Marshall Goldsmith

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better by achieving positive, lasting change in behavior for themselves, their people, and their teams.

In November 2009, Dr. Goldsmith was recognized as one of the "15 most influential business thinkers in the world" in the biannual study sponsored by The London Times and Forbes. The American Management Association named Goldsmith as "one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years." He is one of only two educators who have won the Institute of Management Studies Lifetime Achievement Award. Major business press acknowledgments include: BusinessWeek, as one of the "most influential practitioners in the history of leadership development"; The Wall Street Journal, as one of the "top ten executive educators"; Forbes, as one of the "five most-respected executive coaches"; Leadership Excellence, as one of the "top five thinkers on leadership"; Economic Times (India), as one of the "top CEO coaches of America"; Economist (UK), as one of the "most credible executive advisors in the new era of business"; and Fast Company, as "America's preeminent executive coach."

Dr. Goldsmith's PhD is from UCLA where he has been named one of the "75 great alumni of the last 75 years." He teaches executive education at Dartmouth's Tuck School and frequently speaks at other leading business schools nationwide. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (America's top HR honor) and his work has been recognized by almost every professional organization in his field.

Goldsmith is one of a select few advisors who has been asked to work with over 120 major CEOs and their management teams. He served on the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation for ten years. He has been a volunteer teacher for US Army Generals, Navy Admirals, Girl Scout executives, and International and American Red Cross leaders, where he was a National Volunteer of the Year.

Goldsmith is the million-selling author of many books including: What Got You Here Won't Get You There, a New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal #1 business book, winner of the Harold Longman Award for Business Book of the Year, and top ten bestseller in seven major countries; Succession: Are You Ready?, a Wall Street Journal bestseller; The Leader of the Future, a BusinessWeek bestseller; The Organization of the Future 2, a Choice Award winner for top academic business books, 2009; and Coaching for Leadership. He has regular blogs at HBR.org, BusinessWeek.com, and The Huffington Post.