The Seismic Shift in You, featuring Dr. Marshall Goldsmith

Season 4 begins with world-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith joining Michelle Johnston to discuss the groundbreaking leadership insights behind their co-authored book, The Seismic Shift in You. Broadcasting from their experience at Thinkers50 in London, they share the seven critical shifts every leader must embrace to stay relevant in a world reshaped by AI, remote work, and cultural transformation. With stories from Alan Mulally, Frances Hesselbein, and Gary Ridge, the conversation dives into practical ways to foster connection, reshape meetings, manage calendars, and elevate energy. Goldsmith also reveals how AI, including his own MarshallBot, is redefining coaching and thought leadership. This is not soft leadership. These are hard skills that generate hard results. You'll walk away inspired to lead differently—more connected, more human, and more effective.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Marshall Goldsmith
01:00 Birth of the Book at Thinkers50
02:30 Seismic Shifts Facing Leaders Today
04:00 Connection as a Leadership Imperative
05:20 Embracing AI: MarshallBot and the Future of Coaching
07:00 Michelle Learns Prompt Engineering from Marshall
10:00 Free Coaching: The Gift of MarshallBot
11:30 AI’s Role in Leadership Development
14:00 The Seven Seismic Shifts Overview
15:00 Transforming Meetings into Conversations
18:00 Reshaping Your Calendar to Reflect Priorities
21:00 Making Virtual Meetings More Human
23:00 How to End Meetings with Impact
25:00 Alan Mulally and the Power of Red-Yellow-Green
27:00 Gary Ridge and Creating Meaning at WD-40
29:30 Energy as a Leadership Asset
33:30 Final Thoughts from Marshall & Michelle

Special thanks to our friend Brian Wayy for the theme music this season!
Track Title: My Heart's On Fire

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What is The Seismic Shift with Michelle K. Johnston?

Welcome to Seismic Shift - a leadership podcast that focuses on connection. I’m your host, Michelle K. Johnston: management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert. I believe that today’s leaders need more than power and control to get the best from their teams; they need connection. Through interviews with some of today’s top business leaders, we are going to explore how leaders' ability to connect with themselves, their teams, and their organizations defines their ultimate success or failure. This podcast runs in close parallel to my new book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, where you can find even more insights from me and the brilliant leaders I interviewed this season. So let's set our sights on connection and get ready to take on the daunting, yet exciting, challenge of this Seismic Shift.