Leading people is the most important responsibility in the world, yet 60% of first-time leaders fail. Using my four decades of experience for leader development and culture improvement, I created this podcast to teach you how to prevent three common people problems and accelerate the transformation of the right people to people-centered leaders. This podcast is dedicated to first-time leaders, those of you who hire and promote first-time leaders and you solopreneurs who hired your first peop ...
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. Are you prepared to lead people? Find Out If you need a Leade…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." Many things in life are cyclical. Leading people is no different. Today I will explain the People-Centered Leader Cycle. Are you prepared to lead people? Find Out If you need a Leadership Speaker or you need help with Leader Development and/or Cu…
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Get the Right People Right - Only Half the Story!
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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, …
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. …
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. Are you prepared to lead people? Find Out Treat …
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. In this episode you wil…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." The common problem I solve is twofold: 1. Only 5% of companies have a leader development strategy, because most companies don’t have this competency on staff. 2. 60% of first-time leaders fail I have a phrase that sums up why 60% of first-time le…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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 b…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." This was one of my most downloaded episodes. I'm offering it as a bonus eposide. 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 re…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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 &…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. All relationships begin with distrust, which is our …
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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 perfor…
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Communication Paradox - Explained and Prevented
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. Communication is the foundation of relationships and relationships are the essence of our existence. O…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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 Sk…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. If you find my insight valuable, please share this podcast with others. Treat people l…
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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 a…
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Introductory Episode - A Little About Me and How I Will Improve You
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"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast." 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. T…
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