The Wake You Leave Behind: Carl Smith on Team Culture, Trust, and Not Being a Control Freak

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Carl Smith discusses team culture, trust, and leadership in the workplace.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Amazing Teams podcast, we sit down with Carl Smith, owner of the Bureau of Digital. Carl shares his journey from agency owner to community leader, reflecting on the role of people, motivation, and creativity in the workplace. He and his guests explore how to balance introversion and extroversion, lead with empathy, and create space for learning through failure. The conversation highlights the power of community, the emotional weight of leadership, and t...

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Hosts: Doug Dosberg, Una Japundza

Guest: Carl Smith

Topics covered

• team culture
• trust
• leadership
• community
• creativity
• motivation

Keywords

• team culture
• trust
• leadership
• community
• creativity
• motivation
• introversion
• extroversion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bureau of Digital

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