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Inspirational Leadership for People Managers, Executives & HR LeadersClosing the Leadership Gap with Tanveer NaseerWhat if the biggest gap in leadership isn’t about strategy, but about how leaders see themselves versus how their teams experience them? Even well-intentioned leaders can miss the mark when it comes to empathy, trust, and connection.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Tanveer Naseer about his unconventional journey, reflections on leadership, empathy, and purpose. Tanveer is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer. He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, a leadership corporate training and consulting firm that works with executives and managers to he...
2025-09-0849 min
What Are You Made Of?Innovation in Transition: Tanveer Naseer on Leading ChangeJoin us for an insightful episode as we delve into the art of leadership during times of change with renowned leadership expert, Tanveer Naseer. Tanveer shares his wealth of experience and wisdom on navigating organizational shifts, fostering resilience in teams, and maintaining clarity amidst uncertainty.
As a sought-after speaker and author of Leadership Vertigo: Why Even the Best Leaders Go Off Course and How They Can Get Back On Track, Tanveer brings a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities that leaders face in today's dynamic world.
He discusses...
2024-06-1936 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerBob Sutton | How Leaders Can Become “Friction Fixers” To Make Work BetterThis is one of the interviews for my "Leadership Biz Cafe" podcast that I couldn't wait to share - my interview with Stanford professor and all-around great guy, Bob Sutton.Bob is an organizational psychologist, Stanford professor, and best-selling author of “The No Asshole Rule”, “Good Boss, Bad Boss”, and “Scaling Up Excellence”.My conversation with Bob revolved around his latest book, “The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder”, and this simple question - why are some organizations able to effortlessly adapt and transform to meeting chang...
2024-06-0554 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer3 Steps To Creating A Vision That Inspires Purpose And Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 60One of the common themes around leadership that I’m asked to speak on for a keynote or a corporate training workshop around is how can leaders create conditions that inspire employees to show up and deliver their best.As a point out in these talks, a key ingredient to making such conditions is defining a vision that helps to inspire purpose in your employees and with it, drive success over the long-term.So in this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series on my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, I want to share two st...
2024-04-2418 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerRobin Sharma | 8 Hidden Habits To Live Your Richest Life“The real job of leadership is the chance to sincerely, passionately, excellently elevate human lives. And the best businesses are very mission-driven and purpose-centered.”This is just one of many brilliant and thoughtful insights Robin Sharma shares in this latest episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast.I can’t tell you how excited I am to share this episode with you. When I started this podcast almost 14 years ago, I never thought I’d be speaking with someone like Robin Sharma about leadership.Robin is one of the top leadership and personal...
2024-04-1055 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer4 Steps To Transform Negative Self-Talk Into Driving Force For Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 59I’ve spoken with many highly successful people over the course of career and there’s one interesting characteristic I’ve noticed they all share in common.Each of them exudes this quiet confidence about themselves and their abilities.And to repeat, not just confidence, but quiet confidence, meaning they don’t try to be the smartest person in the room or the one who gets all the attention. And yet, when they speak, you can sense this sense of assuredness and inner peace about who they are and what they can do.
2024-03-2011 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerShaara Roman | Fortifying Your Workplace Culture To Thrive In Any CrisisOver the past several months, there’s been a lot of attention paid to an organization’s workplace culture, particularly in terms of the on-going debate over the future of work.But at a time where it feels we’re going from one crisis to another, it is important for leaders to consider what kind of workplace culture their promoting in their organization, and whether it will help their employees to adapt and thrive in spite of what crisis looms next over the horizon.That’s why I invited Shaara Roman to join me on th...
2024-03-0637 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer3 Important Lessons Leaders Can Learn From Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 58When it comes to success, much of the focus tends to be on how do we go about being successful. We read books and watch documentaries about the lives of successful people in the hopes that we might better understand what allowed them to succeed in the hopes that we might achieve a similar result from our efforts.But a recent conversation with my daughter revealed something we don’t tend to think about when it comes to success and that is what lessons can we learn about ourselves when we succeed?That’s wh...
2024-02-2109 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerCarice Anderson | How Black Professionals Can Thrive In Today’s WorkplacesWhen it comes to diversity in today’s workplaces, understandably much of the focus is on systemic challenges members of various marginalized groups have to deal with.But as my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast points out, that doesn’t mean there aren’t measures Black professionals can take at the individual level so they can succeed and thrive in today’s corporate environment.Carice Anderson is a seasoned corporate leader and executive, having worked at numerous organizations including Deloitte, Korn Ferry, McKinsey & Company, Aon-Hewitt, and has worked with top...
2024-02-0739 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerThe One Thing Exceptional Leaders Never Forget | Leadership Espresso Shot 57How many of us would be happy knowing the high point of our career was that we were good at just getting through the day?Unfortunately, that’s the reality leaders need to recognize as the focus of today’s leadership becomes less and less about achieving long-term goals and more about just putting out fires and ‘getting things done’.While this certainly makes us look good from a day-to-day perspective, it also leaves us with little to point to as a true accomplishment and reflection of who we were and what we did as a...
2024-01-2410 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerAllen Adamson | Transforming What People Do To Gain Market AdvantageWhat do Uber, Apple, Netflix, and AirBnB share in common in terms of the successes they’ve achieved? According to my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast, what these and other successful companies share in common is that they’re all experience disruptors.And he has a framework based on studies in consumer behaviour, behavioural psychology, and marketing analytics that can help any organization become their own version of an experience disruptor.Allen Adamson is an expert in branding, experience creation, and innovation strategy. Over the course of his career, he’s...
2024-01-1043 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerMy Favourite Guest Moments And Insights From 2023The last few weeks of the year are an ideal time for self-reflection and review as on the one hand, there’s an understandable eagerness to plan and map out goals for the upcoming year.But at the same time, it’s a perfect moment to take note of both the successes earned and lessons gained over the past 12 months.It’s in the vein of the latter that I wanted to look back at the numerous conversations I had with my guests on my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast to select my favourite guest moment...
2023-12-2734 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJames Burstall | How Leaders Can Prepare For The Next Major CrisisIf I were to ask your employees if your organization is ready to navigate the next global crisis, what would they say?As much as we’d like to think we’re prepared for whatever crisis comes our way, the pandemic and subsequent global supply chain crises clearly proved many organizations are vastly under-prepared to handle any kind of global crisis, let alone internal ones that risk upending our well-laid plans.So what can leaders do? How can you ensure your organization will fare better when the next storm arrives at your doorstep?
