Description:
Executive consultant Marshall Goldsmith tells his CEO clients that he’s not the real coach; the people around them are. To change your behavior, he says, quit whining about the past and start asking your colleagues how you can do better. You’re not done until they think you are.

Subjects Covered:
Accounting & control, Balanced scorecard, Behavioral sciences, Coaching, Executive ability, Executives, Human resources management, Leadership, Managerial skills, Managers, Organizational behavior, Organizational development, Performance appraisal, Performance effectiveness, Performance measurement, Personal strategy & style, Psychology.

This article appears in the October 2002 issue of the Harvard Business Review.  Cornerstone Business Solutions will be pleased to furnish you a reprint that we purchase if you kindly notify us by telephone at (505) 325-4900.