Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer
Business & Economics Podcasts
Internationally-acclaimed keynote and TEDx speaker, award-winning leadership writer, and author Tanveer Naseer sits down with today’s top leadership experts to explore insights and tools to help leaders take on the challenges and opportunities found...
Location:
Canada
Description:
Internationally-acclaimed keynote and TEDx speaker, award-winning leadership writer, and author Tanveer Naseer sits down with today’s top leadership experts to explore insights and tools to help leaders take on the challenges and opportunities found in leading today’s workplaces. You'll also hear Tanveer's unique perspective on leadership in his popular "Leadership Espresso Shot" series, where he shares insights from speaking to audiences across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia on how you can improve your leadership craft and be that leader your employees need to succeed and thrive. Join Tanveer as he speaks with Marshall Goldsmith, Tom Peters, Guy Kawasaki, Robin Sharma, Bob Sutton, Jim Kouzes, Stephen M.R. Covey, Liz Wiseman, Faisal Hoque, Tim Sanders, Whitney Johnson, Adam Bryant, Sally Helgesen, and many other experts about leadership, communication, teamwork, organizational culture, and other timely topics. Ranked as one of the Top 2.5% podcasts in the world, "Leadership Biz Cafe with Tanveer Naseer" will give you the tools, insights, strategies, and motivations to transform your leadership and drive your organization's growth and longevity. As Inc. Magazine put it - "This podcast feels like you're sitting down for a cup of coffee with two leadership experts to learn about how to become that leader our employees need us to be." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Twitter:
@TanveerNaseer
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.tanveernaseer.com/
Episodes
Patrick Leddin | How To Turn Disruption Into Your Greatest Leadership Advantage
4/29/2026
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 his book, to “live a good life”?
In this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe,” I speak with Dr. Patrick Leddin about his New York Times bestselling book “Disrupt Everything - and Win,” he co-authored with legendary storyteller James Patterson, and how leaders can transform disruption from something to endure into a powerful driver to achieve a sense of purpose, and lead their teams to meaningful and lasting success.
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Duration:00:51:57
3 Questions Every Leader Needs To Cut Through Complexity | Leadership Espresso Shot 82
4/15/2026
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.
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Duration:00:09:40
Margaret Andrews | How Self-Management Transforms the Way You Lead Others
4/1/2026
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 Others) approach, a four-stage framework built on the insight that we can only lead others effectively once we understand who we are, who we want to become, and what stands between the leader we are today and the one we're capable of being.
You'll learn how to develop genuine self-understanding, apply it through practical self-management, and use both to lead others with greater clarity, empathy, and resilience, including how to navigate upward through challenging relationships with your own leaders.
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Duration:00:46:01
What It Really Means to Protect and Empower Your Team | Leadership Espresso Shot 81
3/18/2026
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 those who simply manage outcomes.
Listen to Leadership Espresso Shot 81 to hear something that will genuinely make you rethink how you show up for the people you lead.
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Duration:00:13:04
Matthew Kohut | Why Leaders Can't Afford To Stay Silent
3/4/2026
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 cost than leaders realize.
Matthew is a communication strategist who joins me on this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe” to talk about his book, ”Speaking Out: The New Rules of Business Leadership Communication” and what those new rules for speaking out are, along with a practical communication framework that can help leaders know when they should speak out, how to do it, and why it’s critical to their organization and its stakeholders.
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Duration:00:38:29
Lead With Purpose: 3 Leadership Lessons from My 15-Year Podcasting Journey
2/18/2026
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 Biz Cafe” was created and I could never have imagined the journey and growth this podcast would lead to.
Over the past 15 years and 199 episodes, I’ve been able to have conversations with renowned thought leaders like Marshall Goldsmith, Tom Peters, Stephen M.R. Covey, and Robin Sharma, and a create platform that has reached leaders around the world.
And through such a long and successful journey, you pick up a few hard-earned lessons of what it takes to not only succeed, but persist no matter what uncertainties lie ahead.
That’s why I’ve decided for this milestone episode of this podcast to share the unexpected lessons I learned along the way — about why purpose matters more than certainty when starting new initiatives, why curiosity is a more effective leadership tool than waiting for the fog to clear, and the one thing that separates leaders who build something enduring from those who stall before they ever begin.
