Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to disruptive innovation, the common and natural tendency is to view it from the lens of organizational growth and evolution. But can the power of disruptive innovation also be applied at the individual level to drive personal success and growth, and if so, how exactly do we go about doing that? It's the question that serves as the guiding focus of my talk with management thinker, writer, and author, Whitney Johnson.Whitney is the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm she co-founded with renowned innovation thinker Clayton Christensen. She's also a former award-winning Wall Street analyst and this year she was a finalist in the Best in Talent Category for the Management Thinkers50.In addition to writing for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedInfluencer, Whitney's work has been featured in Fast Company, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, and several other media outlets.Whitney is also the author of two books, the first being “Dare, Dream, Do” and her latest being “Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work”, which is also the focus of this episode's discussion.Over the course of this episode, Whitney and I touch on a number of fascinating and personal insights that she shares in her latest book, including:Understanding what is our distinctive strength and how we can tap into it to drive our professional and organizational growth.How the compliments we receive from others can reveal our path to growth and success.A look at which kind of risk is the key to tapping into the growth and success opportunities often cited in disruptive innovation models.Why constraints are actually beneficial and not a hindrance to our ability to disrupt ourselves, and our perception of what can be done and what opportunities are there to fuel our growth and success.How to leverage failure as a source of feedback to help us chart the best course to achieve success.The “innovation killer” that many of us get caught up in and how it impedes our ability to learn and grow.It's definitely a fun and frank conversation between Whitney and myself – in fact, she even shares an illuminating personal story that really helps us to understand how she learned to make constraints a valuable source of feedback, so be sure to check out that “scoop” found only on this episode of my show.As I mentioned at the end of this episode, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. Please share your thoughts and ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CXYkeVMIAvxMTr2TN71ji?si=444d6d7057d646b4Noteworthy links:Buy Whitney Johnson's book “Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work” on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Whitney's work and her writings at whitneyjohnson.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A common theme found among the numerous books and articles on successful leadership is that leaders need to be more open, more transparent with those they lead in order to improve communication channels and drive forward initiatives that are key to an organization's success and growth.But what if we're not as open or as easy to read as we might think that we are? What if the actions we're taking overlook a key aspect of how our brain operates?That's the premise and focus of this new episode of my leadership show, “Leadership Biz Cafe” where I welcome Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson to share her insights from her latest book “No One Understands You And What To Do About It”.Heidi is a social psychologist whose research and writings focus on the science of motivation. She is also the Associate Director of the Motivation Science Center at Columbia Business School and a member of many esteemed scientific communities and organizations. In addition to authoring several books including “Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals” and “Focus”, Heidi is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, and Psychology Today.You may also recognize her name from some of the guest contributions she's made to my leadership blog as well.Over the course of our conversation, Heidi and I discuss a number of interesting points and insights from various studies shared in her latest book that can help leaders become more effective in their roles, including:Why we're not as well understood as we might think we are, despite our efforts to be more open and more transparent in our leadership.What drives the assumptions we all make about the people we lead and serve, and how stereotyping is only the tip of this sub-conscious iceberg.How our unconscious biases lead us to see creativity as something negative for effective leadership, where the more we see someone as being creative, the less we see them being an effective leader for our organization.Why we're not as good at picking up the context behind most of our interactions because of how our brain processes information and what we can do about it.How even our circadian rhythms – the things that make one leader a “morning person” and another a “night owl” can dramatically impact how we perceive people and situations.How power affects the way leaders view or understand the realities those around them face and what they can do about it to be more effective in their leadership.A powerful question every leader should be asking those in their trusted circle to help them better understand how they are really coming across to those they lead.It's a fascinating conversation and there was certainly more I would've liked to discuss with Heidi in this show to help listeners better understand how we perceive others and how others perceive us, and the impact this has on our ability to successfully lead those under our care.I encourage you to check this episode out as there's so much to learn and benefit from in terms of how you approach your leadership and the conversations you have with your employees.As I mentioned at the end of this episode, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. Please share your thoughts and ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vSRCtzQtH7YVJ3GEFme01?si=b009be349d894c6bNoteworthy links:Buy Heidi Grant Halvorson's book “No One Understands You And What To Do About It” on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Heidi's work and her writings at heidigranthalvorson.