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? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

If you google Dan Pallotta, he comes up identified as an "American Entrepreneur".  While true enough, this description is really only part of the story. Dan is a visionary, a development economics guru with a Harvard sheepskin, a social sector champion and a bold leader. You may already know of of him, since he's been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Forbes magazine, among others. Or you may have already seen him, since he's appeared on The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, American Public Media’s Marketplace, the TED Radio Hour, the BBC's Business Matters,  and on numerous NPR stations, among others. In fact, if you haven't seen his viral TED Talk "The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong" on YouTube, go there as soon as you finish listening to this episode. It'll change your whole worldview. There's a link at a aboldleader.com to help you get there. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

Leading boldly isn’t always about breaking the rules. A bold leader’s best moments often come from navigating a group through unknown territory, a threatening situation, or even an unpopular requirement. This story features all three. Although these events took place at the very end of the 20th Century, my story opens up with a topic that is very contemporary and very controversial – mandatory vaccinations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

Operating under the rules is safe, but exploration beyond them is where all discovery originates. A bold leader's goal should be to lead like my wife Barbara cooks - understanding the recipe well enough to know when and how to depart from it. Also available to read at aboldleader.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

Bold isn't fearless. Fearless doesn't exist in the sane, rational leader. Courage certainly does, but courage is different. Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's the conquest of it. In fact, in my experience bold isn't homogenous at all. It's a complex mix of sometimes competing traits. A good analogy this time of year is to think of bold as a kind of stew. A hearty recipe with just a few key ingredients. Also available to read at aboldleader.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

Love the gritty art of leadership, but feel the need to dig deeper than the repetitive memes and simplistic advice that make up the online leadership conversation? Yeah, me too. That's why I record stories and interviews about tough leadership situations on No Clichés. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message

Welcome to No Clichas, the podcast from A Bold Leader, coaching and leadership blog by TD Smyers. Also available to read at aboldleader.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboldleader/message