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I help people become the Certified People-Centered Leader℠ their people deserve.​

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I spent decades learning what it takes to lead people well. I made mistakes. I experienced the pressure of leading people. I watched talented individual performers struggle when they suddenly become responsible for leading others. And I have seen the personal and organizational costs when the wrong person is selected to lead.

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I call myself a Crash Test Dummy for leader transformation and culture improvement, because I have learned many of these lessons through experience. What I learned over decades, I condensed into my First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ System.​​

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​​​Why I Do This

More than 1 in 2 First-Time Leaders fail. I believe many of those failures can be prevented by selecting the right people and preparing them for the most important responsibility in the world, leading people. I created the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ System because I believe people given this responsibility deserve to be prepared for it.

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My Purpose is Simple

Select and self-assess the right people. Transform and transition them into capable people-centered leaders. Reinforce what they learn, so they can establish Contagious Performance Improvement℠.​​

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Timothy Dean Smith

First-Time Leader Accelerator | Coach | Podcast Host

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