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The Cranky Middle Manager Show #310 Marshall Goldsmith Talks Leadership
Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by Wayne in General, Podcast
today, Wayne Turmel has a candid and casual conversation with Marshall Goldsmith about his being named one of the top 50 Business thinkers in the world. How did he get there, and what’s the state of leadership today? Also we talk cockatiels and working from home. You also have a homework assignment so pull up an earbud and join us.
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Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the show. Something a little different today. You’ll hear Byron the cockatiel in the background which leads to an assignment. Serious question for you: do people have different expectation of people who work from home than those in the office? Post to the blog, drop me an email or tweet me with your response.
5:45 From Eugene Delacroix- what makes people geniuses isn’t necessarily saying something new, just trying to make what’s been said before make sense…..
6:45 Welcome Marshall Goldsmith back to the show. He was recently named to the Thinkers 50 as one of the top business thinkers in the world. Modesty aside, he’s a pretty big deal in the field. What’s the connection between leadership and business? At the end of the day it’s about people and people are just people.
9:35 What was the idea of leadership when he entered the business and how did he get into coaching the most important people in the world? Oh, he gives a shoutout to Jim Kouzes who has been on this show before, most recently here.
12:15 Many of us think of “military leaders” but we don’t understand how the military really works. There’s a difference between the military and combat. The talk then turns to Peter Drucker. Do you know enough to tell your people what to do? Then wy do we do it?
14:30 Ever wonder how Marshall go to be “executive coach to the stars”? Here’s the story…And once again he explains why he’s not as surprised at their lunacy as the rest of us seem to be. He also explains why business does what business does and we ought to just get over it.
20:20 If people are going to be good leaders they need internal motivation, then they need a structure and process. We discuss what use training really is. This is worth a listen.
24:35 What’s the most useful structure or process we need to get ourselves in line? Marshall recommends just asking yourself active questions, instead of passive ones. this is also why Employee Engagement consulting is largely flawed and I agree wholeheartedly.
29:45 Shameless plug time. If you haven’t checked out his library of free resources do so . His Buddhism is a gift to you. He also says some very kind things about me and this show. Watch for this quote somewhere soon….
Resources
The Marshall Goldsmith Library