Marshall Goldsmith: Leader

Marshall Goldsmith is American author of leadership and management literature. Explore interesting quotes on leader.
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“The Leader of the Future 2 is divided into five parts. In Part One, our book begins where it should, with Peter Drucker’s vision of leadership… Part Two, "Leading in a Diverse World," begins with the recognized world authority on building a learning organization. "Systems Citizenship" presents MIT’s Peter Senge at his best, as he challenges us to understand systems, implement systems intelligence, and build partnerships that are a mandate for the new millennium… Part Three, "Leading in a Time of Crisis and Complexity," begins with Ron Heifetz of Harvard’s Kennedy School. Ron describes new approaches to solving leadership dilemmas as he challenges leaders in "Anchoring Leadership in the Work of Adaptive Progress"… Part Four, "Leading Organizations of the Future," shows how changing context has an impact leadership needs, demanding changes in leadership styles. Charles Handy is one of the great social philosophers of our time… Part Five, "The Quality and Character of the Leader of the Future," begins with one of the most influential thought leaders in history, Stephen Covey. In "Leading in the Knowledge Worker Age."”

Marshall Goldsmith

Source: The leader of the future 2, 2006, p. xiv-xvii; preview

“Ten years ago we had a very simple yet powerful idea—call many of the greatest thinkers in the world, ask them each to write a chapter sharing their vision for the future of leadership, and put together an edited book titled The Leader of the Future.”

Marshall Goldsmith

Source: The leader of the future 2, 2006, p. xi; Lead paragraph of preview

“Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.”

Marshall Goldsmith

Source: What Got You Here Won't Get You There, 2008, p. 72 (in 2010 edition)