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With 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, so he can interview me about my new book, as well as asking about my future plans, including a discussion about my next leadership book.Over the course of this discussion, David and I discuss:What is leadership vertigo and how does it impact leaders in today's organizations.Understanding one of the key challenges organizations face in terms of balancing leadership development and retaining key talent.What Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela help us to understand about the importance of community and why it's necessary to rallying employees around our vision or long-term objectives.My experience with a public transit janitor on the Chicago L-Train and what his actions reveal about the true nature of credibility in leadership.What's next in store for me, including a discussion of what the focus of my next leadership book will be.As David mentions at the end of this special episode, I’d love to hear what you think about this conversation about my first leadership book, as well as hearing what other topics this might spur your interest in learning more about in future episodes of my show. To do so, please leave me a comment below or fill out the contact form found on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/2N3x1FzNQT4GeMLQX9GVLp?si=1890af599da64193Noteworthy links:Check out David Burkus' leadership podcast show, “LDRLB”.Learn more about my new book, “Leadership Vertigo” and where you can buy yourself a copy.I'd like to take this opportunity to once again thank David for agreeing to step in as a special guest host for Leadership Biz Cafe and for the thoughtful discussion around my book, “Leadership Vertigo”.And as this wraps up the month-long celebration of this special event, I'd like to once again thank all of my special guest contributors in this special leadership series – Doug Conant, Liz Wiseman, Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner, and David Burkus. My thanks and gratitude go out to each of you for joining me in the celebration of my first leadership book.I am truly grateful for your generosity, support, and encouragement. Your involvement in this celebration has certainly helped to make this important milestone event a memorable and special one, for both my audience and myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's increasingly competitive, global market, it's understandable why so many leaders are trying to figure out how to foster innovation in their organizations. So how is it that some organizations seem to thrive on the cutting edge while others can barely get their innovative initiatives off the ground? That's the focus of my discussion with one of the world's top experts on innovation and creativity, Matthew E. May.Matt is a popular speaker, creativity coach, and advisor who has worked with management teams from companies like ADP, Intuit, Edmunds, and Toyota, to help them discover innovative solutions to complex issues. He is also the founder of Edit Innovation, an ideas agency based in Los Angeles, California.Matt is also the author of four critically acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling books on creativity and innovation, including his latest book, “The Laws Of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything”.In this episode of my podcast, Matt shares his insights into how we can tap into our organization's collective creativity and drive innovation initiatives – including a fun, little exercise whose answer even had me surprised at its simplicity and elegance; you definitely want to check this out and even try it with your team and organization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does a storied organization like Disney create an engaged, empowered workforce despite the current economic challenges, and what can other organizations learn from their experience? That's the basis of my conversation with international keynote speaker and former Disney executive Doug Lipp in this latest episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”.Doug began his career at Disney as one of the trainers at the Disney University at Disneyland. This lead to Doug joining the Walt Disney Imagineering team where he not only helped with the creation of Tokyo Disneyland, but also with the creation of the first international version of the Disney University.Doug then went on to lead the training team at the corporate headquarters of The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney Studios.Following his time at Disney, Doug co-developed with Stanford University professor C. Clarke the Interculture Relations Institute, where he taught diverse teams of professionals how to better navigate the intercultural waters of the global market.In addition to his work as a keynote speaker and consultant on leadership, culture, and change, Doug is the author of eight books, including his most recent, “Disney U - How Disney University Develops the World's Most Engaged, Loyal, and Customer-Centric Employees”.Over the course of our conversation, Doug shared many wonderful stories about Walt Disney and Van France, the founder of the Disney University, as well as some of his many insights from his time at Disney, including:What are the “Four Circumstances” or organizational values that have been behind Disney's continued success and growth, and what they reveal for other organizations as the keys to thriving in today's challenging environment.Why Disney was able to continue to provide training despite increasing costs and declining revenues and how any organization can accomplish the same.The one thing that Walt Disney did every day that today's leaders need to adopt to ensure their organization's success.How Disney overcame their past problems of high employee turnover and disengagement to become one of today's entertainment juggernauts that continues to evolve and grow.What Disney can teach us about creating an environment where employees feel a sense of shared ownership and accountability, ensuring our organization's continued growth and profitability.Why it's important that we exemplify and apply our cultural values not just within our organization, but also in the actions and efforts we commit to outside our organization's walls.As I mentioned at the end of the show, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. You can share your thoughts/ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.Tanveer Naseer and Doug LippI’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EwAUHReTj65hAl2kNl6hK?si=9bed9bdb82f34d27Noteworthy links:Buy Doug Lipp's book “Disney U" on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Doug's work and his company at DougLipp.