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Marshall Goldsmith
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Born (1949-03-20) March 20, 1949 (age 75)
Valley Station, Kentucky
Alma mater
Occupations
SpouseLyda Goldsmith
ChildrenKelly Goldsmith, Bryan Goldsmith
Websitemarshallgoldsmith.com
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Marshall Goldsmith (born March 20, 1949) is an American Executive Leadership Coach, the author or editor of 42 books, a Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame member and only two-time #1 Leadership Thinker in the World[1], and has been ranked as the World's #1 Executive Coach and Top Ten Business Thinker for eight years. Marshall was also recently chosen as the inaugural winner of the Lifetime Award for Leadership by the Harvard Institute of Coaching[2]. [3][4]

Early life and education

Goldsmith was born in Valley Station, Kentucky, and received a degree in mathematical economics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1970; where he was also a brother of the Theta Xi Kappa Chapter Fraternity.[5][6] He then earned an MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business in 1972, and a PhD from UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, California in 1977.[6]

In 2012, Goldsmith was awarded The John E. Anderson Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest accolade for exceptional achievement that the UCLA Anderson School of Management bestows upon alumni.[7] Indiana University's Kelley School of Business also awarded Marshall the Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010.[8]

Career

From 1976 to 1980, Goldsmith was an assistant professor and then Associate Dean at Loyola Marymount University's College of Business.[9] He also served as a Professor of Management Practice at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business.[10] In 1977, he entered the field of management education after meeting Paul Hersey, and Goldsmith later co-founded the management education firm Keilty, Goldsmith and Company.[11] He became a founding partner of the Marshall Goldsmith Group, an executive coaching group.[12] Throughout Marshall's career, he has worked with CEOs for over 150 companies.[13]

According to ES Wibbeke and Sarah McArthur, Goldsmith was the pioneer in the use of 360-degree feedback.[14] In 2018, Goldsmith was named the world's most influential business thinker on the Thinkers50 list.[15] Goldsmith is one of the thought leaders that contribute to Sales Pop Magazine.[16]

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Dr. Goldsmith is the author or editor of 42 books, which have sold over 2.5 million copies, been translated into 32 languages and become listed bestsellers in 12 countries.  Amazon recently recognized Marshall for their ‘100 Best Leadership & Success Books’.[17] His books, Triggers and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, were both recognized as being in the top 100 books ever written in their field.  Marshall is one of only two authors with two books on the list.  His recent book, How Women Rise, with lead author, Sally Helgesen, is a BookScan #1 book for Women.

Marshall’s other professional acknowledgments include:  Global Gurus - inaugural Corps D ’Elite Award for Lifetime Contribution in Leadership and Coaching, Harvard Business Review - World’s #1 Leadership Thinker, Institute for Management Studies - Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership Education[18], American Management Association - 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years and Bloomberg BusinessWeek -  50 great leaders in America.  

Books

  • Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be. Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter. Crown (2015).
  • Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Life, 3rd Edition (with Marilee Adams, PhD, foreword Marshall Goldsmith, 2016), Berrett-Koehlers; ISBN 9781626566330.
  • Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships For Leaders, 3rd Edition (with Chip R. Bell, 2013), Berrett-Koehlers; ISBN 9781609947101.
  • MOJO: How to Get It, How to Keep It, and How to Get It Back If You Lose It. Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter. Hyperion (2010).
  • What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales. Marshall Goldsmith, Don Brown, and Bill Hawkins. GBH Press (2010).
  • Succession: Are You Ready? Marshall Goldsmith. Harvard Business Press (2009).
  • What Got You Here Won't Get You There. Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter. Hyperion (2007).
  • Global Leadership: The Next Generation. Marshall Goldsmith, Alastair Robertson, Cathy Greenberg, Maya Hu-Chan. FT Prentice Hall (2003).
  • The Leadership Investment: How the World's Best Organizations Gain Strategic Advantage Through Leadership Development. Robert Fulmer and Marshall Goldsmith. AMACOM (2001).
  • The Change Champion's Field Guide: Strategies and Tools for Leading Change in Your Organization 2nd Edition. Louis Carter and Marshall Goldsmith. Pfeiffer (2013).
  • Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization Change. Louis Carter and Marshall Goldsmith. Pfeiffer (2004).
  • Best Practices in Talent Management. Marshall Goldsmith and Louis Carter. Pfeiffer (2009).

Personal life

Marshall currently lives in La Jolla with his wife, Lyda.[4] He has a son, Bryan Goldsmith, and a daughter, Kelly Goldsmith.[4][19] Goldsmith has described himself as a "philosophical Buddhist."[20]

He has over 1.3 million followers on LinkedIn.  His YouTube videos have over 3 million views.  Hundreds of his articles, interviews, columns, and videos are available online at www.MarshallGoldsmith.com for viewing and sharing. Visitors have viewed, read, listened to, downloaded, or shared his resources tens of millions of times.

References

  1. ^ "Marshall Goldsmith". Thinkers50. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ^ "Goldsmith, Marshall". Institute of Coaching. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ http://www.businessweek.com/authors/1741-marshall-goldsmith
  4. ^ a b c Radio, TotalPicture. "TotalPicture Radio, TotalPicture Radio: Video and Podcast Interviews: Talent Acquisition, HR Tech, Careers, Leadership, Innovation". TotalPicture Radio. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  5. ^ "404 - Rose-Hulman". www.rose-hulman.edu. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. ^ a b "Office of Development & Alumni Relations : Kelley School of Business : Indiana University Bloomington". kelley.iu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  7. ^ "2012 John E Anderson Distinguished Alumni Award - Marshall Goldsmith".
  8. ^ "Celebrating 50 Years of Distinguished Kelley Alumni" (PDF). Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Newberg, Andrew; Waldman, Mark Robert (2012-06-14). Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intima cy. p. 127. ISBN 9781101585702.
  10. ^ Katie Jacobs (February 3, 2016). "Marshall Goldsmith: Employees should take more responsibility for their own engagement". HR Magazine.
  11. ^ "Managing Mojo". Business Times.
  12. ^ "Interview Marshall Goldsmith, leiderschapsdenker" (in German). FD.
  13. ^ Shana Lebowitz (August 26, 2016). "5 insights from a classic leadership book by an executive coach who's helped over 150 CEOs". Business Insider.
  14. ^ E.S. Wibbeke and Sarah McArthur (2013-10-30). Global Business Leadership. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 9781135035860.
  15. ^ "2018 Hall of Fame Inductees". thinkers50.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  16. ^ "Contributors Marshall Goldsmith". salespop.net. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  17. ^ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Marshall-Goldsmith/e/B001ILIAKC/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1. Retrieved 2020-08-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ "Dr. Marshall Goldsmith | Institute for Management Studies". ims-online.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  19. ^ Larissa MacFarquhar (15 April 2002). "The Better Boss" – via www.newyorker.com.
  20. ^ Goldsmith, Marshall (8 August 2008). "Voices on Leadership: Marshall Goldsmith" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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