Chris Smith

Chris Smith, author of ‘Leadership at 43000 Feet, Real leaders don’t need a title’, is a 44 - year senior Airline Captain and Manager, lecturer and counsellor, having held most managerial airline roles available, and some. He is a sought after corporate speaker and leadership specialist, with a sharp focus on maximising staff performance through the development of true and lasting corporate cultures, and his latest course, ‘Real Leaders Don’t Need a Title’.

Chris Smith is an Executive Council member at the CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn, for more information, visit the author’s website CLICK HERE.

Executive Agenda

Attitude or Behaviour. Which comes first?

Chris SmithExecutive Agenda

‘He’s applied for the position, so we have to go through the interview process. We’ll never promote him though, not with his attitude. We all know that.’ ‘We just don’t have many in this company who could do the job.’ ‘The procedures were much better at my last workplace.’ How...

Boardroom Advisory

We don’t always need a counsellor, but we always need a mentor… and it has real implications for our professional life too.

Chris SmithBoardroom Advisory

I’ve lost count of how often I’ve seen it and heard it, and it’s increasing, everywhere. They come, they talk, and they’re subdued. Quietly depressed. Not genuinely happy. Men and women are struggling to find their way, decide what to do, not knowing whether they’re making the right decision. Just...

Executive Briefing

The Best People Often Make the Biggest Mistakes – thank goodness they exist…

Chris SmithExecutive Briefing

It all seems so clear and straightforward doesn’t it. Anything and everything. Once it’s been done and we’ve been exposed to something, the newness – the new boundary – often settles and becomes the new normal quite quickly. Desensitised? Maybe. Adapted? Certainly. Careless? That’s risky. The wonderment? Let’s hope not...

Global CEO Forum

Why empathy is a forgotten but vital leadership tool

Chris SmithGlobal CEO Forum

It’s well-recognised that empathy is a vital trait for successful relationships. What’s little known is what it can do for our leadership, and that’s supercharge it. Whether in the Flight Deck or the office, showing true empathy for your ‘crew’ will pay off enormously when the unexpected emergency arises –...

Executive Briefing

Org Charts, Org Charts…. but what’s the real picture out there?

Chris SmithExecutive Briefing

So much more than just boxes and lines. What do we normally see when we look at an Organisational Chart? Boxes. Positions. Specialists. Look again. Structure. Hierarchy. Consequent status. Fill the boxes with the best people and the jobs will be done. The best people will get the best results....

Executive Agenda

Why Good Leaders Must be People-Centred Leaders

Chris SmithExecutive Agenda

Just what is a ‘leader’, really? And why do we want to be one? A CEO? A Manager? A Captain? And just what is it that we want to achieve? 22000 flying hours and decades of working with countless flight crew, ground crew and office staff, all focussed on building...

CEO Insider

The Gentle Art of Conversation Leaders Need to Master

Chris SmithCEO Insider

If we learn to hold better ‘normal’ conversations then we’re less likely to have to hold the ‘difficult’ ones. The First Officer came up to me, coffee in hand, and one for me. Unexpected. Very generous. That’s him. We were about to depart on our 9 hour international flight, 300...

CEO Insider

Why Real Leaders Don’t Need a Title

Chris SmithCEO Insider

The two experienced Airline Captains, both senior managers, retired at around the same time. 40 years is a long time in any career, let alone one like this that involves so much critical interaction with others, and therefore with lots of opportunity to cement one’s status and reputation. And lock...

CEO Insider

What makes a company iconic and stand out from the rest?

Chris SmithCEO Insider

We all know them. Qantas, The Sydney Opera House, Mercedes Benz, David Attenborough, ABC Play School, Fred Hollows, Vegemite, Boeing.. Just what is it that they have? Did they set out to be ‘iconic’ or did it just happen? Can we actually do that? Let me share what I’ve learned...

World Executive Forum

How the best leaders influence by listening

Chris SmithWorld Executive Forum

In the flight deck, on our worst days when, without notice, the normal becomes an emergency, the most valuable resource is our team. We need them, their knowledge and skills, and all the input they can provide, willingly. This is the key to success, and safe operations. It’s not just...

CEOWORLD magazine

Chris Smith

Attitude or Behaviour. Which comes first?

We don’t always need a counsellor, but we always need a mentor… and it has real implications for our professional life too.

The Best People Often Make the Biggest Mistakes – thank goodness they exist…

Why empathy is a forgotten but vital leadership tool

Org Charts, Org Charts…. but what’s the real picture out there?

Why Good Leaders Must be People-Centred Leaders

The Gentle Art of Conversation Leaders Need to Master

Why Real Leaders Don’t Need a Title

What makes a company iconic and stand out from the rest?

How the best leaders influence by listening

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