Dr. Geoff Smart

COMPENSATION MEANS FREEDOM. WORK-LIFE BALANCE MEANS FREEDOM. CLIENT IMPACT HELPS OTHERS ACHIEVE FREEDOM If you know star performers in consulting who want more freedom, please send them to ghSMART, which, in the 2023 Vault report…lnkd.in/g9m_aTXF lnkd.in/grjUdG-C

THE MOST SELECTIVE CONSULTING FIRM IN THE WORLD IS ALSO THE MOST CHALLENGING. Know anybody in consulting who loves a challenge? Send them to ghSMART for a career chat. Helping leaders amplify their positive impact on the world…lnkd.in/g4GvWBwK lnkd.in/g9urCd9m

CELEBRATING 28 YEARS PROVIDING A LEADING EDGE TO CEOs, INVESTORS, AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT VISIONARIES, WITH THE MOST TALENTED, DIVERSE, GOODHEARTED COLLEAGUES ON THE PLANET ghSMART #leadership #culture #lovemyjob lnkd.in/g_pPAByT

TEACH. AND LEARN. TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT AS A LEADER AND TO BE A HAPPY PERSON. That’s what the world’s greatest leaders do. If you want a platform, consider mentoring through One Million Mentors. Thank you @zahidfh and team for your work, and to ghSMART c…lnkd.in/gCFGGQEn

LEADERSHIP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LEVER FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD. Congrats and so proud to celebrate Yemi’s mayoral win, a CiviCO Governor’s Fellow! Thank you Ryan Heckman for your leadership in scaling this leadership development program to identify and trai…lnkd.in/g3gSAQmp

WHY DID SOME INVESTORS 8x THEIR RETURNS? Legendary venture capitalist Arthur Rock said, "Nearly every mistake I've made has been in picking the wrong people, not the wrong idea." This is the "OG" study that launched ghSMART. We analyzed data on 86 priv…lnkd.in/gC4iu9G8

WOULD YOU DO A PODCAST CALLED “IMPERFECT LEADERS?” I was hesitant. But it quickly became clear that the spirit of this interactive and fast-paced podcast is to reflect on good and bad leadership decisions to generate useful lessons learned. Thank you to…lnkd.in/gMpMeE3Q

ghSMART #leadership #culture #lovemyjob #smokedthebigfirmsin10categories🤣 lnkd.in/gVhA6YNb

ghSMART #hiring #leadership #advisory #analytics lnkd.in/gBEQyZi5

BETTER THAN A COLD PLUNGE If you want to amplify your impact as a leader and achieve more success in your career, consider asking yourself these 3 questions every Monday morning. My latest “Work Smart” column in Psychology Today.…lnkd.in/gWijPX6t lnkd.in/guxQX-pr

LAND THE JOB THAT FITS YOUR TALENTS AND YOUR NEEDS. As traditional employers grapple with the “work from home vs. work in the office” dilemma, star employees are still calling the shots on *where* they work, and rightly so. Don’…lnkd.in/gshEnNuN lnkd.in/ghy6feTg

Big congrats to ghSMART’s Fellow Travis Allen Johnson, Harvard University’s student body president, for being named not only a Ron Brown Scholar but now Truman Scholar! That’s a big deal. Well-earned and great training for a life in your highest calling o…lnkd.in/giHwur5H

WOULD YOU LIFT A FINGER TO FEED A HUNGRY CHILD? Let’s make it easy. My daughter Avia started a protein bar company called Avia’s TwoBars based on the idea that no child should go to school hungry. For every bar purchased, one is d…lnkd.in/gsYpWXgY twobars.com

THANK YOU BUSINESS Insider India FOR THE PROFILE PIECE ON ghSMART. The image selection is a bit stark, and yes the firm provides very clear, actionable leadership advisory, education, and analytics to the most influential titans of…lnkd.in/gs9kpnag lnkd.in/gA8MNzPr

BUSINESS INISDER OFFERS A PEEK INSIDE THE ghSMART APPROACH TO HIRING AND DEVELOPING TALENTED TEAMS lnkd.in/gsDbYugn

Andy Muhs, you are brilliant. I’m grateful you are helping to spread the word about the good hiring steps that lead to a 90% success rate vs. a 50% success rate. There is no reason CEOs, investors, heads of state, and hiring managers everywhere should suf…lnkd.in/gyJtJQJD

IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE *SATISFIED* and *DRIVEN* AT THE SAME TIME? Most leaders appear to be either satisfied, or driven, but not both. #satisfaction #performance #drive #happiness #lovemyjob

HOW TO SPOT AND DEVELOP RISING LEADERS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS? Whether you care about financial performance, DEI progress, or cultivating your next generation of leaders, this latest batch of analytics from ghSMART is compelling and actionable for CEOs and…lnkd.in/g8TV8b-r

IT'S YOUR BUSINESS *WHY* YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR A MEETING. Don't explain. Just say when you are available. Learn more about this and other tactics for how to manage your time intelligently, perform like a star, AND have a life…lnkd.in/gxRyzJAm lnkd.in/gpXMkDbW

WHAT’S THE COST OF FAILED CEO SUCCESSION? Financial Times suggests it is $38b, in the case of First Republic, which was suffering from a string of failed CEO successions, driving its value from $40b to $2b. Logan Roy didn’t do it…lnkd.in/gbW8Q-tr on.ft.com/3LYMTh0