Dr. Geoff Smart

Geoff Smart is the #1 thought leader on the #1 topic in business. He is the Chairman & Founder of ghSMART, a leadership consulting firm, and his purpose is to help leaders amplify their positive impact on the world.

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April 18, 2023 By Geoff Smart Leave a Comment

3 Questions Every Leader Should Ask Monday Morning

The science of building teams that run at full power. Originally published in Psychology Today on 4/17/2023. What is the first thing you do on a Monday morning? Do you wake up early, take a cold plunge, and drink coffee with olive oil for an energy boost? Or do you dive straight into responding to […]

Filed Under: Career Success, Culture, Hiring, Leadership, Other, Talented Teams

July 2, 2021 By Geoff Smart Leave a Comment

Don’t Come Back to Work

Don’t come back to work.

Instead, move forward in leading your company and managing your career by embracing remote work, at least to some extent.

Even though ghSMART has been remote-only for 26 years now, it never fully registered with me how enthusiastic I am about remote work until I started hearing that many companies are forcing workers to come back into offices every day.

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Filed Under: Career, Career Success, Leadership, Remote, Talented Teams

June 16, 2021 By Geoff Smart Leave a Comment

26-Year Anniversary Letter to Colleagues

Smarties! It is exciting to mark 26 years and going strong! And getting stronger!!

THE BEGINNING. It’s so weird, I remember how I felt at the beginning of our firm’s life. (Cue the top hit songs on June 16, 1995 which were “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” by Bryan Adams, “Water Runs” by Boyz II Men, and “Total Eclipse of the Heart” By Nicki French in the U.S., and “Unchained Melody” by White Cliffs of Dover in the U.K.).

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Filed Under: Career Success, Hiring, Leadership, Talented Teams

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