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.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
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 …
Trained to Lead People - One of Four Leader Prerequisites
Often leader candidates don’t receive proper people-centered leader training? You can learn to b…
Inspiration - One of Four Leader Prerequisites
If the leader candidate is lacking one or more of the four prerequisites, the candidate should n…
Caring - One of Four Leader Prerequisites
To be a great people-centered leader, you must genuinely care FOR and ABOUT people. You need to …
Technology Timeout Tips and More
We live in an “always on” and “always connected” world. We expect instant gratification, either …
Get Rid of Your Best People and Wreck Your Culture, In Three Easy Steps
It's unfortunate but all too often organizations unknowingly get rid of their best people and si…
Atypical New Year's Resolutions All Year
New Year's resolutions should not only consider improving existing processes but also have an at…
Sunday Feelings About Monday Mornings
Late Sunday afternoon or early Sunday evening, many people start thinking about Monday morning a…
People-Centered Leader Cycle
Many things in life are cyclical. Leading people is no different. Today I will explain the Peopl…
Get the Right People Right - Only Half the Story!
Remember, it’s more than having the right people on the bus, those people need to be in the righ…
Improvement or Adaptability? You Need Both!
Improvement and adaptability are our two most important abilities for survival. Just focusing on…
Leader Development, What's Your Plan?
When you transition from individual performer to first-time leader, often you inherit something …
Delegation - More Than Getting Things Done
Delegation is the process of entrusting another person, to perform something other than their pr…
It’s Okay to Say “No, Thank You”
Often top performing individuals are promoted to a leader role, based on their current performan…
Are you prepared to lead People? Find Out
The common problem I solve is twofold:
1. Only 5% of companies have a leader development strategy…
Perspective, It Depends!
Perspective is not what you look at it’s what you see. It’s your point of view of the world. Eve…
Why First-Time Leaders Fail and The Costs
This was one of my most downloaded episodes. I'm offering it as a bonus eposide.
I will explain w…
Vision, Mission and Culture Experience
The three most importance foundational aspects of every successful business, is the Vision, Miss…
Know, Like and Trust - One's Missing!
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “know, like and trust”, often referred to as the natural progr…
Leader KPIs - Not What You Think!
Today our conversation will be about a concept I pioneered, called Leader KPIs.
KPI is a business…