO from outside the organization is both a blessing and a curse. |
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Avoid Getting Reorganized Out of Your Company
Wall Street Journal Online, Eileen Gunn
Accept the new reality. "There's often what I call the Dilbert effect after a restructuring," says career coach and author Marshall Goldsmith. "People sit in their cubes and complain about how stupid the people in charge are." But adapting to the new way of doing things "is the best way to keep your job these days," Mr. Goldsmith says. He suggests thinking of your new boss, his boss, and so on, as your customers. "You learn to make peace with your external customers' quirks and you need to do the same with your internal customers." |
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Keep Raising the Bar
Wall Street Journal Online, Alexandra Levit
Says Mr. Goldsmith: "Strong leaders don't coast." |
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Thinking Happy Thoughts at Work
Wall Street Journal Online, Sue Shellenbarger
In Marshall Goldsmith's new book, "Mojo", the respected executive coach emphasizes finding "a positive spirit toward what we are doing now, that starts from the inside," he says. Many companies are trying "to increase employee satisfaction by asking themselves, 'What can we do to make the employee's job more meaningful? How can we make employees happier?"' Dr. Goldsmith says. "My approach is quite different, in having employees ask themselves, 'What can I do to make my work more meaningful? What can I do to make myself happier?"' To help employees keep tabs on their inner attitudes, Dr. Goldsmith will start offering free software for iPhones and BlackBerries on his Web site next month. |
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With Bad Mentors, It's Better to Break Up Than to Make Up
Wall Street Journal Online, Jered Sandberg
If your mentor can greatly affect your career, "Learn to love it!" says management consultant Marshall Goldsmith, who advises people to treat such a mentor as a customer whose boring stories and unfunny jokes you both listen to and laugh at. As for the war stories: "What they did might be completely dysfunctional, and they were successful in spite of it," he warns. |
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You're a Success, Now Get Down to Work
Wall Street Journal Online, Alexandra Levit
"Successful people fall into the trap of thinking they don't need to change anything because their behavior is working for them," says Marshall Goldsmith, author of "What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful." "Every time they get promoted...they get positive reinforcement even when certain skills are lacking." |
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