Leading Boldly: Coaching That Will Energize Your Culture with Greg Smith

Ready to unleash the hidden greatness in your leaders? In this electrifying episode of Build a Vibrant Culture, Nicole Greer sits down with Greg Smith, General Manager of Franklin Covey’s Executive Coaching Practice, whose coaching success rate blows past 97%! Greg brings over 25 years of experience guiding leaders at powerhouse companies like Walmart, Deloitte, and Disney. Together, Nicole and Greg crack open what really happens when coaching becomes the engine for building a culture where leaders thrive — and why coaching is THE secret weapon for preventing those painful leadership derailments. Nicole and Greg dive deep into the magic of assessments, the game-changing question every leader must answer (“What’s it like to experience you?”), and the frameworks that turn good leaders into great ones. You’ll discover how to harness process tension (yes, that’s a good thing!), raise your self-awareness, and lead with energy, courage, and clarity. This episode will leave you inspired to invest in coaching — for yourself, for your team, and for the future of your organization. Vibrant Highlights: [02:18] Coaching & Culture: Greg explains why leaders must “eat, drink, and sleep” their company’s culture and how coaching helps them align with it [07:22] The Big Question: Nicole shares the powerful coaching question, “What is it like to experience you?” and how it transforms leaders’ self-awareness [16:22] Defining Coaching: Greg distinguishes coaching from mentoring, consulting, and advising—and why only 50% of so-called “coaching” achieves results [23:23] Framework for Change: Greg breaks down Franklin Covey’s four-stage coaching process: alignment, data, coaching, and transition [45:51] Process Tension: Learn how to create accountability and sustainable behavior change by making your goals visible to your stakeholders Connect with Greg: Website: franklincovey.com/coaching Greg's Article:  The Four Secrets to Managing Executive Transitions: https://www.fastcompany.com/91352305/how-to-successfully-manage-executive-transitions-management-executive-tarnsitions LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsmith-fc/ LinkedIn Corporate: https://www.linkedin.com/company/franklincovey/ Also mentioned in this episode: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey: https://a.co/d/cjDUcJ0 What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith: https://a.co/d/8YxQ20Y The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins: https://a.co/d/7jtXQEk Hope Is Not a Strategy by Sirisha Bamidipati & Harish Kumar: https://a.co/d/1pCgMiQ Listen at vibrantculture.com/podcast or wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more about Nicole Greer, The Vibrant Coach, at vibrantculture.com.