Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS

Success Scholar | I Study Nobel Prize winners, Astronauts & NBA Champions and Teach Others How to Succeed 🚀 | Speaker 🎤 | Coach | Author| ex Weill Cornell

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

Grateful and honored to be selected for @thinkers50’s inaugural #Coaches50 list (@coachingdotcom), which recognizes executive coaches who are driving meaningful impact across leadership, management, and organizations worldwide.

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[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

When did being average become the required outcome?

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

Do you know how to follow up after you meet someone?

My latest on @NBCNews

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Don’t go straight to the ceo.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

In the last 2️⃣ weeks, I attended 5️⃣ commencement ceremonies + 1️⃣ military retirement.

There was one singular message in every single speech.

Did you hear it?

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Are you putting out fires you never started?

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

We’re always told to succeed but never shown how to do so.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

Why do high performers find it hard to delegate?

It’s not that they don’t want to…

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You don’t need to read for five hours a day to be successful.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

Stop aiming for average.

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Don’t do it for the award…

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The reward for good work is more work.

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It’s performance appraisal season.

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American Councils hosted 10 #LEADAlbania fellows in Washington, DC for a capstone on U.S. governance & leadership. From Capitol Hill meetings to a leadership session with Dr. @RuthGotian, fellows gained practical insights to drive impact back home. 🇺🇸🇦🇱 #ACGlobal #AADF

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

Landed a book deal with @HachetteUS to write what I hope will be my next best seller…a book on overlooked high performers.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

New book deal. This book on overlooked high achievers is one I can’t wait to get out into the world.

Beyond excited to partner with a top 3️⃣ publisher, @HachetteUS for this next book.

Thanks to my literary agent @scottmillerj1 for getting this deal signed, sealed & delivered.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

The people mentors invest in most deeply don't start by asking, "Will you be my mentor?"

They prepare before asking. They bring a specific question. Then they come back with: here's what I tried, here's what happened, here's what I'll do next.

That follow-up speaks for itself.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

When Odie's email came in, it looked like a catch-up request from a former student.
It was her Hail Mary.

The hardest part of being a mentor isn't the advice. It's being available when someone needs you and you don't see it coming.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

The top 14% of organizations outperform on career development by 35 percentage points.

The difference: every employee has a goal and a plan. Development is built in, not reactive.

That starts with having the right people around you. One relationship can't cover everything.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

You're never too senior to need a mentor.

At the top, honest feedback is harder to find. The people around you hesitate to disagree. Peers may be competing for the same opportunities.

You're not beyond needing one. You may just need to look outside your immediate circle.

[Ruth (Ginsburg) Gotian, EdD, MS @RuthGotian]

Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett read five to eight hours a day.

That's not why they're successful. It's their ability to take ideas from different places and connect them in ways no one else has.

Don't stop learning. And don't limit where you learn from.