The I in Team Series

The I in Team Series The I in Team Series explores three separate areas of life, starting with the self.

Find: Learn who you are as an individual
Be: Learn the traits of a positive leader
Build: Learn how to build the best teams in your life

06/05/2026

Speed without clarity creates chaos, and chaos is expensive. Brian Smith explains why moving faster is not always better and how rushed decisions often lead to rework, frustration, and costly mistakes later.

Listen to the full podcast here:
🔹 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-influence/id1692151268
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oHl6dCDByXkQeHiyUB75K?si=260da18d6772452a
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
🔹 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-daily-influence-119778869/

Long before leaders speak, their energy influences the room.People respond to presence, attitude, and consistency. A foc...
06/05/2026

Long before leaders speak, their energy influences the room.

People respond to presence, attitude, and consistency. A focused and intentional leader can create calm, clarity, and momentum within a team. Negative energy, however, spreads just as quickly.

Teams often mirror the emotional tone set by leadership. This is why awareness matters. The energy leaders bring into conversations, meetings, and challenges affects how others think and perform.

Consider the atmosphere you create when you walk into a room.

Is moving faster actually making your organization more effective? In Episode 747 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith explor...
06/05/2026

Is moving faster actually making your organization more effective?

In Episode 747 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith explores the hidden costs of urgency-driven cultures and why speed without clarity often creates more problems than progress.

🌟 In this episode:
• Why rushed decisions frequently create costly rework and frustration
• The difference between healthy urgency and panic disguised as productivity
• How clarity, communication, and discipline drive better long-term performance

📲 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform:
🔹 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-influence/id1692151268
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oHl6dCDByXkQeHiyUB75K?si=260da18d6772452a
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
🔹 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-daily-influence-119778869/

What does it really take to move from survival mode into a life of confidence, purpose, and personal ownership? On today...
06/04/2026

What does it really take to move from survival mode into a life of confidence, purpose, and personal ownership?

On today’s Daily Influence, host Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Arti Agarwal, mindset coach and founder of Empowering Minds, Transforming Souls, to explore the power of mindset and personal responsibility.

🌟 In this episode:
• How scarcity thinking develops and the impact it has on our lives
• Signs you may be operating from a victim mindset without realizing it
• Practical habits like gratitude, discipline, and self-talk that create lasting change

🔗 Learn more:
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artiagarwalba/

📲 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform:
🔹 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-influence/id1692151268
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oHl6dCDByXkQeHiyUB75K?si=260da18d6772452a
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
🔹 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-daily-influence-119778869/

06/03/2026

Leadership can be deeply rewarding, but it can also be emotionally heavy. Brian Smith shares why leaders often carry the greatest burdens in silence and why checking in with yourself is just as important as leading others.

Listen to the full podcast here:
🔹 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-influence/id1692151268
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oHl6dCDByXkQeHiyUB75K?si=260da18d6772452a
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
🔹 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-daily-influence-119778869/

Pressure reveals leadership habits faster than comfort ever will.Busy seasons often expose how leaders communicate, resp...
06/03/2026

Pressure reveals leadership habits faster than comfort ever will.

Busy seasons often expose how leaders communicate, respond, and influence others. Under pressure, patience shortens, communication becomes reactive, and small frustrations can quickly affect team morale.

Strong leaders remain intentional even during demanding moments. They understand that pressure does not remove influence. It amplifies it.

Teams pay attention to how leaders respond during stressful situations. Calm leadership creates stability. Reactive leadership creates uncertainty.

The way leaders handle pressure often determines how teams perform through it.

Pay attention to how stress influences your communication and decision-making this month.

Leadership fatigue is real, and it often shows up long before burnout becomes obvious. In Episode 745 of Daily Influence...
06/03/2026

Leadership fatigue is real, and it often shows up long before burnout becomes obvious.

In Episode 745 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith explores the hidden emotional and mental weight leaders carry and how it impacts decision-making, communication, and performance.

🌟 In this episode:
• Why leadership fatigue is more than simply feeling tired
• How constant pressure and decision-making affect judgment and behavior
• Ways to protect clarity, perspective, and sustainable leadership under stress

📲 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform:
🔹 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-influence/id1692151268
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oHl6dCDByXkQeHiyUB75K?si=260da18d6772452a
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
🔹 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-daily-influence-119778869/

06/02/2026

The biggest obstacles are often the ones we create in our own minds. Paula Cofresi-Silverstein shares why growth begins when we challenge limiting beliefs and choose to believe in our own potential.

Listen to the full podcast here:
🔹 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-influence/id1692151268
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oHl6dCDByXkQeHiyUB75K?si=260da18d6772452a
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
🔹 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-daily-influence-119778869/

Leadership today requires balancing innovation, responsibility, and trust.In a recent interview, Brian Smith shared insi...
06/02/2026

Leadership today requires balancing innovation, responsibility, and trust.

In a recent interview, Brian Smith shared insights on the challenges leaders face when navigating complex decisions that impact both business strategy and workplace culture. As organizations continue to expand the use of AI and emerging technologies, questions around ethics, transparency, employee concerns, and long-term impact are becoming increasingly important.

This article explores those challenges through Google's continued work with the U.S. government despite concerns raised by some employees.

Read more: https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/google-says-its-proud-of-its-work-with-the-us-government-despite-employees-concerns

How can creativity, resilience, and self-awareness shape the way we influence others? On today’s Daily Influence, host G...
06/02/2026

How can creativity, resilience, and self-awareness shape the way we influence others?

On today’s Daily Influence, host Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Paula Cofresi-Silverstein, licensed clinical social worker, educator, therapist, and artist, for a powerful conversation about healing, growth, and purposeful living.

🌟 In this episode:
• How adversity can become a catalyst for resilience and personal transformation
• Why creativity is a powerful tool for healing, awareness, and self-discovery
• The importance of community, cultural identity, and intentional influence

🔗 Learn more:
Contact Paula: [email protected]

📲 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform:
🔹 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-influence/id1692151268
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2oHl6dCDByXkQeHiyUB75K?si=260da18d6772452a
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
🔹 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-daily-influence-119778869/

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