Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer

Key to succeeding at leadership in today is our ability to learn new skills to improve the way we lead. But how can we consistently apply these new skills over the long run, instead of falling back on old habits? In this episode of Leadership Biz Cafe, I share 3 simple steps that will make your learning more effective.As I share in this episode of my leadership podcast, this topic was inspired by a question I got from one of my listeners about how to make sure that when leaders at his organization attend conferences or corporate training events, they take what they've learned and apply it to how they lead their divisions, and not slowly revert back to theirprevious day-to-day work routinesNow I've been asked this question many times at the various leadership keynotes and corporate training events I lead. In fact, I even have a leadership keynote, “Shifting from Training People to Continuously Improving Talent” that I created in response to fielding this question from so many leaders on how to ensure their learning and development initiatives they provide to their employees truly pay off over the long run.Granted, there's no way I can distill an hour leadership keynote into a short 15 minute episode. So what I decided to do was use the wonderful book “Made To Stick” by Chip and Dan Heath, research from a Stanford neuroscientist and a Harvard psychologist who was a guest on a previous episode of my leadership podcast, along with the productivity secret of a well known, highly successful person to create a framework of 3 simple steps that will make the insights and skills you learn stick.(It's so good I'm actually thinking of adapting it into some of my leadership keynotes and corporate training programs).The simple fact is that part of dealing with change and change management is our ability to be adaptive and resilient. And that requires we not only be able to make time to learn about new insights, behaviours and skills that can help facilitate us with these changes, but that we retain that learning so we can change our perception and outlook and with it, how we operate on a given day.While I can't give you a detailed map of how you're going to achieve this from start to finish, the 3 steps I share in this episode will help make sure that whatever skill or behaviour you want to adapt as part of your leadership toolkit not only sticks, but helps you drive the outcomes that will fuel your organization's success and longevity.It's a power-packed 15 minutes that will no doubt change both the way you view learning, as well as how you learn. So be sure to grab a pen and paper and let the learning begin!https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yQZVIlGwMtBn0xjMFWz9p?si=266aa4cd89be4064 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One key to succeeding at leadership is creating a workplace environment that empowers employees to commit their best efforts. To that end, shouldn't leaders also be looking at measures to improve employee health and wellness to help attract and retain employees? That's the focus of my conversation with Virgin Pulse CEO David Osborne in this latest episode of my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”.As CEO of the world’s largest, most comprehensive digital health and well-being provider, David is responsible for optimizing and scaling Virgin Pulse as the company continues an aggressive growth strategy. He is responsible for setting and actualizing the company’s vision – solving the most critical and complex health and well-being challenges faced by employers and employees. David joined Virgin Pulse as chief operating officer in 2016, following the company’s acquisitions of GCC and ShapeUp. As CEO, he has accelerated Virgin Pulse’s growth and expansion, with several successful mergers and acquisitions, all aimed at simplifying and improving the health and well-being journey.Over the course of this episode, David and I discuss:Why leaders need to make employee health and wellness a key leadership focus – and why this strategy can actually improve your organization's profitability.What a recent study reveals as 4 critical steps organizations need to take to establish and sustain health and wellness as a key organizational value and an integral part of an organization's culture.How leaders can ensure their efforts are successful in promoting health and wellness in their organization.The connectionbehavioural science has shown between taking little steps andchanging behaviours and how this can help drive employee health andwellness initiatives.If you'd like to check out previous episodes of my show, check out my podcast page where you can also find links to subscribe to my show on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more, as well as links to the show notes for every episode.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your colleagues, your team and even your boss so that others in your organization can benefit from these insights.Without question, David is a seasoned and successful CEO having overseen the mergers and acquisitions of over 7 companies at Virgin Pulse. So it's certainly worth taking a half an hour of your time to learn from him why employee health and wellness is fast becoming a critical leadership priority.https://open.spotify.com/episode/1on2bwtshORLg06GeTQPuX?si=59029e93bd9b498e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Driving collaborative efforts in today's workplaces has certainly become a key focus for many leaders. Unfortunately, there's a common mistake many leaders make about promoting collaboration, a mistake that I reveal alongside 3 powerful strategies to boost collaboration in this fifth edition of my podcast feature, Leadership Espresso Shot.My podcast feature, Leadership Espresso Shot, is a new series of episodes that are designed to be short listens that feature a concentrated dose of insights and actionable advice that are typical of what I'd share with leaders who attend my keynotes or corporatetraining sessions.If you didn’t catch the previous four editions of Leadership Espresso Shot, you can find those along with other past episodes of my podcast on the Leadership Biz Cafe podcast page. You can also find there links to