Explore every episode of the podcast First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Self-Leadership - One of Four Leader Prerequisites | 31 juil. 2025 | 00:07:10 | |
This episode will be my final episode of 2025. I will be focusing on what I believe is the most important leader skill, Self-Leadership. Self-leadership is a fancy way of describing how you lead your life. Often, the most difficult person to lead, is yourself. If you need a Leadership Speaker or you need help with Leader Development and/or Culture Improvement, visit tdspi.com and Click on Meet Me. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Trained to Lead People - One of Four Leader Prerequisites | 30 juin 2025 | 00:06:29 | |
Often leader candidates don’t receive proper people-centered leader training? You can learn to be a leader in a classroom, but you can’t become a leader in the classroom. There is a huge difference between learning leader skills and experiencing them. You can’t teach experience. Once you are trained, you need to gain experience on your own. You must get in the game! If you need a Leadership Speaker or you need help with Leader Development and/or Culture Improvement, visit tdspi.com and Click on Meet Me. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Inspiration - One of Four Leader Prerequisites | 30 mai 2025 | 00:05:41 | |
If the leader candidate is lacking one or more of the four prerequisites, the candidate should not be promoted to a leader role. Doing so would be a recipe for failure, not to mention, create a lot of distress and loss of money. It is okay for the leader candidate to remain an individual performer. If you need a Leadership Speaker or you need help with Leader Development and/or Culture Improvement, visit tdspi.com and Click on Meet Me. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Caring - One of Four Leader Prerequisites | 01 mai 2025 | 00:05:06 | |
To be a great people-centered leader, you must genuinely care FOR and ABOUT people. You need to do both. 1.Caring FOR people is doing something for their well-being and helping them grow. It’s something you do to demonstrate you care for those you lead. 2.Caring ABOUT people is being emotionally concerned about their well-being and growth. It’s a feeling you have for them. If you need a Leadership Speaker or you need help with Leader Development and/or Culture Improvement, visit tdspi.com and Click on Meet Me. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Technology Timeout Tips and More | 31 mars 2025 | 00:09:14 | |
We live in an “always on” and “always connected” world. We expect instant gratification, either accessing information or receiving a response. Are you prepared to lead people? Find Out I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Get Rid of Your Best People and Wreck Your Culture, In Three Easy Steps | 01 mars 2025 | 00:06:59 | |
It's unfortunate but all too often organizations unknowingly get rid of their best people and simultaneously wreck their culture, in three easy steps. I will explain how and why this problem occurs and how to fix it. Are you prepared to lead people? Find Out I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Atypical New Year's Resolutions All Year | 22 janv. 2025 | 00:03:54 | |
New Year's resolutions should not only consider improving existing processes but also have an atypical consideration of whether those processes should continue to be performed at all. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Sunday Feelings About Monday Mornings | 29 juil. 2024 | 00:05:53 | |
Late Sunday afternoon or early Sunday evening, many people start thinking about Monday morning and their return to work. These thoughts reflect their feelings about their work culture. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| People-Centered Leader Cycle | 29 juin 2024 | 00:08:28 | |
Many things in life are cyclical. Leading people is no different. Today I will explain the People-Centered Leader Cycle. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Get the Right People Right - Only Half the Story! | 24 mai 2024 | 00:04:48 | |
Remember, it’s more than having the right people on the bus, those people need to be in the right seats. This means the right people should be performing using their strengths. If you need help with Leader Development and/or Culture Improvement, visit tdspi.com and Click on Meet Me. I look forward to our "get to know each other" conversation. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Improvement or Adaptability? You Need Both! | 27 avr. 2024 | 00:05:25 | |
Improvement and adaptability are our two most important abilities for survival. Just focusing on continuous performance improvement will not necessarily sustain an organization. Adapting to our everchanging world is important to remain relevant. Click on Find Out to take my free, self-assessment to determine if you are prepared to lead people?
