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Leaders, Use One Question to Become More Effective

Posted by Marshall Goldsmith
Marshall Goldsmith
The American Management Association named Dr. Marshall Goldsmith as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who h...
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on Saturday, 17 December 2011
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What prevents us from making the changes we know will make us more effective leaders? Great question. I may be the only executive educator who actually measures whether the participants in my leadership development courses actually do what I teach--and then measures if they are seen as becoming more effective leaders. At the end of my sessions, I ask leaders (who have received 360-degree feedback) to follow up with their co-workers and ask for ongoing ideas about how they can continue to become more effective. A year later, about 70% do some version of this recommended follow-up (as reported by their...