2023-12-1330 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E81 - HIGHLIGHT - Tanveer Naseer - Founder/CEO Tanveer Naseer LeadershipIn the surprising conversation I had with Tanveer Naseer last week, we dove into the importance of empathy for successful leadership, development and change management. In this highlight episode, I unpack how practicing empathy is a great opportunity to create a culture of care, which has been proven to be a critical component of employee retention. A little bit of authentic care can save you millions of dollars in turnover.More about Tanveer Naseer:Tanveer Naseer is an internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer. He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer L...
2023-12-0748 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 EP80 - Tanveer Naseer - Founder and CEO, Tanveer Naseer LeadershipWhat is the most overlooked aspect of change management that can make or break organizational change? Empathy. I had the chance to interview the remarkable Tanveer Naseer about the Powerful role of empathy in developing high performance leadership teams. This skill has become table stakes for growth in the 21st century.More about Tanveer Naseer:Tanveer Naseer is an internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer. He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, a corporate leadership training and consulting firm that works with executives and managers to help them de...
2023-11-3048 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow To Support Employee Success When Things Go Wrong | Leadership Espresso Shot 56Have you ever had the experience dealing with after-sales support where you not only get the runaround, but you spend days just trying to get someone on the phone to acknowledge your problem?That’s the situation my wife and I had to content with when we contacted a major retailer about an issue with our newly purchased recliner sofa.While on the surface, this would seem like a problem with customer support, the truth is this experience reveals a far more problematic issue that every leader should be making a concerted effort to avoid.That’s why for this edit...
2023-11-2911 min
Super Entrepreneurs PodcastTanveer Naseer on Leadership: Persistence, Connections & Introvert SuccessWelcome to the latest episode of the Super Entrepreneur's Podcast, where today we delve into the world of effective leadership with our special guest, Tanveer Naseer. An internationally acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning writer, Tanveer brings a unique blend of insights on persistence, the art of relationship building, and harnessing the power of introversion in leadership. In this episode, we unpack Tanveer's journey to success and his pivotal strategies that challenge conventional leadership norms. Discover how perseverance shapes a leader's path, why building genuine connections is key to professional growth, and how introverts can leverage...
2023-11-1525 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerKamales Lardi | The Human Side Of Digital Business TransformationWith the explosive growth of AI and other emergent technologies, it’s not surprising to see many organizations focusing on digital business transformation. Unfortunately, many leaders are making a critical mistake in their strategy, something I discuss and explore with my guest Kamales Lardi in this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast.Kamales is an award-winning digital transformation expert and the CEO and founder of Lardi & Partner, a global digital and business transformation firm. Kamales is a Teaching Fellow at Durham University Business School and she served as the first Chair of the Forbes Business Council of Women Executives.Kamale...
2023-11-1537 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer4 Steps For Creating A Culture of Inquisitiveness | Leadership Espresso Shot 55Does your organization encourage a sense of curiosity? According to a survey in the Harvard Business Review, 83% of leaders say they do, but barely half of their employees would agree.Far from being something that's 'nice to have', encouraging a sense of curiosity in your workplace is going to become increasingly critical, not only to ensure better agility and adaptability in an ever uncertain world, but also because the burgeoning use of AI in organizations will lead to a shift towards more creativity-focused work.Seen from this vantage point, it becomes clear that your ability to promote curiosity in your...
2023-11-0110 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerAdam Bryant | How Managers Can Make The Jump To Leadership“One of the biggest stumbling blocks for organizations is an unwillingness to be brutally honest about the challenges they face.”There’s no question leadership is becoming a more challenging role than it was 5-10 years ago. The rapid pace of change, the on-going uncertainties, even the very nature of the way we work have made being a leader a more strenuous and stressful job.But another factor that’s making it challenging for people to succeed at leadership is that many people in leadership roles today haven’t asked themselves a critical question before taking on the role – why do you want...
2023-10-1837 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerThe Critical Key Missing In RTO-Remote Work Debate | Leadership Espresso Shot 54Few issues have captured the attention and focus of leaders over the past few years as the ongoing debate over whether to allow employees to work remotely or demand they return to office (RTO).And because it’s a contentious issue, there’s invariably numerous articles and studies out there which are meant to clarify things, but which honestly probably make the situation more ambiguous than it needs to be.But what’s especially troubling about this growing push by many organizations to overlook employee concerns and issue RTO mandates is that leaders are sending out a message that will negati...
2023-10-0410 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerBertina Ceccarelli & Susanne Tedrick | Innovating For DiversityWe’ve all seen the studies that have shown how a diverse workforce leads to better productivity, increased profits and market share, and greater creativity and innovation.But with so many positive outcomes related to diverse workforces, why are so many organizations failing to attract and retain a diversified workforce – including in the senior leadership ranks? What are we getting wrong and what should we be doing differently?According to my guests on this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, Bertina Ceccarelli and Susanne Tedrick, the key is understanding how to use innovation principles to drive an organization’s DEI effort...
2023-09-2038 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerIs Your Leadership Facing A Kodak Moment? | Leadership Espresso Shot 53It seems like every day there’s another news report about a company’s decision to have their employees return to the office. Of course, if you’ve been following the leadership space for some time, this isn’t too surprising.After all, it was only a few years ago that organizations were limiting smartphone use in in the workplace to company-approved devices, only for their leaders to turn around and offer bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies to attract and retain employees.Of course, the current debate over when and where employees work is not likely to be resolved as quickly as the BYOD...
2023-09-0608 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJoe Mull | 3 Keys To Igniting Employee Commitment and RetentionIf there’s one challenge leaders everywhere share in common right now it’s how to ignite employee commitment. From the Great Resignation to quiet quitting, organizations have been grappling with how to motivate and retain employees who are critical to their long-term success and growth.Fortunately, my guest in this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast has discovered that there are three important keys that will ignite employee commitment and retention, three keys that every leader and every organization has the ability to employ … provided they’re willing to accept some realities about the new world of work.Joe Mull is...
2023-08-2343 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer4 Steps To Encourage Employees To Ask Better Questions | Leadership Espresso Shot 52This might come as a surprise, but one of my favourite things about delivering a leadership keynote is the Q&A session I have afterwards. I love this part not only because it allows me to hear what key insights or ideas have taken hold with my audience, but also because sometimes the questions I get asked spur on new ideas I want to expand on and explore.For example, my TED talk “Forget Passion - Purpose is the Real Spice of Life” was inspired by a question I was asked after one of my keynotes where one of the atte...
