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Prepare for your leadership transition.

As your succession coach, I’ll help you:

Identify and develop your potential successors.
Create a transition plan and execute it smoothly.
Enhance your (and your successor’s) skills and confidence as a leader.
Navigate the emotional and relational challenges of succession.

Looking to establish continuity and strength amidst change in your organization? You’ve come to the right place!

I am a certified and experienced coach with a long and strong record in succession who can help you achieve your goals and secure your legacy. Whether you are planning to retire, move to a new role, or grow your business, I can help you make the most of your succession journey.

Contact me today for a free consultation and let’s get started. I look forward to hearing from you!

I also serve as a high-impact board performance consultant, offering services like board retreat facilitation, succession planning, conference keynote speaking, board member/chair coaching and strategic planning, so If you could use help your board, check out my consulting page.

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A Bold Leader - the Blog

Add your leadership DNA to the creation of a different kind of publication – A Bold Leader. Comments and discussion on the blog will help shape the book series from the very first volume.

Featured

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?

No Clichés

No Clichés Podcast

Your Leadership Legacy with Oak McCulloch

Oak McCulloch has kept a personal journal since he was in fifth grade.

It won’t surprise you that someone this disciplined has captured a lifetime of great leadership advice in a book that provides very practical, very useful advice for leading in a way powerful and enduring way; Your Leadership Legacy - Becoming The Leader You Were Meant To Be.

Face To Face with Cheryl Lynn Mobley

Face To Face is a leadership book, but one unlike anything you’ve ever read.

Career healthcare executive, hospital president, international organizational consultant and author Cheryl Lynn Mobley was inspired 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 life. ‘Doesn’t get much bolder than that!

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 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.

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? … or was this mishap symptomatic of a larger fleet-wide problem?

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Testimonials

Read what these clients say about TD’s impact. (see all here)

Testimonials

Leslie Harrison - Chair-elect, East Texas Food Bank Board of Directors

“We were immensely pleased with TD’s facilitation of the East Texas Food Bank board retreat. He assisted us in formulating our goals, sent a proposed agenda to review, and structured a program that incorporated everything we conveyed to him. He was in contact with us for several weeks prior to the event, checking in to see if we had questions and making suggestions to ensure that we had a successful retreat. He kept us on schedule, his presentation was thorough, and he was engaging and energetic. We appreciated his congenial style and expertise and would absolutely use his services again.”

George Carradini - President, Tulsa Farmers Market Board of Directors

“TD is a superb coach. His thoughtful, inquisitive technique helped clarify my purpose and optimize my strengths. Working with him kept me focused through ambiguity and helped me lead my entire board to higher performance. I highly recommend TD if you are looking to take your organization to the next level."

Jason Ray - CEO, Clayton Youth Enrichment

"The coach experience has been extremely valuable. TD has a fantastic ability to understand the issues I'm working on/through and to walk me through a thought process that allows me to come to an effective way to see problems and opportunities. He's been an excellent coach and I highly recommend him..”

Kenneth J Simpson - Chief Executive Officer, MedStar Mobile Healthcare

"TD is a tremendous coach. I appreciate the way he utilized my strength assessment to help me improve my approach to problem solving and presentations. He holds you accountable in a way that conditions you to make changes in how you manage time and what you emphasize in your schedule. I highly recommend TD to anyone committed to next level executive leadership!"

Dawn Koffarnus - Chief Health Systems & Financial Officer, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

"TD was recommended to me for executive coaching by my current CEO who had recently been recruited to the role despite my interest in pursuing the role as well. TD was instrumental in getting to understand my professional background and helping to identify how to leverage my strengths to build confidence in my leadership abilities and identify behaviors to incorporate into my leadership style. Over the course of a 6-month engagement, TD has helped me build the confidence I needed to become an impactful, charismatic, and effective CEO. I can honestly say TD has changed my career trajectory through his coaching and I would recommend him to anyone looking for executive coaching without reservation."

Kenneth J. (KJ) Braithwaite - Senior Advisor, Silicon Valley Bank; 77th Secretary of the Navy; Former US Ambassador to Norway; RADM, US Navy (ret)

“I have known TD Smyers since we were Plebes (freshman) together at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis ….a long time ago! He is an incredibly accomplished professional in all regards and an absolutely outstanding leader. Moreover he’s got the gift of communication, a unique and impressive capability to weave a story into an important lesson of life. You’d be hard pressed to find a better coach or mentor.“

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