Geoff Smart
Geoff Smart is one of the foremost gurus of corporate and business success. Smart has more than two decades of experience as a CEO, strategic consultant, and executive coach, working with leaders and teams in both for-profit and non-profit sectors.
As a thought leader and frequent speaker, Smart elevates the dialogue in business strategies and best practices through his books, speaking engagements, and personal advice. He is the co-founder of ghSMART, Inc., a management consulting firm dedicated to helping conduct CEO and board leadership assessments and executive coaching.
Smart has published three books on personal and organizational success, becoming an international best-seller in the process. His 2002 book, Who: The A Method of Hiring, captured much of the attention and helped shift the conversation in the hiring industry. His next release, the 2006 book Power Score, challenged conventional wisdom on career development and advancement. Most recently, Smart published Leadocracy: How to Turn Round Heads Into Pointy Heads and Achieve Outstanding Results in 2011.
Who: The A Method of Hiring helps organizations of any size to reduce their risks when hiring for key positions. Smart's advice has been adopted by organizations such as Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. It also has helped improve the success rate of many start-ups and mid-tier business ventures. Smart emphasizes the importance of the ability to identify the real star players among a group of job applicants. He proposes actionable steps to help employers maximize the quality of their hires and engage the right talent for the job.
Power Score offers insights for aspiring professionals and entrepreneurs who want to increase their individual and company performance. Smart provides his own leadership model along with suggestions on how to become an effective leader and develop long-term relationships with team members. The book focuses on the concept of collaboration and performance by showing readers how to measure if their own actions or those of their team are translating into strong results.
Leadocracy is Smart’s most recent offering, which calls for an overhaul of leadership models in both public and private organizations. This book looks at how different leadership strategies impact collective decisions and weigh the merits of various strategies. Smart describes organizational dysfunction and how to address it successfully, by creating a better-structured work environment and empowering leaders to become more effective decision-makers.
Smart has worked with Fortune 500 companies, along with non-profits and high-profile start-ups. He has developed actionable strategies and advice to help organizations increase their organizational performance and build cohesive high-functioning teams. Through his ideas and practical advice, Smart has challenged traditional approaches to building careers and business success, and his books have become international best-sellers. Readers can learn more about Smart’s work and his new approach to corporate success by visiting his website or reading his books.