2023-08-0909 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerTamara Sanderson | How Leaders Make Remote Work A SuccessTo offer remote work opportunities or not to offer remote work opportunities? If you look at the articles found in various business outlets these days, it would seem organizations are facing an existential crisis when it comes to how today’s workplaces should operate.At the heart of this debate is an on-going tug-of-war where leaders on the one hand worry about a loss in productivity and organizational culture, while employees on the other hand want the flexibility to decide when and where they do their work.But in our drive to figure out the future of work, are we fo...
2023-07-2639 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow Going On Vacation Will Make You A Better Leader | Leadership Espresso Shot 51During periods of economic uncertainty, a common response from leaders is streamlining their operations and focusing on what they deem as being essential to their organization’s ability to ride out the storm.Unfortunately, one thing that often is considered in these moments to be a luxury is taking time off work to go on a vacation. At a time where we’re seeing rising levels of employee stress and burnout, there’s certainly an argument to be made for why leaders need to model for their employees the importance of self-care and taking time away from work to spend with t...
2023-07-1209 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerCharles Conn | Six Mindsets Necessary For Succeeding During Uncertain TimesDuring times of uncertainty, it’s natural for leaders to want to lean into their ‘best practices’; of sticking to what they know and what got them to where they are today. But is this really the smartest and best approach? Or should leaders instead “lean into risk” by embracing different mindsets and conducting experiments to help gain new information and insights?It’s the latter approach that my guest on this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe advocates for, especially if leaders and their employees are to become better problem solvers and innovators during times of uncertainty.Charles Conn is an investor...
2023-06-2834 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhat It Takes To Inspire Others Through Your Leadership | Leadership Espresso Shot 50Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of delivering keynotes to several audiences on a wide range of issues leaders are grappling with today – from how to better navigate the current turbulent waters of change, to how leaders can create impact in a fast evolving and transforming workplace.While the insights and advice I shared varied, what I enjoyed immensely – in addition to being on stage in front of a live audience – was the depth and breadth of conversations I had with the leaders in attendance around what I shared and in particular, with these new insights in mind...
2023-06-1409 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJohn Baldoni | Leading Through Change And Crisis With GraceIf there’s one certainty in leadership these days it’s that you better be comfortable leading through unending change. Key to your ability to succeed under such conditions is making sure you take care of your employees and also yourself, while also helping their organization prepare for the future. And according to my guest for this episode of the “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, John Baldoni, you have to do all of this with a firm sense of grace.John is a globally recognized executive coach, speaker, and author of 16 books that have been translated into ten languages. He’s been recogn...
2023-05-3130 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow To Promote Team Harmony During Times Of Workplace Disruption | Leadership Espresso Shot 49There’s a lot of attention and efforts being put forth by organizations and their leaders to promote ‘greater collaboration’ in their workplaces. This drive has lead some organizations to completely rework their office spaces in order to create “collaboration spaces” that would encourage the exchange and free-flow of ideas and thoughts.While it might be the case for some that this drive is an attempt to rationalize why leaders want more employees to return to the office, the bigger issue at play here is that mandating collaboration is not the same thing as empowering collaboration within the various teams in your org...
2023-05-1709 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJoel Garfinkle | How To Develop Your Executive PresenceIf you were to ask a random group of leaders if they’d heard of executive presence, almost all of them would answer yes. But if you asked that same group of leaders how many could clearly describe what executive presence is, few if any would answer this question in the affirmative.But if executive presence is key to leadership development and success, why are so few of us capable of explaining it? And if we can’t explain it, how can we develop it? Those are questions I explore with my guest, Joel Garfinkle, in this episode of my “Leader...
2023-05-0334 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhat Does It Take To Lead In Today’s Evolving Workplaces | Leadership Espresso Shot 38Over the past several months, I’ve noticed the rise of two troubling trends in the leadership space. While much of the focus these days is on the exponential rise and growth of AI, these other two trends will certainly play a bigger role in determining the kind of impact leaders will have on their organizations in the months and years ahead, and no doubt with it, how to address the current transformation to the way we work.I explore these two trends in this latest edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series on my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”. I hope y...
2023-04-1908 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerDr. Tina Opie | Using Shared Sisterhood To Overcome Racial and Gender InequalityAfter the murder of George Floyd, the world seemed to rise up collectively to demand an end to racial inequality. And while many organizations openly spoke about commitments to improve racial and gender equality within their workforce, the situation hasn’t improved. In fact, in some cases, it’s actually gotten worse.So how do we move past performative efforts to genuine action to overcome persisting racial and gender inequalities in today’s workplaces? That’s a conversation I’m eager to have with my guest in this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe, Dr. Tina Opie.Tina is an Associate Professor...
2023-04-0543 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerA Lesson From Disney On What Leaders Should Be Focusing On | Leadership Espresso Shot 47Last month, I was invited to speak to a group of European leaders about leadership competency and vulnerability. As part of the discussion, I shared a story about some recent decisions returning Disney CEO Bob Iger has made and what we can learn from them in terms of how leaders should address the current economic and organizational challenges many are grappling with today.Since then, I’ve read news reports that demonstrate leaders and their organizations are continuing to face this same challenge that undoubtedly will have long-term repercussions on their organization’s ability to adapt, evolve, and grow.So for...
2023-03-2209 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerRichard Safeer | A Well-Being Prescription For A Happier, Healthier WorkforceRising employee stress levels and employee burnout are becoming a worrisome trend in today’s workplaces. And yet, despite the wellness economy being estimated to have a value of over $4 trillion, little if any traction is being made on resolving this mental and physical health crisis. Thankfully, it’s not all doom and gloom as my guest on this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe has a prescription that any leader and organization can apply to create a healthier, happier, and more resilient workforce.Dr, Richard Safeer is the Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being for Johns Hopkins Medicine wher...
2023-03-0830 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerCompassion Is Critical To Succeeding At Leadership | Leadership Espresso Shot 46It seems like every day there’s another news report of yet another company mandating employees return to their office, another report of new findings about the consequences of rising employee anxiety and burnout, and more reports warning about the ever impending arrival of another economic downturn.Against that backdrop, I had the pleasure to sit down with a few friends as a guest on their podcast, as well as conversations with various leaders and leadership experts, to talk about these various issues and what it means about the future of work.In this latest episode of my Leadership Espresso Sh...
