Marshall Goldsmith

"Putting the Mojo in Learning and Leaders"

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.
His most recent book, MOJO was released in February 2010.  It is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal top ten best-seller - and the Shanghai Daily #1 business book in China.  It is already scheduled to be translated into 14 languages.

In November 2009 Dr. Goldsmith was recognized as one of the fifteen most influential business thinkers in the world in the bi-annual study sponsored by The (London) Times and Forbes.  The American Management Association named Marshall 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 – most influential practitioners in the history leadership development, Wall Street Journal - top ten executive educators, Forbes - five most-respected executive coaches, Leadership Excellence – top five thinkers on leadership, Economic Times (India) – top CEO coaches of America, Economist (UK) - most credible executive advisors in the new era of business and Fast Company - America’s preeminent executive coach. 

Marshall is one of a select few advisors who have 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, International and American Red Cross leaders – where he was a National Volunteer of the Year. 
Marshall is the million-selling author of many books including: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – a New York Times best-seller, Wall Street Journal #1 business book, winner of the Harold Longman Award for Business Book of the Year and top ten best-seller in seven major countries;  Succession: Are You Ready? – a WSJ best-seller; The Leader of the Future -a BusinessWeek best-seller, The Organization of the Future 2 - Choice Award (top academic business books) 2009; and Coaching for Leadership. 

Marshall and Elliott are close colleagues and friends.  Here is why Elliott asked Marshall to be a keynoter at Learning 2010:
“It is time for us to take a serious look at how we put the MOJO back into Learning!  How do we super charge our efforts as learning leaders and how do we go from being a functional area to being the “go to” place for real change in an organization.  Marshall Goldsmith is perfect to help frame what we need to do as a field and on a personal level as learning leaders.  You will be inspired, informed and challenged by Marshall’s perspectives and stories.”