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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Marshall Goldsmith

Why I realize we cannot all be entrepreneurial in the sense that we can't all start our own companies, I believe we can all be entrepreneurial in terms of how we approach our own careers. My friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, upon receiving an honorary doctorate, shared one of his secrets for success with graduating students.

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How Being Too Good Holds You Back!

Marshall Goldsmith

The most significant transformational moment in my career was an act of my elimination. It was lucrative, and I needed my mentor Dr. Paul Hersey to point out the downside or I never would have grown. Maybe it’s the secret of our success? And, it wasn’t my idea. You’re too good at what you’re doing,” Paul told me.

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9 Tips for Hi-Po’s to Start Their Careers Off Right!

Marshall Goldsmith

Why I realize we cannot all be entrepreneurial in the sense that we can’t all start our own companies, I believe we can all be entrepreneurial in terms of how we approach our careers. My friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, upon receiving an honorary doctorate, shared one of his secrets for success with graduating students.

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A Moment of Reflection on 50 Years

The Center For Leadership Studies

Our founder, Dr. Paul Hersey, had seen to that. Before I showed up, Dr. Hersey had traveled the world about 10 times over introducing the model to thousands of university students and corporate leaders. What impact has it had on your life/career? Quite often your prayers went unanswered. APPLICATION CHALLENGE.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

CO2

It was first proposed by Dr. Paul Hersey and Dr. Ken Blanchard , who believed that leaders chose their leadership style based on the maturity or level of the follower,dividing up the necessary leadership behaviors into four different quadrants.

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Rethinking Situational Leadership®

The Center For Leadership Studies

On a personal level (and in complete and total transparency), I don’t know exactly what to say about Marshall, so I will just go with this: He has meant more to my personal development than anyone in my 40-year career and has also meant more to The Center for Leadership Studies and Situational Leadership ® than anyone not named Paul Hersey.

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The Center for Leadership Studies Releases Stay Interviews

The Center For Leadership Studies

Throughout my career, I’ve learned so much from stay interviews about my team members’ motivations and challenges. About The Center for Leadership Studies For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies, founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, has been the global home of the original Situational Leadership ® Model.