2023-02-2210 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerErika Andersen | Addressing Change From The Inside OutNavigating change is a reality every leader has to face, and yet despite this truth, 70% of change initiatives end in failure. While we might think this high failure rate reflects a technical deficiency in leaders, Erika Andersen, my guest for this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, makes the case that this reflects our innate drive for stability. And only once we adjust this mindset can we effectively lead and navigate change in our organization.Erika is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching and consulting firm that focuses on leader readiness, and a columnist for Forbes. She’s also t...
2023-02-0835 min
Leadership NOW with Dan PontefractAuthor Tanveer Naseer: Not All Of Us Should Be LeadersTanveer Naseer is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer – and he’s author of the book "Leadership Vertigo." He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, a leadership corporate training and consulting firm that works with executives and managers to help them develop practical leadership and team-building competencies to drive organizational growth and development.
Tanveer sits down with Dan Pontefract to talk about the current state of leadership in today's organizations.
Tanveer's work and writings have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, The Globe and Mail, The Economist Executive Education Navigator, CBC Radi...
2023-02-0730 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow To Overcome Self-Doubt About Your Ability To Lead | Leadership Espresso Shot 45Over the past several months I’ve had some interesting conversations with leaders who attended one of my keynotes or workshops. In particular, what was noteworthy was this common thread underlining each of these conversations. Whether it was a middle-level manager or an executive from the C-suite, in each of these interactions I couldn’t help but note the sense of self-doubt these leaders expressed about their continued ability to lead.Of course, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, considering what we’ve all had to endure the past two years and now in the face of an ongoi...
2023-01-2509 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerMy Favourite Guest Moments And Insights From 2022The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time because of what it represents – a chance for new beginnings, to start something new, and build on successes gained over the past year.For my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”, it also means the start of another season of speaking with people with fascinating insights and perspectives on the challenges of leadership today.But before looking ahead to who and what I’ll be talking about in upcoming episodes of my leadership podcast, I wanted to look back at the past 12 months and share my five favourite guest moments and insights...
2023-01-1130 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerA Year-End Reflection Exercise Every Leader Should Do | Leadership Espresso Shot 44The last few weeks of the year mark a time when most leaders are busy working on getting the last of the year’s projects completed while at the same time looking at developing goals and strategies for the year to come.But this time of the year also marks an important opportunity for leaders to take stock of their leadership performance over the past 12 months. To examine and reflect on what they did well, what they need to change, and what unanswered needs will need to be addressed going forward.Of course, the caveat here is that leaders need to...
2022-12-1408 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerTom Peters | It’s Time For Excellence Now And Putting People FirstI’m delighted and excited to welcome Tom Peters back to my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe” for a third time, which means Tom now has made the most appearances on my podcast (we had a good laugh over it during our conversation). Tom wanted to come back on my show so we could talk about what will be his last book, “Tom Peters’ Compact Guide To Excellence”*. And as one would expect, during our conversation, Tom shares so many fantastic insights and thought-provoking ideas on a wide variety of timely issues facing leaders today. Just to gi...
2022-11-3050 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerA Simple, But Powerful Approach To Inspire The Best In Others | Leadership Espresso Shot 43Over the course of delivering numerous leadership keynotes and workshops this past year, it’s been interesting to see what themes leaders are looking for answers or guidance on. On a personal note, it’s also been gratifying to return once again to delivering these sessions in person and not just virtually.After all, there’s nothing more rewarding than being in a room full of leaders and watching as those light bulbs go off as they now realize what they need to do differently to address a current issue or problem.One of the common issues I’ve been asked to...
2022-11-1613 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerFaisal Hoque | How To Lead Through Revolutionary Global ChangeThere’s no question we’re living through a period of unprecedented change and uncertainty. But is this period of uncertainty something to dread, or does it present an opportunity to transform the way we lead to achieve enduring growth and success? My guest for this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”, Faisal Hoque, certainly sees the latter as being true and he presents a compelling case for why the rest of us should, too.Faisal Hoque is an accomplished entrepreneur, author, thought leader, and advisor to management teams and boards with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. He has successfully founded...
2022-11-0243 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer3 Easy Steps To Energize Collaboration And Drive Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 42With the arrival of Fall, it’s only natural that leaders are shifting their focus towards what needs to be done to complete those goals they set out for their team at the start of the year.But this time of year also presents an important opportunity for leaders to energize – or in some cases re-energize – collaboration within their team, as well as help reinforce a sense of belonging and camaraderie that will help keep employees motivated as well as invested in sticking around.As such, in this latest edition in my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I share three easy steps...
2022-10-1909 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerSteve Curtin | Creating Purpose At Work Through Revelation ConversationNo matter which industry your organization operates it, there’s a pretty high chance that you’re grappling with how to motivate and engage your employees in the daily work they do. This challenge has manifested itself in various ways – from the Great Resignation to more recently the notion of quiet quitting.Regardless of what we choose to call it, the underlying problem is the same – people don’t feel a strong connection to the work they do, and consequently are not as invested as leaders want them to be.But research done before the pandemic has revealed what’s needed – peo...
2022-10-0541 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow Failure Taught Me To Become A Better Listener | Leadership Espresso Shot 41Without question, being an effective listener is definitely a critical skill for leaders to demonstrate, especially as workplaces continue to become more demographically diverse. And yet, even the best leaders can fail to truly listen and understand what their employees really need from them, especially during times of uncertainty about the future.It's one of the reasons why in so many of my leadership keynotes and workshops I touch on what leaders need to do to become better listeners. And it was following one of those leadership keynotes that I was asked by one of the leaders in attendance about...
2022-09-2108 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerMarlene Chism | How Leaders Successfully Manage Conflict By Building Their Conflict CapacityIf there’s one thing leaders everywhere want to avoid it’s conflict in the workplace. Not only is workplace conflict counterproductive and stressful, but it makes everyone feel uncomfortable. But what if the problem is not with conflict itself, but with how we mismanage conflict? That’s the perspective of conflict expert Marlene Chism, my guest for this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”.Marlene is an expert on identifying and stopping workplace drama, and she’s worked with leaders to help them build drama-free workplace cultures that drive growth and long term success. Marlene also happens to be one of the very...
2022-09-0732 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer2 Powerful Steps To Build Your Emotional Competencies | Leadership Espresso Shot 40Numerous studies done over the past decade have demonstrated that those who succeed at leadership have not only developed strong technical abilities, but they’ve worked on building their emotional competencies as well.In this latest instalment of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I share two simple, but powerful steps based on neuroscience and other studies that will help you to build your emotional competencies so you can better understand what your employees need and what would motivate them to deliver their very best.If you haven’t listened to one of these yet, my Leadership Espresso Shots are short, but...
