Dr. Brian Smith

Dr. Brian Smith is founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, a management consulting firm that has worked with more than 20,000 CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, and employees worldwide. Together with his daughter, Mary Griffin, he has authored his latest book in the “I” in Team series, Positive Influence – Be the “I” in Team (Made for Success Publishing, April 4, 2023), which shares how to become our best self with everyone we influence. Learn more at IABusinessAdvisors.com/the-i-in-team-series/.

Dr. Brian Smith is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Connect with him through LinkedIn. For more information, visit the author’s website CLICK HERE.

Special Reports

How to Navigate the New Norm in Hiring: A Structured Approach

Special ReportsDr. Brian Smith

We hear a lot of chatter about today’s hiring practices. It’s everywhere in the news and our consulting company is regularly approached by clients asking for our help in navigating the “new norm.” We advise our clients to do exactly what worked prior to the recent recruiting and hiring struggles. Clients who have followed a structured hiring process...

CEO Insider

Narcissistic Team Leaders – How a Lack of Checks and Balances Tip the Scale of Culture

CEO InsiderDr. Brian Smith

Research shows that narcissists tend to be attracted to leadership positions as they are positions of power, so they need to learn how to balance selfishness with selflessness. Narcissistic leaders’ self-centered personalities not only disrupt organizational culture, but they can also derail an organization and leave it unviable. Let’s define...

Education and Career

Leadership Lessons in Creating a SMART Culture of Accountability

Education and CareerDr. Brian Smith

Creating accountability for others is accountability itself. However, holding people accountable is often lost on leaders. Before leaders can create a culture of accountability, they need to understand what it means within the confines of their organization. This is due to accountability’s subjective quality, which can vary within organizations and...

CEO Agenda Lifestyle and Travel

The Wrong Way To Lead

CEO Agenda Lifestyle and TravelDr. Brian Smith

Leading is not something that comes naturally to most people. Imitation of those that influence us is how a vast majority of individuals develop leadership skills. On the surface, one of the first lessons learned may be to follow orders; so, one may assume that all you need to perform...

Dr. Brian Smith

How to Navigate the New Norm in Hiring: A Structured Approach

Narcissistic Team Leaders – How a Lack of Checks and Balances Tip the Scale of Culture

Leadership Lessons in Creating a SMART Culture of Accountability

The Wrong Way To Lead

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