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does storytelling reveal to us as being the key attributes leaders everywhere need to exhibit to encourage employees to follow them both in good times and in bad? That's the basis of my conversation with Forbes columnist and leadership writer/consultant, Erika Andersen.Erika is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Erika also serves as a consultant and advisor to CEOs and top executives from several organizations including GE, Gannett Corporation, Time Warner Cable, Rockwell Automation, Turner Broadcasting, and Madison Square Garden.In addition to her popular business blog on Forbes, Erika is the author of three books, including her latest one, “Leading So People Will Follow”, which examines the “hero story” motif and what it reveals as the six core attributes successful leaders use to inspire others to follow their leadership.Over the course of our conversation, Erika shares a number of stories and examples to illustrate these key leadership attributes including:How leaders can overcome the current short-term focus in order to motivate and empower their employees to commit to their long-term vision for their organization.Why leaders must be both passionate and dispassionate in order to gain awareness of the concerns and needs of those under their care.The underlying behaviour that helps leaders to understand what's behind the actions and words of those you lead.How leaders can be generous with their limited time and resources in order to ensure the collective success of their employees.What leaders really need to do to exemplify trustworthiness in their leadership.As I mentioned at the end of the show, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. You can share your thoughts/ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/0u3bdya06dQAG0IPIQ2mN8?si=1e2eca5adddb48b5Noteworthy links:Buy Erika Andersen's book “Leading So People Will Follow” on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Liz's work and her company at Proteus-International.com.Read Erika's business blog on Forbes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is it that some leaders are able to stretch and build the intelligence, creativity and motivation of their employees, while other leaders seem only to disengage and drain the collective talent found within their teams? That's the basis of my conversation with leadership researcher and best-selling author Liz Wiseman.Liz is the president of The Wiseman Group, a research and development firm that conducts research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence. Some of her clients include Nike, Apple, PayPal, Genentech, Dubai Bank, Salesforce.com, and Twitter. Prior to founding her research firm, Liz worked for 17 years at Oracle as the Vice President of Oracle University and the global leaders for Human Resource Development.In addition to writing for the Harvard Business Review, Liz co-wrote the Wall Street Journal bestseller, “Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter”, which features some of the research she's done looking at leadership and collective intelligence.Over the course of our conversation, Liz shares a number of stories and research findings that help to illustrate:What's the “dirty little secret of the corporate world” that we don't talk about and how it's impacting employee engagement.How “multiplier” leaders stretch and grow talent to increase team productivity, instead of relying on attaining more resources to achieve goals.Why leaders need to go “public” with their mistakes to engender team success and building community.How encouraging debate can improve both decision-making and employee engagement.What “multiplier” leaders do that motivates their employees to do their best work.What the research findings into “multiplier” leaders reveals about opportunities to improve our education system in order to create leaders and employees that organizations will need in the years ahead.As I mentioned at the end of the show, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. You can share your thoughts/ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JUh5pwi1RG7v01ihlKhxc?si=69e97da3d79043d0Noteworthy links:Buy Liz Wiseman's book “Multipliers" on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Buy Liz Wiseman's new book “The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside our Schools” on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Liz's work and speaking engagements at TheWisemanGroup.com.Take the “Are you an accidental diminisher” quiz on Multipliersbook.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can leaders be attentive to those they serve when their time is becoming increasingly fragmented and demands on it growing? How can recognizing the efforts of our employees lead to a sense of purpose and community and with it, a drive towards achieving excellence? These are a few of the topics I discuss with retired CEO and renowned leadership expert Doug Conant in the 10th episode of my leadership podcast show, “Leadership Biz Cafe”.For the last 10 years, Doug has served as the President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, which under his stewawdship was transformed from one of the worst Fortune 500 organizations in terms of employee engagement levels to one of the best.  