2022-08-2410 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerLaura Kriska | How Leaders Close The Us Versus Them Gap In The WorkplaceIt’s hard not to feel as though there’s a growing tide of divisiveness spreading across the world, splitting people into us vs. them camps on a variety of issues. Of course, those divisive issues found in various communities and countries inevitably spill into the workplace. So how can leaders ensure they’re closing the gap between those us and them groups within their workforce?My guest for this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, Laura Kriska, not only has the answer, but she has a proven process for how leaders can succeed at creating a more diverse and inclus...
2022-08-1048 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow Words Can Empower Or Extinguish Employee Potential | Leadership Espresso Shot 39Effective communication is a critical cornerstone to succeeding at leadership. And yet, numerous studies have shown that a majority of leaders lack this necessary skill to not only empowering employees, but retaining talent necessary to drive their organization’s growth and long-term prosperity.It’s not surprising then why every month or two we see yet another example of leadership failure where a leader communicates a message that creates outrage, both within and outside their organization.That’s why I wanted to use this latest “Leadership Espresso Shot” on my podcast to provide leaders with the opportunity to consider and reflect on...
2022-07-2711 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerKevin Eikenberry | How Leaders Create Engaged And Connected Remote TeamsOne of the biggest challenges facing leaders and their organizations today is how to adapt the way they work to a growing demand for more flexible work arrangements by employees. But how do leaders make this shift from leading a team of individuals working under one roof, to working either full time or part of the time remotely? That’s the challenge I’ll be discussing with my guest, Kevin Eikenberry, in this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast.Kevin is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a leadership and learning consulting company. He is the bestsell...
2022-07-1327 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer4 Questions Every Leader Should Ask To Be Successful - Leadership Espresso Shot 38Over the past several months, I’ve given a number of keynotes focusing on how leaders can drive employee performance. Given the current talent shortage impacting every industry, it’s not surprising that organizations want to learn how to best empower their employees, both from a retention perspective, but also no doubt in hopes it might also help attract the employees they need to keep things going.But while it’s natural for us to want to understand how we can encourage employees to commit their best efforts to an organization’s vision, it’s also important for leaders to apply the...
2022-06-2910 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerTom Peters & Jim Kouzes On Today’s Challenges And The Future Of LeadershipOne of the joys I get from my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe” is that it provides me with the opportunity to speak with leadership experts and thought leaders I admire and respect. And that’s certainly the case in this very special episode of my podcast where I sit down for my first roundtable discussion with none other than Tom Peters and Jim Kouzes! Over the course of our conversation, Tom, Jim, and I discuss a number of issues that are top of mind for many leaders today, from the ongoing debate over whether to embrace hybrid...
2022-06-1550 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerBoost Employee Performance With One Question | Leadership Espresso Shot 37In this latest edition of my “Leadership Espresso Shot” series on my leadership podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”, I wanted to share a simple, but powerful communication tool I shared as part of a leadership keynote I gave two weeks ago.Based on the feedback I got from some of the leaders in attendance for my talk, this leadership guidance I shared really left an impact, not only because of how easily it can be employed by any leader, but for how it helps to illustrate what and how leaders should be communicating to those under their care.At a time when the...
2022-06-0110 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJim Huling | The 4 Disciplines of Execution That Will Drive Growth And SuccessThere are certain tasks a leader is expected to do well if they are to help their organization succeed, and developing strategies for how their team will achieve their goals is one of them. And yet, you can walk into any organization and find numerous well-thought out and developed strategies or initiatives that have either stalled or been tossed aside to deal with competing priorities. As my guest, Jim Huling, points out in this episode of my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”, the problem is not with the strategy itself, but with how leaders go about executing it.For the past 40 year...
2022-05-1849 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerDo You Have The Courage To Change How You Lead? | Leadership Espresso Shot 36Over the past few weeks, I’ve been giving keynotes to a wide range of leaders in different industries. In some cases, the leaders in attendance were front-line managers, while in others, my audience consisted of senior level executives from the C-suite. But while the subject of these various keynotes was different, there was a common thread I addressed in most of them. And that was the need to rethink how they understood leadership, and with it, why they needed to have the courage to change.Granted, I think we can all appreciate that we’ve been living in a stat...
2022-05-0410 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerStephen MR Covey | How To Trust And Inspire Others To Unleash Their GreatnessThere’s two things I love about hosting my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”. First, I get to fulfill my purpose of helping leaders improve their leadership and become the kind of leader their employees need to succeed. And second, I get to talk with some amazing people about how we can go about achieving this. And sometimes I’m lucky enough to get to speak to them a second time.And that’s certainly the case in this latest episode where I welcome back Stephen MR Covey to talk about his brand new book, “Trust and Inspire - Ho...
2022-04-061h 15
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer4 Steps To Transform Failure Into Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 35In prolonged periods of uncertainty like the one we’re in right now, it’s natural that we take a more cautious approach to things. But what if that fear of the unknown also leads us to avoid failure and the powerful lessons we stand to gain that can help us achieve real success? In this latest edition in my Leadership Espresso Shot series on my podcast "Leadership Biz Cafe", I share 4 steps leaders can use to overcome their risk avoidance by transforming failure into success.As with my leadership keynotes and corporate training sessions, these 4 steps are revealed through a st...
2022-03-2312 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerKim Cameron | Using Positively Energizing Leadership To Help People FlourishWith everything we’ve all experienced over the last two years, it can feel more challenging than ever to ask employees to stay the course and trust things will work out. So how do leaders inspire people to deliver their best despite their understandable concerns about the future? That’s what I’ll be exploring with my guest in this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, Kim Cameron.Kim is the Professor Emeritus of Management and Organizations in the Ross School of Business and Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education at the University of Michigan. For the past 2...
2022-03-0939 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow To Foster Emotional Connections In A Virtual Workplace | Leadership Espresso Shot 34Over the past two years, we’ve all had to learn how to get better at communicating within a virtual setting. While most of us have become comfortable using platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams in our daily work lives, a common challenge that persists is being able to connect at an emotional level through these digital channels.That’s why in this latest edition in my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I share 5 simple steps that will improve your ability to foster emotional connections in any virtual setting. You’ll also learn about one executive’s strategy he calls “Hump Day Hangou...
