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First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠

First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠

By: Timothy Dean Smith Leadership Speaker Coach and Podcast Host
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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.

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Episodes
  • Trained to Lead People - One of Four Leader Prerequisites

    Trained to Lead People - One of Four Leader Prerequisites
    Jun 30 2025

    "Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast."

    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.

    Support the show

    Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program

    Timothy Dean Smith
    Leadership Speaker, Coach, Podcast Host
    www.tdspi.com
    tds@tdspi.com
    (607) 221-6191

    Thank you for listening.
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    6 mins
  • Inspiration - One of Four Leader Prerequisites

    Inspiration - One of Four Leader Prerequisites
    May 30 2025

    "Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast."

    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.

    Support the show

    Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program

    Timothy Dean Smith
    Leadership Speaker, Coach, Podcast Host
    www.tdspi.com
    tds@tdspi.com
    (607) 221-6191

    Thank you for listening.
    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • Caring - One of Four Leader Prerequisites

    Caring - One of Four Leader Prerequisites
    May 1 2025

    "Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast."

    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.

    Support the show

    Enroll in the First-Time Leader Development Program

    Timothy Dean Smith
    Leadership Speaker, Coach, Podcast Host
    www.tdspi.com
    tds@tdspi.com
    (607) 221-6191

    Thank you for listening.
    Show More Show Less
    5 mins

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