subscribe to my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more, as well as links to the show notes for every episode.And speaking of which, I'm also delighted to announce that you can now also find my show on iHeartRadio! I just got word from the iHeartRadio team yesterday and I can tell you, I'm excited to join the iHeartRadio platform to help continue grow my audience as I can continue to share insights on how to improve the way you lead today.As always, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.And now, check out my latest Leadership Espresso Shot. Again, it's a short listen, but it will leave you with 3 powerful strategies that you can start using today to help boost collaboration in your organization.https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jd9qEV9xuHqtmM0vDTuwI?si=164fd5de2a7f4046 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past few years, there's been a greater acceptance that one critical measure to succeeding at leadership is building and nurturing relationships amongst those you lead. Unfortunately, every few months a new study comes out revealing that many organizations continue to lose employees to their competitors because employees don't feel heard and understood. Meanwhile, a majority of leaders still considerthemselves to be good listeners.So why are leaders convinced they're good listeners when the evidence says otherwise? And what can they do about it? That's the focus of my conversation with Oscar Trimboli in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast.Oscar Trimboli is an author, keynote speaker, and host of the podcast, Deep Listening. Since his time working as a marketing director at Vodafone and Microsoft, Oscar has been driven by both a passion for helping others become better listeners both at work at and home, as well by his goal to create 100 million Deep Listeners across the world. Oscar has worked with executives and teams at Cisco, Google, PayPal, Qantas, and TripAdvisor to learn how to become better listeners for both employees and customers.Over the course of this episode, some of the topics Oscar and I discuss include:Why so many leaders have poor listening skills even though most leaders believe they're good listeners.How our brains set us up to be bad listeners because of a gap between how many words we can speak and how many words we can hear.3 surprisingly simple things you can do right now that will make you a much better listener.The 5 levels of listening that are necessary to become an effective listener.The difference between distracted listening and deep listening.What are the 4 villains of listening and which one you're most likely under the influence of.Don’t forget you can now stream all episodes from my show, and find the show notes for past episodes, as well as find links to listen to my show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and more on the podcast page on my website.Finally, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.Click on the player below to listen to the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LycAv16KsGCLPS0aeg2dk?si=6dc07d1685164a34Noteworthy links: Visit Oscar Trimboli's website - listeningmyths.com3 Keys For Building Relationships With Those You Lead Why Leadership Should Be Hard How Do You Inspire Others Through Your Leadership? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this month, my second daughter turned 18 years old. I'll admit it's crazy at times to think the little girl who's artwork used to adorn a previous version of this site is now old enough to vote in Canada's upcoming federal election.But while there are times I miss holding the hand of that little girl who walked alongside me, I must admit I enjoy the conversations I have with her and my other adult daughter about their dreams and aspirations of what type of work they'd like to direct their talents and skills into.Of course, the interesting thing about talking about our dreams for the future is that it seems to be something we think is the sole purview of the young. That at some point in time, we have to let reality in and cast aside those hopeful aspirations of what we can do and who we can become.The irony is that while there may be political and social strife in certain Western countries these days, the fact is that we are living in a time where we can in fact make our dreams a reality. And for leaders of today's organizations, this actually a powerful motivating force that they need to be putting more consideration and thought into how to nurture and empower it within their workforce.It's an idea that I examine in this latest episode of my podcast feature, Leadership Espresso Shot, which are short episodes that pack a powerful leadership lesson or insight that, in this case, is meant to leaders to understand the untapped potential that exists within their workforce and why they shouldn't let it go to waste. These segments are based on some of the lessons and actionable advice I share with leaders who attend my keynotes or corporatetraining sessions, so in addition to giving you some importantinsights and ideas to consider, they also give you a glimpse intowhat I offer through these types of speaking and trainingengagements.If you didn’t catch the previous ones, you can stream them as well as past episodes of my podcast – as well as find the show notes for all episodes on our Leadership Biz Cafe podcast page. You can also find there links to listen to my show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and more.Finally, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.And with that, please do check out this latest episode. Again, it's a short listen, but I promise you it will leave you with much food for thought.https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dLcB6X2HmkZCxc5zHr2eU?si=d162eb28eda24c74Noteworthy links:My TED talk: Forget Passion - Purpose is the Real Spice of Life Are You Helping Employees Find Purpose In What They Do? 3 Key Steps To Finding Purpose In What You Do 3 Steps To Create An Organizational Vision That Energizes Employees A Powerful Lesson On What It Takes To Succeed At Leadership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's no question that leadership is hard work and requires a diverse tool kit of skills and