12 episodes
No Clichés - the podcast from A Bold Leader TD Smyers
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5.0 • 12 Ratings
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Ready for a deep dive into the gritty art of leadership?
Of course you are.
Because growing as a bold leader means tapping into something deeper than recycled leadership quotes on landscapes and academic LinkedIn infographics. There are already literally THOUSANDS of podcasts recycling these platitudes every day. It's Leadership 101.
I thought I'd dig a little deeper with No Clichés to bring you stories and interviews from the arena - tales of inspiration, perspiration and trepidation.
Subscribe, ring the bell and let's tackle the hard stuff together.
cover photo credit: Rachel DeLira/StyleFW
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Your Leadership Legacy with Oak McCulloch
Oak McCulloch knows leadership - how to do it and how to pass it down - after a lifetime of service in the US Army, on college campuses and in the social sector.
… and he knows discipline. The man has kept a personal journal since he was in fifth grade.
Someone with that level of sustained focus is just the right guy to collect a lifetime of practical, useful leadership advice.
You can read a lot about leadership today. It’s the #1 topic for newly published books. In fact, you could read them all - if you had the time - and still not be an effective leader. Sure, you would know a lot of leadership stuff, but you could feasibly be left without the practical examples and useful tools that would transform you into the leader you were meant to be.
If you’re lucky, though. One of these books might have been Oak McCulloch’s Your Leadership Legacy - Becoming The Leader You Were Meant To Be.
Oak joins me on No Clichés to share some of the leadership gold in his book. Tune in to start the journey to leaving your leadership legacy.
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Face To Face with Cheryl Lynn Mobley
Face To Face is a leadership book, but one unlike anything you’ve ever read - in both format and content.
Career healthcare executive, hospital president, international performance consultant and author Cheryl Lynn Mobley was inspired to write Face To Face by the intersection of trust, disruption and uncertainty and her experiences on an African horse safari - where she and her group came face to face with threats that could end their lives. ‘Doesn’t get much bolder than that!
Cheryl joins me on No Clichés to talk about what inspired the book, the application of some of its lessons and the unique way she turned a book into a living project to keep the journey alive.
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Striking Terror with Tim White
In your worst nightmares, you’ll likely never have to defend your office against an armed terrorist. Tim White, however, had to do exactly that on July 16th, 2015.
It was the last full day of Ramadan when terrorist Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez rammed his vehicle through the gate of Chattanooga’s Navy Operational Support Center and approached the headquarters building with an AK74 semi-automatic rifle. Inside, the Center’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Tim White rose from his desk, reached into a drawer for his personal sidearm, and fired on Abdulazeez from the window. The first to engage the terrorist, White’s gunfire alerted those inside the Center to the impending danger, giving most the opportunity to escape unharmed.
White was a hero to many, but his Navy career from that point forward was anything but guaranteed. Navy regulations prohibited personal firearms on installations; but White, recognizing an imminent threat to his team that the chain of command failed to address, reached outside the rule book to display bold leadership that saved lives.
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Tango 5
When something goes wrong in Navy aviation, it’s called a “mishap”. When it goes tragically wrong - the kind of wrong that leaves someone dead or strikes an entire aircraft from the Navy’s inventory - it’s called a “Class A mishap”. It didn’t take the Navy Safety Center long to determine the Tango 5 fire to be a Class A mishap.
Had we caused the fire? Had we contributed to it?
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The 80s Called ... They Want Their Top-Down Leadership Back!
The 2022 cohort of Leadership Fort Worth's CEO-level program, LeaderPrime, recently graduated. To kick off the commencement, TD Smyers moderated a panel of respected leadership academicians discussing engagement of today's workforce and the new irrelevance of command & control leadership. What you thought you knew about leading our Millennial and GenZ workforce is about to get reset.
From the University of Texas at Arlington - Dr. David Mack; from Texas Wesleyan University - Dr. Tommy Nichols; and from Texas Christian University - Professor Tracey Rockett.
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The Arsonist in the Office with Pete Havel
If you've ever had to endure a dysfunctional workplace culture or tiptoe around a supposed teammate who's looking for a reason to lodge a new complaint against somebody, you may think you know toxic. Well, I'm here to tell you - Pete Havel knows toxic.
A former lobbyist for some of the biggest, most powerful organizations in the US, Pete’s shocking corporate experience was the inspiration for his book The Arsonist in the Office: Fireproofing Your Life Against Toxic Coworkers, Bosses, Employees and Cultures.
As a leader, you owe it to yourself to heed Pete's advice on how to avoid toxicity, and what to do WHEN you encounter it - because there are those who have and those who will.
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Customer Reviews
Walking the walk
I have had the pleasure of working for, working with and ultimately sharing a lifelong friendship with TD. In my 35 years within military and commercial organizations, I have met my share of excellent leaders. However, I can say with confidence that none have walked the walk like TD. This podcast articulates the “secret sauce” of his success. His intuitive and charismatic leadership methodology is applicable to every company, every team and every corporate culture. Exceptional morale and superior team performance has been his legacy, wherever he goes! Who knew working so hard could be so fun?
No nonsense, good stuff
TD does a great job focusing on important elements of leadership. His insights are a must for the business owners who attend the Academy. Most are bold when building the business but taking the next step requires bold decision making. TD’s insights are on time, on target - MQ sends
Excellent insight.
TD knows down-to-earth, practical and bold leadership more than most I have ever met! The blog and the podcasts are insightful glimpses into his military and civilian careers of leadership success. People followed TD because they wanted to, not because they had to. This is good stuff!