2022-02-2313 min
Lead At Work and At HomeTop 100 Leadership and TEDx Speaker Tanveer NaseerThis week I sit down with Top 100 Leadership and TEDx Speaker Tanveer Naseer. I kick off the show with a story about my week coaching middle school basketball and a very valuable lesson learned. Tanveer and I make a friendly wager between Team USA and Team Canada, discuss the search to find the hidden opportunity, finding purpose in everything we do, the power of collaboration, the quest for meaningful relationships, and discuss Tanveer’s amazing Ted Talk. I put Tanveer to the test with this week’s lightning round, while also sharing some interesting tidbits on the evolution of Amer...
2022-02-1451 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerDr. Marlette Jackson | Addressing Diversity And Inclusion In Today’s WorkplacesFor the past few years, there’s been a growing focus and demand that organizations address diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Although there’s been numerous studies that have demonstrated how a diverse workforce leads to improved financial performance, productivity, innovation, and overall growth, the numbers of visible minority groups and women in decision-making or leadership roles remains extremely low.So if there’s a clear business case to be made for increasing diversity both in the workplace and in leadership circles, why is there still so little traction to address this, especially when so many organizations are struggling to fin...
2022-02-0944 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer100th Episode Special - Powerful Insights From My 10 Favourite Leadership ExpertsIn some of my leadership keynotes and workshops, I point out how one way to foster a sense of cohesion and community among your employees is to make time to celebrate milestones. What’s important here is not to just have a party where people can feel a sense of completion, but that we also use this moment to highlight the journey we’ve been on and what we’ve accomplished on this journey.It’s in that spirit that I wanted to do something special to celebrate the release of the 100th episode of my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”. And in keepi...
2022-01-2751 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer3 Strategies To Help Employees Achieve Their Goals | Leadership Espresso Shot 33As a leader, you’re responsible for accomplishing many tasks, most critical among them is setting and articulating the strategic goals of your team and organization. Of course, creating goals is not the same thing as achieving them. And most of us have certainly set out goals for ourselves and our employees which we failed to accomplish.As such, in this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series from my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast, I share 3 strategies that leaders can employ to ensure their employees succeed at achieving the strategic goals assigned to them. Whether you’re in the process of setti...
2022-01-1213 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerMy Favourite Guest Moments And Insights From 2021As I mentioned in some of my episodes for my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”, 2021 marks the 10th year that I’ve been hosting this podcast. Although this is without question a major milestone to reach for any podcast, I never got around to making plans to celebrate this achievement on my podcast.Thankfully, as luck would have it, I had a number of very special guests who joined me on my show this year who helped to create an impromptu celebration of this major milestone.So both in keeping with a tradition I started last year, but also to show my app...
2021-12-2931 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJake Jacobs | How To Get Faster, Easier, And Better Results By Leverage ChangeOver the course of the pandemic, we’ve all had to get used to dealing with significant changes to the way we work and live. But that doesn’t mean we’ve necessarily become more comfortable with change. So is there some way that leaders can promote change which is both impactful and not as difficult a burden for their employees? According to change expert and guest for this episode of my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”, Jake Jacobs, there is and it’s one that any leader in any industry can apply right now.For the past 35 years, Jake has worked in 61...
2021-12-1535 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerA Lesson On Fostering Relationships And Leading People | Leadership Espresso Shot 32There’s an annual tradition that plays out this time of the year for most leaders where they split their focus between making sure they close out whatever goals or plans they had for the last quarter, and looking ahead to the next year and what need to be the new priorities going forward. Thanks to the pandemic, though, there’s been a number of other issues which have understandably drawn a lot of the attention and focus of today’s leaders - from the adverse impacts of on-going supply chain issues to the unrelenting demands for greater control over when a...
2021-12-0112 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJohn Hagel | How To Move Beyond Fear And Embrace PositivityEven before the global pandemic struck, many organizations and their leaders were limiting themselves to a short-term view at the expense of achieving any of their long-term goals. So how do leaders move past the current and persistent short-termism that’s often driven by a fear-based mindset, and instead embrace a more long-term, hopeful view for what the future might bring? That’s focus of my conversation with renowned business strategist John Hagel.Over the past 40 years that John has worked in Silicon Valley, John has been a successful entrepreneur, a senior executive at Atari, the founder and leader of the...
2021-11-1739 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerDoes Your Leadership Inspire Collaboration Or Conflict? | Leadership Espresso Shot 31If there’s one consistent thread in the debate over remote work, it’s how leaders who want their employees to return to the office argue that collaboration can’t occur unless people are working in the same space. But in each of these cases, there’s a glaring oversight on the part of these leaders. Namely, what are these leaders committing to doing or creating in order to facilitate a collaborative work environment?In this latest Leadership Espresso Shot, I make the case that leaders can’t just assume that because their employees are working in person that they are workin...
2021-11-0312 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerScott Mautz | How To Successfully Lead Your Organization From The MiddleIf you’re a leader who leads from the so-called messy middle, I'm sure there are times where you feel how the challenges you face are uniquely different from those other leaders have to face. As it turns out, those leading from the middle do face both unique challenges - as well as opportunities other leaders don’t have access to - as a result of their having to lead down, up and at times, across the organization.Thankfully, in this episode of my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”, I’ll be speaking with a seasoned executive who’s first hand experience a...
2021-10-2045 minLeadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerCreating Workplace Environment Where Employees Matter | Leadership Espresso Shot 30If you’re in the leadership space, it’s hard not to notice the ongoing debate over remote working versus getting everyone to return to the office. While every industry and organization has to decide for themselves what’s the best approach to take for everyone involved, there’s been a number of key points that are glaringly missing from these discussions.In this latest edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I wanted to address one of these, namely what kind of workplace environment are you nurturing through your leadership? Is it one that’s driving future success or is it one...
2021-10-0612 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerAdam Bryant | Mastering Challenges That Make Or Break All LeadersIf you enjoy reading interviews of CEOs sharing what shapes their understanding and approach to leadership, chances are you’ve probably read one of the over 500 interviews Adam Bryant wrote for his popular New York Times column, “Corner Office”.I’ve been an avid reader of Adam’s column for many, many years so I was delighted when his publicist reached out to me to say Adam was interested in appearing on my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”.For those who might not be familiar with Adam’s work, in addition to writing the “Corner Office” column, Adam wrote the New York Times bestselle...
2021-09-2247 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhy Leadership Should Be Hard | Leadership Espresso Shot 29It seems like every day there’s a new article tackling the issue of work from home (WFH), either focusing on leaders and their organizations who are embracing this new approach to work, or those who insist the only way forward is for all employees to return back to the office. But as these debates continue over WFH, it seems like many have forgotten the real purpose of leadership, which is why I decided to address it in this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series on my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast.Part of what served as inspiration for this episod...
