First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠
Leading people is the most important responsibility in the world, yet, alarmingly, 60% of first-time leaders fail.
With over 4 decades of experience in leader development and culture improvement, I created this podcast to help you solve 3 critical and costly people problems:
1. Endangered People Skills: The Communication Paradox
2. Peer to Leader, Now What?
3. Sunday Feelings About Monday Mornings
If you’re a first-time leader, someone who hires or promotes first-time leaders or a solopreneur building your first team, this is your podcast.
I’m Timothy Dean Smith, your host & coach.
Monthly, from January through July, I’ll offer you concise, practical solutions you can apply immediately and benefit from for a lifetime.
If you find my solutions valuable, share this podcast with your collages, wherever they listen to podcasts.
Leading people is the most important responsibility in the world and I’m here to ensure your leadership matters.
Thank you for listening to the
First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast.
Take care.
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.
First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠
Latest Episodes
Leader "Fix-it" Obsession: Being the Hero Hurts
A common pitfall for first-time leaders is, the "Fix-it" Obsession. I will explain why "rescuing" your team often leads to burnout for you and stagnation for them. You attempt to be the hero, but you become a bottleneck, holding your team back....
Peer to Leader: It's Not a Promotion
Often when a peer is select to lead their current team, the process is mistakenly viewed as a promotion, when it’s actually a career transformation and transition.If you need assistance of a first-time leader trainer, coach and/or dysfun...
Leader Illusion: You Can Feel It
This episode is about recognizing and taking the first step to correct Leader Illusion.If you think you’re leading but feel like no one is following, your initial instinct is usually right. You are probably experiencing leader illusion. ...
First-Time Leader: We See You, Different
This episode is about how others see you differently, when you transition from an individual performer to first-time leader. I will be focusing on what I believe is the most important leader skill, Self-Leadership. Self-leadership is a fancy wa...
Self-Leadership - One of Four Leader Prerequisites
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 le...
