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Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a global authority on helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behavior for themselves, their people and their teams.  He is the author or editor of 24 books including What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – a New York Times best-seller, Wall Street Journal #1 business book and Harold Longman Award winner for Best Business Book of the Year.  He is also one of a select few executive advisors who have been asked to work with over 100 major CEOs and their management teams.

In recognition of his ground-breaking work, Dr. Goldsmith’s accolades are numerous and noteworthy.  The American Management Association named him as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have impacted the field of management over the past 80 years, BusinessWeek lauded him as one of the most influential practitioners in the history of leadership development, he is a top ten executive educator as ranked by the Wall Street Journal, and The Economist praised him as one of the most credible thought leaders in the new era of business.  By any measure, Dr. Goldsmith is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent executive coach

SPEAKER TOPICS

Due to his extensive experience with a wide range of clients, Dr. Goldsmith offers different program types to suit various audiences and needs.   Keynote speech topics include:

  • Helping Successful Leaders Get Even Better
  • Coaching for Leadership
  • Global Leadership: The Next Generation
  • Globalization: A Nightmare or A Dream Come True
  • Effectively Influencing Up: Changing What You Can Change and Making Peace with What You Can’t
  • Achieving Happiness and Self-Acceptance in a Crazy World
  • Women in Leadership: Unique Challenges and Opportunities

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ABOUT Marshall Goldsmith, Ph.D.   (+/-)

Building the Next Generation of World Leaders

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is co-founder of Marshall Goldsmith Partners, a network of top-level executive coaches.  He teaches executive education at Dartmouth’s Tuck School and frequently speaks at leading business schools.  Dr. Goldsmith is also a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources (America’s top HR honor) and his work has been recognized by almost every professional organization in his field.  In 2006, Alliant International University honored Dr. Goldsmith by naming their schools of business and organizational studies - the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management.

A Vanguard in Leadership

Dr. Goldsmith’s 24 books include: BusinessWeek bestseller The Leader of the Future, Coaching for Leadership and chart-topper Succession: Are You Ready?  His landmark work, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, has been translated into 23 languages and is a top ten bestseller in seven different countries.

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SPEAKER TOPIC DESCRIPTIONS    (+/-)

 Executive Development

Goldsmith creates customized programs specifically for C-level executives.  His phenomenally successful sessions for more than 70 CEOs and their management teams have garnered such stellar response that clients have ranked him among the top-rated speakers for executive teams in the world.

Leadership for High-Potentials (Hi-Pots)

Goldsmith has developed and perfected these programs for high-potential leaders.  Past and current clients for this leadership training include UBS, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Glaxo SmithKline, Philips, and Thomson.

Leadership Development

Goldsmith’s presentation reinforces the corporation’s desired behavior for the leader of the future. Over the years, he has helped design and deliver corporate-wide leadership development programs for Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey, IBM, American Express, Northrop Grumman, the American Red Cross, and many other leading organizations.

Executive Coaching

Goldsmith is one of the world’s most accomplished and in-demand executive coaches. His coaching process is unique: he defines success and “better” not by his or his individual clients’ qualifications but by measurable positive change in pre-selected leadership behaviors as determined by pre-selected key stakeholders. Goldsmith’s clients range from CEOs to C-level executives whose work is critically important to an organization.

 Women in Leadership

Recognizing women’s unique capabilities and skills, Goldsmith has created a program specifically targeted to developing strong, successful women leaders.  Such notable clients as UBS, Goldman Sachs and Textron have all participated and continue to do in this widely-praised program.

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