Brian Smith - Individualism and influence

Keywords

Resilience - Individualism - Influence - Leadership - Accountability

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Brian Smith, the founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, a management consulting firm that has worked with more than 19,000 CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, and employees worldwide. In this podcast Brian discusses the importance of understanding people in leadership, the role of accountability in promoting positive learning, the multidimensional influence individuals can have and how their non-participation can affect others.

Main topics

• Approaching leadership development in small and medium-sized organisations
• How individualism can mean different things depending on the area of influence
• Understanding and harnessing our influence in a positive way
• Why accountability is important for setting expectations and promoting positive learning.

Timestamps

1: Introductions and Background - 00:00-01:39

2: Leadership and Accountability - 02:08-11.40

3: Diagnosing Business Problems - 11:41-14:57

4: Individualism and Influence - 15:00-20:12

5: Conclusions - 20:50-22:51

Action items

Find out more at IABusinessAdvisors.com/the-i-in-team-series/or check out their social media accounts under “I” in Team series handle.

Their latest book is, Positive Influence – Be the “I” in Team which shares how to become our best selves with everyone we influence.