YAPClassic: Dr. Marshall Goldsmith on Becoming a Better Leader

Do you want to become the person you’ve always wanted to be, but can’t seem to beat out bad habits that hold you back, or form new habits that help you succeed? The leading expert on leadership and coaching for behavioral change, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith pinpoints common behavioral problems and how to overcome them to enact meaningful, lasting change. Through feedforward, the daily question process, gratitude, and 360-degree feedback, anyone can become a great leader and level up. In this episode, Hala and Marshall chat about why success makes you fail, the 20 habits that hold people back, how to avoid and overcome bad triggers, the power of listening, and how to live a happier life.   

Topics Include:

- Key Lessons learned from Peter Drucker

- What Buddhism taught him

- Defining “feedforward” 

- Why success makes you fail

- Superstition trap

- Defining success 

- Key concepts from his books

- The Daily Question Process 

- Habits that hold people back 

- Why the inherent urge to win?

- How to break the habit of being negative 

- The power of gratitude 

- 360-degree feedback 

- Excuses people have for change 

- Defining a behavioral trigger

- 4 stages of the feedback loop

- How to avoid triggers 

- Why the environment matters 

- How to change our habits 

- Magic moves: apology and optimism 

- What makes listening so powerful? 

- Mojo vs nojo

- Advice for a happy life 

- And other topics…

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is recognized as the leading expert on leadership and coaching for behavioral change. He has been named one of the Top Ten Business Thinkers in the World and the top-rated executive coach at the Thinkers50 ceremony in London since 2011. 

Marshall is the author of several Wall Street Journal and New York Times #1 bestsellers including Triggers and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, which is also the winner of the Harold Longman Award as Best Business Book of the Year. His newest book, The Earned Life: Lose Regret, Choose Fulfillment comes out May 2022. 

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Resources Mentioned: 

YAP Episode #42: Become a Better Leader with Dr. Marshall Goldsmith https://youngandprofiting.com/42-become-a-better-leader-with-dr-marshall-goldsmith/ 

Marshall’s Email: marshall@marshallgoldsmith.com

Inc.com: Do You Have Mojo or Nojo?: https://www.inc.com/marshall-goldsmith/mojo-nojo.html 

Inc.com: Why Leadership is a Contact Sport: https://www.inc.com/marshall-goldsmith/contact-sport-overview.html 

Marshall’s Website: https://marshallgoldsmith.com/

Marshall’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallgoldsmith/

Marshall’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachgoldsmith/

Marshall’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachgoldsmith

Marshall’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marshall.Goldsmith.Library

Marshall’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtvlM6xRUC_ErV_q1FgUgiA

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