abilities to do the job well. But are there actions and behaviours leaders are employing that are actually impeding their ability to succeed in their role? That's the focus of my conversation with this episode's guest, Scott Miller.Scott is the Executive Vice President of Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer for FranklinCovey, a global consulting and training leader in the areas of strategy execution, customer loyalty, leadership and individual effectiveness.Prior to joining FranklinCovey, Scott worked for the Disney Development Company, the real-estate development division of The Walt Disney Company. He has a new book out called “Management Mess to Leadership Success – 30 Challenges To Become the Leader You Would Follow”, which serves as the focus of this episode of my leadership podcast.Over the course of this episode, some of the topics Scott and I discuss include:Why it's important for leaders to 'carry their own weather'Why leaders need to challenge their mindset in order to ensure their ability to drive long-term success and growth.How leaders can approach difficult conversations without the fear most of us have about having these conversations with our employees or colleagues.How“pre-forgiveness” can help leaders right the wrongs we all will inevitably make at some point in our careers.How leaders can strike a balance between sticking to their convictions about what's best for the organization while at the same time allowing employeesto feel heard and understood about their concerns/issues?Why leaders really need to make the time to celebrate wins with their employees.Don’t forget you can now stream all episodes from my show, and find the show notes for past episodes, as well as find links to listen to my show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and more on the podcast page on my website.Finally, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HymbcA0ulh0wOHvQYr6wI?si=d0da28a4fbd14de7Noteworthy links:Buy Scott Miller's book “Management Mess to Leadership Success – 30 Challenges To Become the Leader You Would Follow” on Amazon (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).A Lesson On Bringing Out The Best In Those You LeadAre You Missing This Critical Element In Your Leadership?The One Thing Exceptional Leaders Never Forget Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The arrival of summer-like weather often leads not only to people spending more time outdoors, shaking off the dreariness of the winter months, but also discussions and planning of summer vacation breaks and spending time with family and friends away from work. Or at least it used to be.Every year, there's another study that comes out pointing out how employees are taking less and less time off from work. This year, for example, there was a study that found that only 28% of US employees plan to use all their vacation days, and 4% plan on taking none. And another study by Glassdoor found that 66% of employees admitted that they do work while on vacation.While there are many benefits that we can gain from going on vacation, a study done by researchers at Wharton reveals why taking time off work can help us achieve our goals for this year.It's an idea I explore in this latest episode of my podcast feature, Leadership Espresso Shot, which are short, quick listens that pack a powerful leadership lesson or insight that you can put into action right away to improve the way you lead going forward.These segments are based on some of the lessons and actionable advice I share with leaders who attend my keynotes or corporate training sessions, so in addition to giving you some important insights and ideas to consider, they also give you a glimpse into what I offer through these types of speaking and training engagements.If you didn't catch the previous ones, you can stream them as well as past episodes of my podcast - as well as find the show notes for all episodes on our Leadership Biz Cafe podcast page. You can also find there links to listen to my show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and more. Finally, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.And with that, please do check out this latest episode. If you're debating over whether to take a vacation break at any time this year, I'd like to encourage you to take 16 minutes of your time to listen to this episode and discover the connection science has shown exists between taking time off work and our ability to achieve the goals we set out to attain this year.https://open.spotify.com/episode/0s5KRYet3ZF7C1tOEFJ1wV?si=f4a435bb25f6411f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These days there's a lot of focus on organizational culture in terms of its ability to attract and retain employees in today's shrinking labour market. Naturally, any discussion of an organization's culture also includes an examination of its values, which serve to articulate what that culture looks like in action.And yet, despite this growing focus on organizational culture and values, we continue to see example after example of companies outwardly claiming their organization stands for one thing, but then being caught doing the exact opposite. So how can leaders not only adopt but promote organizational values that impact every decision, choice and behaviour made in the workplace, as opposed to simply being these lofty ideals we simply pay lip service to? That's the focus of this episode and my conversation with brand and change management expert, Mory Fontanez.Mory Fontanez is the founder and CEO of the Eight 22 Group, a consulting firm that describes their focus as being around value-based transformation. Using her expertise in reputation and change management, Mory has worked with several Fortune 500 companies including Hewlett Packard, Mars, Inc, Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca, J.P. Morgan Chase and GE. Prior to founding her own consultancy firm, Mory served as Managing Director of Global Client Strategy at Edelman where she worked with clients to help develop strategies to achieve their reputational, cultural and marketing objectives.Over the course of this episode, Mory and I discuss:Why an organization's values might not be as clearly understood as leaders might think and what to do about