S11E09 CEOs biggest mindset challenges, with Marshall Goldsmith
January 4, 2024
“Big Hairy Audacious Goals? Absolute rubbish."
Today Richard Medcalf speaks with the legendary Marshall Goldsmith, in this episode of our "CEO Rolodex" season.
Marshall is the only two-time winner of the Thinkers 50 Award for #1 Leadership Thinker in the World. He has been ranked as the #1 Executive Coach in the World and a Top Ten Business Thinker for the past eight years. Dr. Goldsmith is the author or editor of 36 books, including three New York Times bestsellers, that have sold over 2.5 million copies and been listed bestseller in 12 countries. Amazon cites him as the author of two of the Top 100 Leadership & Success Books Ever Written.
In this conversation, you’ll learn:
- What Marshall has learned about being fulfilled
- Why "BHAGs" are rubbish
- Whether achievement actually lead to happiness
- The biggest mindset challenges CEOs have
- Marshall's definition of legacy
Resources/sources mentioned:
- "Becoming Coachable" (Amazon link)
- marshallgoldsmith.com
- The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast (https://xquadrant.com/podcast/)
- Join Rivendell (https://xquadrant.com/rivendell/), our exponential programme for elite CEOs dedicated to transforming themselves, their businesses, and the world.
- Ready for a big leap forward in your own leadership? Elevate your leadership forever with the book Making Time for Strategy: How to be less busy and more successful. Buy your book here: https://xquadrant.com/time.
04:57 Seeking a higher purpose
09:46 Having purpose means playing to play, not to win or lose
24:06 How to coach CEOs and future CEOs
09:46 Having purpose means playing to play, not to win or lose
24:06 How to coach CEOs and future CEOs
32:33 How to give back generously