February 21, 2023

OTS 320: People Sculptor - Ebony Smith

44 minutes

Today’s guest is a people sculptor.

Bringing an innovative, straightforward approach, she pushes individuals to leave their “Subject Matter Expert” mindset behind and become relationship-oriented leaders that drive their organizations into the future. With a keen talent for anticipating and responding, she helps her clients create actionable plans that mitigate risks and open new avenues of opportunity.

She has worked in operational risk management as a health & safety advisor and in financial risk management at a derivatives trading desk. Today, she centers her career around transformational risk management, where she partners with clients to develop leadership resilience and design foresight strategies for deployment.

Please join me in welcoming Ebony Smith.

In this episode, we discuss:

her thoughts on leadership: “A leader is a person who knows the next best move.”

The difference between being the leader in the hierarchy and being the subject matter expert.

The importance of respecting the people in the industry, predominantly your team, and how that can change the working experience.

How spending the summers at her grandmother’s developed her leadership at a young age. Her grandmother had a rule that you were responsible for yourself and the kid directly younger than you.

Her mother gave her independence over her grades and education when she was eight years old, which made her a planner.

How she ran experiments with young children to get them interested in science.

Your clients and colleagues will always tell you something you can’t see about yourself.

The very apparent impact of her mother in her life.

Her first coaching client was while she was still in coaching school.

Why the concept of reciprocity is essential to her. “When you give, give, give when you have an ask, they will joyfully help you.”

How she nurtures and sustains the outer levels of your network as an introvert.

What she’s looking forward to in the year ahead.

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February 21, 2023

OTS 320: People Sculptor - Ebony Smith

44 minutes

Today’s guest is a people sculptor.

Please join me in welcoming Ebony Smith.

In this episode, we discuss:

her thoughts on leadership: “A leader is a person who knows the next best move.”

The difference between being the leader in the hierarchy and being the subject matter expert.

The importance of respecting the people in the industry, predominantly your team, and how that can change the working experience.

How spending the summers at her grandmother’s developed her leadership at a young age. Her grandmother had a rule that you were responsible for yourself and the kid directly younger than you.

Her mother gave her independence over her grades and education when she was eight years old, which made her a planner.

How she ran experiments with young children to get them interested in science.

Your clients and colleagues will always tell you something you can’t see about yourself.

The very apparent impact of her mother in her life.

Her first coaching client was while she was still in coaching school.

Why the concept of reciprocity is essential to her. “When you give, give, give when you have an ask, they will joyfully help you.”

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