it.How to transform your values from being merely inspirational to actionable ones that become touch points in how your organization operates.How to avoid that issue seen in many organizations where they claim certain organizational values only to be caught violating the very behaviours they claim to be driven by.How leaders can co-create organizational values with employees to ensure these values connect and resonate with what matters to employees.How creating values focused around purpose-driven work can help foster greater diversity and inclusion, something that's known to drive innovation and overall growth.How to balance using organizational values as being cardinal points that direct the way we act and behave against giving room for people to experiment, fail, and learn to help the organization stretch, evolve, and grow.Don’t forget you can now stream all episodes from my show, and find the show notes for past episodes, as well as find links to listen to my show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and more on the brand new Leadership Biz Cafe podcast page on my website.Finally, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YKuZM9VuaFmurq5zvWtdz?si=b15ac5db68194ad0Noteworthy links:Do Your Organization’s Values Reflect What It Stands For? What We Get Wrong About Authenticity In Leadership 3 Steps To Create An Organizational Vision That Energizes Employees What Happened To Trust And Integrity In Today’s Organizations? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One thing you’ve probably noticed is how I love to draw inspiration and insight into how we can improve the way we lead from the most unexpected places. And I can’t think of a more unexpected place to find an example that can illustrate a valuable lesson on leadership than sharing the story about one comedian’s big break and the powerful lesson it reveals about it takes to succeed at leadership.Now I’m not going to give away the punchline here (see what I did there?), but let me just say that this comedian has appeared on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well as the internationally renowned comedy festival, Just For Laughs, held every summer here in Montreal, Canada. And for this comedian, none of these career moments were what he sees as being his big break.I share this and more in this latest episode of my podcast feature, Leadership Espresso Shot. Just a quick reminder, with the Leadership Espresso Shot feature, I’ll select a specific idea around leadership and share with you insights and tools to improve the way you lead going forward.These are typically the kinds of lessons and actionable advice I share with leaders who attend my keynotes or corporate training sessions, which is why I’m excited to now have a new platform to share these with my podcast audience as well.And don’t forget you can now stream all episodes from my show, and find the show notes for past episodes, as well as find links to listen to my show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and other streaming platforms on the brand new Leadership Biz Cafe podcast page on my website.Finally, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.And with that, please do check out this latest episode. Trust me when I say, the lessons this comedian’s story helps to illustrate will really help you better appreciate the value you bring as a leader to your organization, something the best leaders out there consistently recognize and focus on in how they lead those around them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When it comes to leadership, many of us have developed habits or strategies that have served us well in not only achieving our organization's goals, but driving future growth and success. But is it possible that at times the conventional wisdom we've come to rely on about our leadership might actually impede or even derail our efforts going forward? That's the focus of my conversation with leadership development expert and author, Sara Canaday.Sara is, like myself, a leadership speaker and author, and after more than 20 years working in the corporate world, she now runs her own firm Sara Canaday and Associates. Sara has been featured in a number of media outlets, including Forbes, The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and CNBC. She has also authored her second book called “Leadership Unchained: Defy Conventional Wisdom For Breakthrough Performance.”Some of the topics Sara and I discuss over the course of our conversation include:A simple measure that will help you overcome the bias for action and provide greater clarity for your employees.Why we need to not only rely on experts, but on “outsiders” to help bring greater cognitive diversity to our decision making.A proven strategy Pixar uses that helps leaders to break free from perceptual biases to not only improve decision-making, but foster greater collaboration and sense of belonging amongst employees.What leaders can learn from Nokia's decline about the importance of “soft intelligence” to help better understand and navigate today'sever-changing business landscape.As I mentioned in this episode, I’m delighted to announce that my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe” is now available for streaming on Spotify, in addition to Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, PlayerFM, and several other podcast streaming platforms.Also, you can now stream all episodes from my show, and find the show notes for past episodes, as well as find links for listen to my show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and more on the brand new Leadership Biz Cafe podcast page on my website.Finally, I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe, rate, and comment about my show on your preferred podcasting streaming platform to help continue to support this show.https://open.spotify.com/episode/5p12RkNcH0yH5rkQvHyMDy?si=5924d25b85bf4d09Noteworthy Links: Buy Sara Canaday's book on Amazon (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers) Check out these articles that build on what’s discussed in the show:3 Easy Steps To Energize Collaboration And Drive Success 4 Steps To Becoming More Inquisitive As Leaders 6 Steps To Strengthen Team Cohesion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.