2021-09-0812 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerDr. Shannon Minifie | Unleash Curiosity To Fuel Innovation, Learning, And ResilienceWhen it comes to conversations around curiosity in today’s workplace, the focus tends to be on how it helps to drive innovation. But as my guest Dr. Shannon Minifie points out in this episode of my leadership podcast, when leaders unleash the full power of curiosity in their organization, they can also empower learning and development, as well as strengthening organizational resilience.Shannon is the CEO of Box of Crayons, a Canadian consultancy firm that works with organizations to help them create a curiosity-led organizational culture. Recently, she published the white paper “From Trouble Maker to Change Maker - How...
2021-08-2534 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhy Creating Space In Your Workday Will Help You Grow | Leadership Espresso Shot 28One of the interesting, but not surprising findings to come out of this current global pandemic is how much people have appreciated being able to have breaks in their work day to just take a break, unwind, and maybe spend some time with their family. In fact, a big reason why we’re seeing an unrelenting demand from employees everywhere to have a hybrid work environment is because we’ve all seen how creating flexibility in the way we work benefits us - both professionally and personally.In this episode of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I share 4 key benefits lead...
2021-08-1112 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerEd Hess | How Hyper-Learning Can Make You More Adaptive To ChangeIf there’s one thing we’ve all learned over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic it’s the importance of being adaptive to unexpected and disruptive change. Of course, COVID-19 is not the only external force driving systems-wide change. AI and other emergent technologies are poised to be as if not more disruptive to not only the way we work, but even what kind of work we’ll do going forward.So how can we become more adaptive - and resilient - to whatever change we’ll be required to make in the months and years ahead? To examine this quest...
2021-07-2838 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhy Emotions Matter In Today’s Leadership | Leadership Espresso Shot 27When it comes to leadership, there are certain topics that inevitably come up regardless of what industry you operate in. Over the past month, one of the topics I’ve been addressing with leaders is the importance of empathy in leadership, which is why it’s the focus of this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series. Specifically, something emotionally intelligent leaders recognize as being critical to building relationships with their employees in order to drive success and growth in their organization.A few weeks ago, I gave a two day workshop on the empathy in leadership and this was foll...
2021-06-3010 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerJim Kouzes On The 5 Practices Of Exemplary LeadershipNext month marks the 10th year that I’ve been doing my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”, something that I started as an excuse to talk with some fascinating people about leadership and which has since become one of the most popular leadership podcasts out there.Although I didn’t make any plans to celebrate this milestone, I’m delighted that I’ve been able to welcome such incredible guests as Tom Peters and now with this episode, another one of my leadership heroes, Jim Kouzes.Jim is the Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara...
2021-06-1647 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow To Know If It’s Time To Move On | Leadership Espresso Shot 26As a leader, one of the things expected of you is to be able to make that critical decision of whether to continue to pursue an initiative, or whether to cut your losses and move on to something else. While this skill is key to your ability to succeed at leadership, many leaders nonetheless struggle with making this evaluation about themselves in their current role. Of whether they should continue in their current role, or whether it’s time to pursue other opportunities that would allow them to achieve and be that leader they want to be. It’s a chal...
2021-06-0209 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerKarin Hurt and David Dye | Building Courageous Cultures To Bring Out Best In EmployeesAs we move to a hybrid work environment, the organizational culture we foster both internally and remotely becomes critical to what we’re able to achieve. So how can we ensure we’re creating an environment - both virtually and in-person - that inspires employees to share their ideas and insights on how we can improve what we collectively do? That’s what I’ll be discussing with my guests, Karin Hurt and David Dye, on this episode of my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”.Karin and David are the CEO and President of Let’s Grow Leaders, a leadership training and consulting...
2021-05-1934 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhat Does Success Really Look Like? | Leadership Espresso Shot #25In the previous edition of my podcast series “Leadership Espresso Shot”, I mentioned how to better appreciate the journey towards achieving success, we must learn to value failure as that necessary teacher that helps us reach our goals. Of course, if we’re going to delve deeper into understanding failure, I thought it would be a good idea in this installment to explore what success really looks like.On the surface, we all have a general idea of what it means to succeed. And yet, if you were to google “what is success”, what you’d end up with is almost 3 bil...
2021-05-0510 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerTom Peters On Leadership, Empathy, And Making A DifferenceWhen I started my leadership podcast almost 10 years ago, I had a very simple goal - I wanted to create a platform where I could get the chance to talk with some very smart and really cool people. That’s why the first guest I had on the “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast was Guy Kawasaki. But I have to admit all these years later, I never thought that the journey I started with this podcast would open the door for me to have a one-on-one conversation with Tom Peters. Without question, Tom is one of...
2021-04-211h 01
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow Can We Learn To Value Failure? | Leadership Espresso Shot 24During a recent conversation with a group of executives about the growing importance of empathy and leadership, a few leaders brought up the issue of addressing failure and the importance of not only “failing fast”, but making sure efforts are made to understand what can be learned from this setback. As we didn’t delve much further into this subject, it got me thinking that this would be a great topic to bring up in my Leadership Espresso Shot series.Many leaders and organizations openly speak of embracing the idea of “failing fast”, of accepting failure as part of the journey an...
2021-04-0710 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerDan Pontefract | Why The Most Successful Leaders Are Those Who CareOver the many years I’ve been doing this leadership podcast, one of the common themes that comes up in any given episode is the fact that leadership is not about you; it’s about the people you lead. That’s why I’m delighted to speak with my friend (and fellow Canadian) Dan Pontefract about why the most successful leaders are those who care on this episode of "Leadership Biz Cafe".Dan is the founder and CEO of The Pontefract Group, a firm that improves the state of leadership and organizational culture. He is also an adjunct professor at the Univ...
2021-03-2437 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerWhy Purpose Is Critical To Driving Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 23These days there’s a lot of discussion around what work will look like in a post-pandemic world. Most of that conversation tends to focus on whether employees will return to the office, continue to work remotely, or opt for a hybrid mix of the two. But in this latest installment of my Leadership Espresso Shot series on my leadership podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”, I make the case that what this past year has revealed is not just the necessity of flexibility in how we approach work, but the critical need to connect what we do to what matters to your e...
