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The Leadership Boost

by Shaun Smit

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Two Leaders. Two Legacies. One Question.

September 7, 2026 · 13 min

There were two leaders. Both successful. Both respected. Both had built something significant — organizations that performed, teams that delivered, reputations that carried weight in their industries. On the surface, they looked the…
The Leader Who Built Everything and Left Nothing Behind

August 31, 2026 · 13 min

I want to tell you about two leaders I watched navigate the same moment. The handover. The first spent eight years equipping and empowering the person who would follow him. When he stepped away, the work continued. It grew. The second held…
The Internal Audit Every Leader Avoids — And Why It's Costing Them

August 24, 2026 · 13 min

Think about the last honest piece of feedback you received about your leadership.Not a performance review. Not a managed conversation. But feedback that surprised you. That landed somewhere uncomfortable. And that you're still thinking…
The Personal Infrastructure Every Leader Needs — But Most Never Build

August 17, 2026 · 14 min

Most leaders pour enormous energy into building organizational infrastructure: systems, processes, strategies, cultures. They think carefully about what the organization needs. They plan for its future. They invest in its people. And…
The 90-Day Transition That Determines Everything

July 27, 2026 · 13 min

Most succession plans are built around roles. Who fills what position. What the org chart looks like after the transition. How responsibilities get redistributed. Very few are built around what my mentor gave me: the transfer of values…

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How to Have the Succession Conversation Without Terrifying Everyone

July 20, 2026 · 13 min

Most leaders know they need to have it. Almost none of them do. The succession conversation: that honest, direct discussion about who leads what, when transitions occur, who is being developed for which roles, and what the organization's…
The Career Path Nobody Drew for Your Best People

July 13, 2026 · 13 min

Your best person is sitting in their role right now doing excellent work. And somewhere in the back of their mind, whether on the commute home, in the quiet after a long meeting, or in the gap between one task and the next — they're asking…
You Can't Succession Plan Your Way Out of a People

July 6, 2026 · 16 min

Series 3 starts today. And it starts with something most leaders don't want to hear. Before you build a succession plan — before the framework, before the documentation, before the conversations about who steps into what role — there is a…
Who Will Be Better Because You Led?

June 29, 2026 · 12 min

At the end of a leadership career — not the job, the career — there are two kinds of stocktake. The first is the one most leaders do automatically. >The results. >The revenue. >The organizations built. >The teams assembled. >The…
Stop Developing Skills. Start Developing Leaders.

June 22, 2026 · 13 min

I want to describe a ceiling that every capable leader hits — usually without warning, and almost always without anyone having told them it was coming. It's not a performance ceiling. It's not a strategic ceiling. It's a multiplication…
Why the Loneliest People in Your Organization Are the Leaders

June 15, 2026 · 14 min

I want to name something that doesn't get named enough in leadership circles. The higher you rise in an organization, the lonelier it gets. Not the loneliness of having no one around. Leaders are rarely physically alone. There are…
The Most Dangerous Place in Any Organization Is Inside the Leader's Head

June 8, 2026 · 11 min

If you were suddenly unavailable for 90 days — no contact, no handover, no warning — what breaks first? Take a moment with that. Because if you're pausing right now, that pause is telling you something important. The most capable leaders…

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About the show

The Leadership Boost with Shaun Smit helps experienced leaders gain clarity, confidence, and impact. Each week, Shaun shares practical insights, executive case studies, and high-performance team lessons from rugby to strengthen your presence, leadership skills, and team performance under pressure.