Marshall Goldsmith is an American executive coach and author widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on leadership development. He has been ranked the No. 1 executive coach in the world and is a member of the Thinkers50 Management Hall of Fame. Over his career he has advised more than 200 major CEOs and their leadership teams, and his books have sold millions of copies across dozens of languages.
Goldsmith is the author or editor of more than forty books, including the bestsellers What Got You Here Won't Get You There, Triggers, and The Earned Life, along with the 2026 release Permanence. He created the Stakeholder Centered Coaching method and the practice of "feedforward," a forward-looking alternative to conventional feedback. He founded the 100 Coaches community of leading executive coaches and management thinkers — the foundation of 📝100 Coaches Agency — and leads 📝Marshall Goldsmith Advisors, a CEO advisory practice.
I co-authored Permanence with Marshall Goldsmith and serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Marshall Goldsmith Advisors.