2021-03-1011 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerNeil Sahota | Why Leaders Need To Embrace The A.I. RevolutionOver the past few years, there’s been a growing discussion around artificial intelligence (A.I.) and the potential risks that come with it. Just reading comments from Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, and other high profile technology leaders about the potential dangers of AI would certainly seem to be reason to give pause on the continued development of this new technology. And yet, early developments in this realm would seem to demonstrate some genuine game-changers that can actually improve both the way we work and live our lives. So given both the public unease and the positive ga...
2021-02-2440 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerHow To Encourage A Learning Mindset In 3 Steps | Leadership Espresso Shot 22The success in any change initiative is tied to how well employees are able to learn and adapt. But how can leaders encourage a learning mindset out of these pursuits? In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I share three simple measures leaders can employ to promote a continuous learning mindset within their workforce.As I mentioned in this episode of my leadership podcast, the idea behind this episode was inspired by conversations I had with attendees after some of the virtual leadership keynotes I’ve given over the past few months to audiences across Europe and North Am...
2021-02-1011 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerRyan Gottsfredson | Understanding The Power of Mindsets In LeadershipThere’s no question that our mindset plays a critical role in how we relate to our world and those around us. But how can leaders make sure their mindset is helps bring out the best in others and not impede organizational growth and success? That’s the topic I’ll be exploring with my guest, Dr. Ryan Gottfredson, in this episode of the “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast.Ryan is a mental success coach, leadership development consultant and researcher. Ryan is also a leadership professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton. He’s also the aut...
2021-01-2730 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerA Simple Strategy To Promote Employee Motivation | Leadership Espresso Shot 21Have you ever thought about how how you’re communicating progress in your organization? In this latest edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series for my leadership podcast, I share findings from a fascinating study that show this can have a powerful impact on sustaining motivation over the long term.With the start of a new year, there’s naturally a lot of focus on setting goals, developing plans, and executing strategies that will help your organization to succeed over the next 12 months.Now most of us are familiar with that reality of how when we take on learning something new...
2021-01-1312 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerMy Favourite Guest Moments And Insights From 2020One of the perks of hosting my leadership podcast is I get to speak with some fascinating and thought-provoking people whose insights help us to learn and grow. So for my last episode for 2020, I wanted to share some of my favourite moments from this past year where my guests shared insights that are both timely to what we’re dealing with right now, and timeless for how it will help us in 2021 and beyond.Now to be clear, this isn’t some kind of Top 10 list of mine, given that I’ll be publishing in mid-January 2021 a list of the mo...
2020-12-2332 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerDo You Have A Healthy Relationship With Opportunity? | Leadership Espresso Shot 20Few words inspire optimism and hope for the future like "opportunity". But as I reveal in this latest installment of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, the truth is our relationship with opportunity is much more complicated and worthy of more reflection and review.Granted, in light of the pandemic, pondering our relationship with opportunity might seem like something that should be examined at a later date, when the situation is calmer or at least more certain. But that’s why in this episode I share quotes from such innovative thinkers and doers as Thomas Edison and Sir Richard Branson to re...
2020-12-0910 min
Empathy Always Wins with Ally SalamaEP03 with Tanveer Naseer | "The Making of a Leader in The 21st Century."💥Text your Q's to Tanveer here: +1 (647)-370-2663 💥 Join our Exclusive ChangeMaker's Community 💥🌍Tanveer Naseer is an internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer. He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, a leading corporate training and consulting firm that works with executives and managers to help them develop practical leadership and team-building competencies to drive organizational growth and development.Tanveer's work and writings have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, The Globe and Mail, The Economist Executive Education Navigator, CBC Radio Daybreak, Global News, and the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center.Tanveer is the recipient of...
2020-01-1857 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer3 Personal Lessons On How To Succeed | Leadership Espresso Shot 10If someone were to ask you what 3 personal lessons do you attribute as being key to your success, what would you say? It's a question I've been asked and I thought it would be fun to share the answers in this 10th edition of Leadership Espresso Shot on my leadership podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”.Of course, the motivation behind this being the theme of this episode is not simply because this is the 10th episode in this Leadership Espresso Shot series. Rather, as I've mentioned previously here on my blog, I've been in a celebratory mood around the fact that my l...
2020-01-1413 min
PBD with Nathan Eckel046: Why Purpose Trumps Passion with Tanveer Naseer[spp-playlist] Tanveer Naseer is an award-winning leadership writer, keynote speaker, and leadership coach. His work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, and The Globe and Mail. Tanveer is the recipient of several awards, including being recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Leadership Expert and Speaker. WATCH Tanveer's TEDx Talk HERE. Learn more about Tanveer HERE. BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk...
2018-03-1626 min
BeTheTalk with Nathan Eckel046: Why Purpose Trumps Passion with Tanveer Naseer[spp-playlist] Tanveer Naseer is an award-winning leadership writer, keynote speaker, and leadership coach. His work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, and The Globe and Mail. Tanveer is the recipient of several awards, including being recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Leadership Expert and Speaker. WATCH Tanveer's TEDx Talk HERE. Learn more about Tanveer HERE. BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk...
2018-03-1626 min
The LEADx Leadership Show with Kevin Kruse#104: Here’s How Leaders Can Get Back On Track | Tanveer NaseerIn this episode, Kevin discusses leadership vertigo with guest, Tanveer Naseer. He has been named by Inc magazine as one of the top 100 leadership experts, ranked as one of the top 15 Leadership Bloggers in the world, and HR Examiner’s Top 25 Online Influencers in Leadership. You may have already seen his work in places like Fast Company, and The Globe and Mail. He is a keynote speaker and executive coach, and today we’re talking to him about his book, Leadership Vertigo: Why Even the Best Leaders Go Off Course and How They Can Get Back On Track.
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2017-07-2727 min
Radio Free Leader0522 | Tanveer NaseerTanveer Naseer is the co-author of "Leadership Vertigo." He is also the Principal and Founder of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, a leadership coaching firm that works with executives and managers to help them develop practical leadership and team-building competencies to guide organizational growth and development. In this interview, we discuss why even the best leaders go off course and how they can get back on track.
2014-10-2700 min
Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer NaseerTanveer Naseer | How To Overcome Leadership VertigoWith so many books, articles, and studies on how leaders can be more effective guiding their teams in today's faster-paced, global environment, why do leaders still struggle to help their organizations to succeed? That's the basis of the conversation in this VERY special episode of Leadership Biz Cafe which wraps up the month-long celebration of the release of my first leadership book, “Leadership Vertigo”. In this special episode of my show, I'm delighted to hand over hosting duties to my friend David Burkus, author of “The Myths of Creativity” and host of the leadership podcast show, LDRLB, s...
2014-09-3034 min