{"podcast":{"title":"Coachful Coaching Leadership Podcast","slug":"coachful-coaching-leadership-podcast-6308260","podcast_index_feed_id":6308260,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dd8ca6e4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.coachfulcoaching.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37069825/37069825-1689469245139-7649a3b4a9568.jpg","author":"David Fung | Leadership & Professional Development","episode_count":129,"summary":"Great leaders aren't born, they're built through real experiences, honest reflection, and the courage to keep growing. On the Coachful Coaching Leadership Podcast, I sit down with leaders across industries to uncover what actually shaped them and what you can take into your own leadership right now. Real stories. Practical insights. Conversations that make you think differently about the leader you're becoming. New episodes bi-weekly. Globally ranked top 10%.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T22:18:38.936831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coachful-coaching-leadership-podcast-6308260"},"episode":{"title":"What Are You Protecting By Staying the Same? (Dwayne Smith)","slug":"what-are-you-protecting-by-staying-the-same-dwayne-smith","published_at":"2026-03-12T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coachful-coaching-leadership-podcast-6308260/what-are-you-protecting-by-staying-the-same-dwayne-smith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coachful-coaching-leadership-podcast-6308260","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-fung7/episodes/What-Are-You-Protecting-By-Staying-the-Same--Dwayne-Smith-e3fpf8o","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dd8ca6e4/podcast/play/116226776/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-1%2F419064340-44100-2-61def1eb3304.mp3","summary":"We sit down with Dwayne Smith, host of the What Changed? podcast, for a real conversation about the question most of us avoid when we feel stuck:“What am I protecting by staying the same?” Dwayne unpacks why willpower-based change so often fails, and why the real work is an identity shift—from “I’m trying to stop…” to “I’m the kind of person who doesn’t…” He also shares a key leadership turning point: realizing you can’t motivate people, you can only create an environment that is motivating. If you’re in a season where your life looks fine on paper but something feels off, this one will land. In this episode, you’ll learn: * The difference between forcing behavior change vs shifting identity * The question that reveals what “stuck” is really doing for you * Why your internal environment (your story) matters as much as your external environment (your structure) * The moment Dwayne moved from “manager” to “leader” What Changed? https://linktr.ee/whatchangedpod Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-changed-with-dwayne-smith/id1511627465 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UW6hWeJ3vzEOAQLFBoGrG YouTube (What Changed?): https://www.youtube.com/@whatchangedpod Dwayne Smith on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/dwayne-smith-6a33751b6 Chapters 00:00 Intro + who Dwayne is 00:46 Quick catch-up: you were just on his show 01:33 “I wasn’t a leader, I was a manager” (his origin story) 03:32 The associate who broke down his “management wall” 04:22 The moment that shifted him toward real leadership 05:47 Identity wrapped in title — and why that’s dangerous 08:07 Upbringing, rigidity, and the “never good enough” loop 09:55 You can’t motivate people — you can only build the environment 11:45 Inside-out environment: the story in your head + the structure around…","meta_description":"We sit down with Dwayne Smith, host of the What Changed? podcast, for a real conversation about the question most of us avoid when we feel stuck:“What am…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2203,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coachful-coaching-leadership-podcast-6308260/episodes/what-are-you-protecting-by-staying-the-same-dwayne-smith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coachful-coaching-leadership-podcast-6308260/what-are-you-protecting-by-staying-the-same-dwayne-smith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}