As a result, Campbell's experienced not only improved productivity and profitability under his stewardship, but the company also received numerous awards recognizing the organization as one of the best places to work.Since retiring from Campbell's in 2011, Doug has remained quite active in the leadership field, both through his speaking engagements and his writings in such publications as the Harvard Business Review. Recently, Doug also accepted a position to serve on the Avon corporate board, in addition to serving on the boards of several charitable and other non-profit organizations.Doug also co-authored with Mette Norgaard the New York Times bestseller “TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments”.Over the course of our conversation, Doug and I discuss:How leaders can transform daily interruptions into opportunities to help others succeed.Why “all leadership models are wrong” and what leaders should use instead.The two traits that successful leaders share and use to navigate today's complex and changing business landscape.What a near-fatal accident revealed to Doug about the power of community and fostering a sense of belonging.The four needs leaders should address to transform their company into a world-class and enduring organization.As I mentioned at the end of the show, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. You can share your thoughts/ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZV0NlSFqI2SOJahwppo54?si=007c6111b50343ccNoteworthy links:Buy Doug Conant's book “TouchPoints" on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Doug's work and speaking engagements at ConantLeadership.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do most efforts to improve team or individual performance fall apart within a short period of time? Why is it that our feelings of accomplishment diminish so quickly after we achieve a goal or target? These questions are just some of the topics I discuss with Stanford professor and author Shirzad Chamine in this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”.Shirzad is the chairman of CTI, the largest coach-training organization in the world whose clients include managers and executives from Fortune 500 companies, as well as faculty from Stanford and Yale business schools. In addition to his PhD in neuroscience, Shirzad also holds a BA in psychology, an MS in electrical engineering and an MBA from Stanford, where he lectures.Shirzad's first book “Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential And How You Can Achieve Yours” has already become a New York Times bestseller, having received critical acclaim in both business and leadership circles.Over the course of our conversation, Shirzad and I discuss:How most of us impair our performance through self-sabotaging thoughts that we mistakenly view as being beneficial.The simple trick that allows us to overcome this self-sabotaging perception in order to improve our performance.How to tap into your higher brain areas to increase your performance by tapping into your real potential.How to determine whether the criticism or feedback you provide to your employees has a negative basis and not a productive one.The lie that pushes high-performers to excel and why we should all avoid it.As I mentioned at the end of the show, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. You can share your thoughts/ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your preferred streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/5lXNa7uLKQIs6fjtyhGYXH?si=94047a79bb114e5fNoteworthy links:Buy Shirzad Chamine's “Positive Intelligence” on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Positive Intelligence and take a free online assessment to determine your individual or team PQ score by visiting Shirzad's website – www.PositiveIntelligence.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's no question that social media is becoming an important channel through which organizations can share and converse with their audience, as well as attract potential new customers for their products/services. But how can organizations successfully navigate this growing field to order to ensure an ROI from their online efforts? That's the basis of my conversation with author and renowned marketing CEO Shama (Kabani) Hyder in this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”.Shama is an international speaker, best-selling author and the award-winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group – a global online marketing and PR firm. Fast Company has called Shama “an online marketing shaman” and Entrepreneur Magazine has dubbed her the “Zen Master of Marketing”. Her best-selling book “The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue” was recently re-released as a 2nd edition featuring more hands-on advice and how-to tips on how to be successful in your marketing efforts online.Over the course of our conversation, Shama and I discuss:What's the biggest roadblock organizations face in becoming more active on social media?The online conversions businesses should be aiming to create and the benefits to be gained from this type of social conversion.Is it a good idea for organizations to create a social media policy and if so, what should be the focus of such a policy?What organizations should really be measuring to determine whether their online efforts are paying off.The 3 key points leaders need to take note of to ensure their organization succeeds in social media.What emerging trends organizations and their leaders should be on the lookout for within the social media space.As I mentioned at the end of the show, I’d love to hear what you think about this episode, as well as what other topics you’d be interested in hearing more about in upcoming episodes of my show. You can share your thoughts/ideas by leaving a comment below or by filling out the contact form on my website.I’d appreciate it if you could help support future episodes of this leadership podcast by taking a moment to rate my show on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast platform.https://open.spotify.com/episode/68MKJm5zKfNJGT1aqA7EAf?si=d9d305cff7ea4468Noteworthy links:Buy Shama’s book “The Zen of Social Media Marketing” on Amazon.com (or Amazon.ca for Canadian readers).Learn more about Shama's company “The Marketing Zen Group” by visiting their website - www.marketingzen.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.