4 Strategies to Remove Fear from Your Leadership
What is the first emotion you feel when you receive an email, text, or phone call from your boss that says, “I need to speak with you?” Is it interest? …
96 Million Dollars: The CEO Compensation Conversation
Executive compensation has long been a topic of scrutiny and debate. With leaders like Brian Niccol, the Starbucks CEO reportedly earned 96 Million in four months. His substantial compensation package …
The Leadership Feedback Filter That Builds Trust and Saves Time
When it comes to giving leadership feedback, how often do we ask ourselves: Am I making this better or just making it different? This gem of a question came from …
428: When Your Family Can’t Compete with Standing Ovations with Ryan Leak | L3 Leadership
When Your Family Can’t Compete with Standing Ovations with Ryan Leak In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith and guest Ryan Leak discuss Ryan’s journey as a …
I Attended My First AA Meeting and Here’s What I Learned About Leadership
I attended my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting last week. I had been meaning to go to an AA meeting for quite some time but never got around to making it …
CEO Confidence: Myth or Opportunity?
With CEO confidence nearing an all-time high, it makes sense to visit a few key points that can make a difference when you are moving a company forward. Possibly one …
Experiment or Stay Safe? – Incite to Leadership
As leaders, we often wrestle with one key question: When do you experiment and when do you listen to tried and true wisdom? I recently remembered a time I served …
429: How to Create a Life Plan that Drives Your Growth | L3 Leadership
How to Create a Life Plan that Drives Your Growth In this episode, Doug Smith joins Nick Poole on the Calvary Leadership Podcast to share his journey from being unaware …
3 Strategies for Working ON the Business, Not Just IN It
I get to work with a variety of leaders spanning different roles, industries, and walks of life. One commonality I find is that most of them spend more time working …
The Three Rs In Leadership
The Three Rs in Leadership It’s a tough job! CEOs not only steer a company’s vision, ultimate growth, innovations and usually the steady returns for investors, but they also shape …