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| Leader Development, What's Your Plan? | 26 mars 2024 | 00:07:00 | |
When you transition from individual performer to first-time leader, often you inherit something you did not create. Unless you are an entrepreneur, hiring your first employees, you inherit everything, including the Vision, the Mission, the people, the culture and organizational history. Click on Find Out to take my free, self-assessment to determine if you are prepared to lead people? or Click on Schedule to schedule our "Get to know each other conversation", to determine how I can help you with Leader Development or Culture Improvement. Treat people like they make a difference and they will. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Delegation - More Than Getting Things Done | 02 mars 2024 | 00:05:07 | |
Delegation is the process of entrusting another person, to perform something other than their primary responsibility. In this episode you will learn why delegation is more than getting things done. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| It’s Okay to Say “No, Thank You” | 27 janv. 2024 | 00:05:12 | |
Often top performing individuals are promoted to a leader role, based on their current performance. The flawed assumption is, they will be successful leading people, just as they led themselves, as an individual performer. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Are you prepared to lead People? Find Out | 28 nov. 2022 | 00:05:46 | |
The common problem I solve is twofold: Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Perspective, It Depends! | 19 oct. 2022 | 00:05:41 | |
Perspective is not what you look at it’s what you see. It’s your point of view of the world. Everyone sees things differently. Five people could watch an event and each might have a different recollection, based on their perspective. We are all born with varying perspectives and our perspectives continue to be developed by our surroundings. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Why First-Time Leaders Fail and The Costs | 21 sept. 2022 | 00:04:17 | |
This was one of my most downloaded episodes. I'm offering it as a bonus eposide. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Vision, Mission and Culture Experience | 19 août 2022 | 00:07:36 | |
The three most importance foundational aspects of every successful business, is the Vision, Mission and Culture Experience. Successful leaders must clearly understand the importance of these three aspects. Do you know your organization’s Vision & Mission? Regardless of whether they are documented or not, they exist. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Know, Like and Trust - One's Missing! | 13 juil. 2022 | 00:07:28 | |
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “know, like and trust”, often referred to as the natural progression for healthy relationships. There is a word missing from this phrase. The word is Distrust. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Leader KPIs - Not What You Think! | 06 juin 2022 | 00:07:12 | |
Today our conversation will be about a concept I pioneered, called Leader KPIs. KPI is a business acronym that’s been around for decades. KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator. These indicators are about numbers. Numbers used to measure performance and make decisions. So, what do you think I mean by Leader KPIs? I’ll give you a hint, the Leader KPIs have nothing to do with numbers and everything to do with feelings. Three specific feelings, Appreciation, Inspiration and Fulfillment. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Communication Paradox - Explained and Prevented | 11 mai 2022 | 00:06:54 | |
Today I am going to explain why we are experiencing a Communication Paradox and share a couple tips to flip the script in your favor, BIG TIME. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Endangered People Skills | 13 avr. 2022 | 00:07:40 | |
Today I will share insight into the 2 most important people skills and why they are endangered. Ironically, with each passing year people skills are becoming increasingly more in demand. People Skills are often inaccurately referred to as Soft Skills or Life Skills. The term People Skills is more descriptive. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Why People-Centered Leaders Are Desired | 18 mars 2022 | 00:08:10 | |
Did you ever wonder what makes a great people-centered leader and why the world desires them? This new bite-sized episode answers these two questions and more. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Preventing First-Time Leader Failure | 14 févr. 2022 | 00:08:23 | |
Today I will explain how to prevent first-time leader failure. Before an individual contributor is promoted to a leader role, there are four prerequisites they must meet. You will learn why each prerequisite is important. The four prerequisites are: Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Why First-Time Leaders Fail and The Costs | 18 janv. 2022 | 00:04:17 | |
Today I will explain why first-time leaders fail at an alarming rate and the devastating monetary and emotional impacts, your organization will experience for years. My research and experience revealed somewhere between 40% to 60% of first-time leaders fail. They fail anywhere from 18 months to 2 years. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||
| Introductory Episode - A Little About Me and How I Will Improve You | 10 janv. 2022 | 00:03:19 | |
60% of first-time leaders fail, often due to overlooked prerequisites. If you are a first-time leader and want to avoid these common failures, this is your podcast. Welcome to First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠. I’m Tim Smith, your host and coach. Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program | |||