Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer

In this Leadership Espresso Shot , I share how my time spent at this year’s Montreal Jazz Festival event gave rise to three powerful insights around listening and change that will help better connect your employees with your shared purpose, and empower them to contribute their unique talents and skills towards making it a reality.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve been talking about burnout for years. But despite more awareness, more resources, and more conversations about workload, the problem isn’t going away. So what are we missing?   Organizational psychologist and bestselling author Liane Davey has an answer … and it’s one most leaders have never considered. In this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe” , Liane introduces the concept of “thoughtl...

There's a leadership role most of us instinctively gravitate toward - especially during periods of change and uncertainty. But while it may feel like the most natural and correct role for us to play as leaders, the fact is it won’t help us to empower our employees to bring their best and ensure our collective success.   In this Leadership Espresso Shot , Tanveer draws on the principles of sto...

Most leaders believe they're doing a better job than they actually are. Global studies show that while managers rate themselves highly in terms of their effectiveness, less than a third of their employees agree with that assessment.   So what’s behind this gap and is there anything leaders can do to address it, without adding even more to their full plates?   In this episode of " Leaders...

85% of business leaders suffer from "decision distress" - and it's not because they fail to delegate. It's because they're delegating the wrong thing.   In this Leadership Espresso Shot, Tanveer Naseer shares the mindset shift leaders need to make around delegation - and a practical framework to protect your cognitive energy while helping your team grow, find purpose, and thrive. Hosted on Ac...

When it comes to periods of disruption, most of us have learned to treat it like a bad storm - something you do your best to avoid, but if you do encounter it, you just hunker down and wait for clearer skies to return.   But is it possible that we’ve misunderstood the true nature of disruption? That disruption is the very force that helps us to do work that matters - or as my guest writes in...

The more complicated things become, the more leaders feel compelled to tighten control. Yet this drive for efficiency often introduces more uncertainty than clarity. In this Leadership Espresso Shot , I share a three-step framework to bridge the gap between organizational goals and what truly drives your employees, so you can align your team’s best efforts for long-term success. Hosted on Acast. S...

Most leaders come to leadership development hoping to find tools that will fix their employees. What Margaret Andrews reveals in this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe is that the real work of leadership starts somewhere else entirely - with understanding and managing yourself first.   In this episode, Harvard instructor and author Margaret Andrews introduces her MYLO ( Manage Yourself to Lead O...

What does it truly mean to protect and empower your team? In this episode, Tanveer shares a remarkable - and unexpected - real-world leadership story that challenges how most leaders think about their role.   Inspired by a series of candid conversations with business leaders across North America and Europe, this episode cuts to the heart of what separates leaders who drive real impact from th...

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a perceptual pendulum swing from leaders opening speaking out on a number of social and political issues, to many of those same leaders now being conspicuously quiet. While this might seem reasonable in the face of increasing social divisiveness and economic uncertainty, my guest Matthew Kohut makes the case that this retreat into silence may carry a far higher...

15 years ago, I got an email from Guy Kawasaki that would change the course of my life. He had a new book out and said if I wanted to interview him for a podcast, he’d be game. The only problem … I didn’t have a podcast.   But being able to have a one-on-one conversation with a successful leader and entrepreneur like Guy is not an opportunity one passes up. And so, this podcast “Leadership Bi...

Most organizations treat inclusion as a checkbox exercise - build diverse teams, implement training programs, and assume employees will automatically feel like they belong. But as Priya Nalkur reveals in this episode of “ Leadership Biz Cafe ”, this fundamental misunderstanding is exactly why so many workplace initiatives fail to create genuine connection. Priya is the President of The RoundTable...

Have you set your leadership goals for this year? In this Leadership Espresso Shot , discover four essential goals that will help you build a resilient team ready to succeed.   Learn how shifting your focus from outcomes to empowering your people creates a stronger foundation for collective success.   Whether you're leading a small team or an entire organization, these goals will help yo...

There’s a commonly held belief that leadership courage is a trait that you either have or you don’t. That only the most rarefied few have what it takes to rally people around them to press ahead and meet the uncertainty - or adversity - that stands before them.   But what if courage is not a rare trait, but instead something every leader can exemplify in everyday moments?   In this episo...

It seems there's not a lot everyone can agree on these days … except maybe how hard it can be to feel optimistic about things. After all, optimism is something reserved for when things are going well, not something we should expect during periods of uncertainty and disruptive change.   But what if our thinking about optimism is all wrong?   In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot...

Workplace conflict has doubled since 2008, with over a third of employees dealing with it constantly. But what if the solution isn't eliminating conflict, but transforming it into opportunities for connection and understanding, if not also increasing our own self-awareness?   In this episode of " Leadership Biz Cafe ," Karin Hurt and David Dye, founders of Let's Grow Leaders and authors of "...

Leaders everywhere are frustrated with employee accountability as reflected in various attention-grabbing catchphrases like quiet quitting, coffee badging, and micro-shifting. Unfortunately, what we don’t appreciate is that these are the symptoms of a deeper issue - of employees feeling a disconnect with the work they do.   That’s why in this Leadership Espresso Shot , I share a personal stor...

Most leaders approach AI integration by focusing on the mechanics - which tools to buy, how to write better prompts, or which tasks to automate. But what if this tactical focus is exactly why so many AI initiatives fail to create meaningful transformation?   In this episode of " Leadership Biz Cafe ," Faisal Hoque, thought leader and best-selling author of “ Transcend: Unlock Humanity in the...

Feeling the weight of nonstop change - and the change fatigue it brings? In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series , I reveal three powerful leadership strategies to help leaders turn fatigue into resilience, uncertainty into clarity, and setbacks into momentum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most leaders think inclusive teams automatically create belonging. Dr. Beth Kaplan reveals why this assumption is exactly why so many workplace initiatives fail to create genuine connection and leads to the rising levels of anxiety and disconnect we see today.   In this episode of " Leadership Biz Cafe ," Dr. Beth Kaplan, who’s been hailed as the world’s leading expert on belonging, shares th...

Feeling powerless at work while questioning leadership decisions around you? You're not alone - but you might be thinking about power all wrong.   In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series , I use a scientific principle to help us redefine workplace power and how to stop giving away the influence you already possess.   By the episode’s end, you’ll discover why power isn't abo...

For most leaders, uncertainty is like a storm you weather by cutting costs, delaying decisions, and basically waiting for calmer waters to return. But is it possible that this protective mindset is the very reason why organizations struggle to grow and evolve during periods of uncertainty? In other words, are the difficulties we have with uncertainty less to do with uncertainty itself, and more to...

For most leaders, workplace conflict is something you should avoid at all costs. While this might sound good in principle, the reality is this mindset limits your team’s ability to reach its full potential.   In this Leadership Espresso Shot , I share a framework of four proven measures that will allow you to create a workplace environment where your employees can effectively transform confli...

When it comes to AI, the present concern is over the potential job losses and fundamental disruptions to the way we work. But what about AI’s inevitable impact on leadership? Will AI lead to a more impersonal, authoritative form of leadership? Or will it actually be the catalyst for a more human-centric form of leadership?   In this episode of " Leadership Biz Cafe ," Rasmus Hougaard reveals...

Have you ever noticed how your biggest leadership disasters stick with you longer than your successes? There's a fascinating psychological reason why our brains hold onto negative experiences, and smart leaders have learned how to harness it to change how they respond to a crisis, and drive their team’s efforts forward.   In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series , I share the sto...