Listen now to discover what 15 years of podcasting taught me about leading with purpose.
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Duration:00:12:51
Priya Nalkur | From Inclusion to True Belonging at Work
2/4/2026
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 Institute and has taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Heller School for Social. She’s also the author of the book, “Stumbling Towards Inclusion: Finding Grace in Imperfect Leadership”.
Whether you’re leading inclusion initiatives or simply want to understand how to create a workplace where every employee feels empowered to deliver their best, this conversation will give you the insights and practical strategies you need to make meaningful progress.
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Duration:00:41:02
4 Leadership Goals to Help Your Team Thrive in 2026 | Leadership Espresso Shot 80
1/21/2026
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 you develop the capability and resilience needed to thrive this year.
Ready to strengthen your leadership approach?
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Duration:00:08:10
Alex Budak | The Six Forms of Everyday Courage That Drive Change
11/19/2025
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 episode of "Leadership Biz Cafe," I speak with Alex Budak, award-winning UC Berkeley faculty member and author of "Becoming a Changemaker", about his Harvard Business Review article where he describes the six forms of everyday courage leaders can develop to successfully drive change and lead their organization through periods of adversity.
And a quick note here that this will be the last episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe” for 2025 as I’m taking a break for the month of December.
But I’ll be back in January 2026 with more guests, more Leadership Espresso Shots, and more insights on how you can succeed and grow in your leadership role.
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Duration:00:33:50
The Optimism That Keeps Leaders Going When Everything Falls Apart | Leadership Espresso Shot 79
11/5/2025
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 series, I share a story from the life of an incredibly successful leader who faced a period of uncertainty much like we're experiencing now, the only difference is that his company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
But it’s what he did next that reveals a powerful lesson for how we should view optimism, especially during periods of uncertainty if we want to ensure we can continue to succeed and grow in the years to come.
I’ve shared this story in some of my leadership keynotes and I can tell you it really does help to inform and re-energize our understanding of what we can and should be doing to effectively lead our team through the fog of uncertainty and change.
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Duration:00:08:25
Karin Hurt & David Dye | How To Transform Workplace Conflict Into Connection
10/22/2025
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 "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict," share their proven framework for turning destructive conflict into constructive conversations.
You'll discover the four dimensions of constructive conflict, learn the 12 GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) powerful phrases that actually work to transforming conflict into connection, and gain practical strategies for handling everything from workplace bullies to passive-aggressive colleagues to overwhelming workloads.
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Duration:00:47:39
Employee Accountability Starts With Meaningful Work | Leadership Espresso Shot 78
10/8/2025
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 story that reveals how leaders encourage organizational accountability by creating conditions for employees to do meaningful work.
Whether you’re struggling with employee accountability or not, this is an important episode that will help you understand what will be needed in the months and years ahead to encourage your employees to commit their best efforts to your organization.
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Duration:00:15:10
Faisal Hoque | How Leaders Transcend In The Age Of AI
9/24/2025
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 Age of AI,” challenges us to view AI not as a technology problem to solve, but as a mirror reflecting our collective humanity - and why this understanding changes everything about how we should lead with AI.
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Duration:00:48:00
Navigate Change Fatigue: 3 Strategies That Work | Leadership Espresso Shot 77
9/10/2025
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.
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Duration:00:11:29
Beth Kaplan | The Hidden Difference Between Inclusion and Belonging
8/27/2025
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 the critical difference between inclusion (what leaders provide) and belonging (what employees feel), plus practical strategies from her book "Braving The Workplace" on how leaders can create environments where people feel connected to something bigger than themselves without sacrificing who they are.
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Duration:00:37:46
The Hidden Power You're Wasting At Work | Leadership Espresso Shot 76
8/13/2025
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 about your title or position, but about something far more valuable that you control entirely.
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Duration:00:13:49
Rebecca Homkes | How Smart Leaders Drive Growth Through Uncertainty
7/30/2025
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 do with how we choose to view and respond to it?
In this episode of "Leadership Biz Cafe," my guest Dr. Rebecca Homkes presents her findings and a model that challenges us to rethink uncertainty as the fuel for breakthrough growth rather than an obstacle organizations need to overcome.
Through our discussion of her book, "Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times", Rebecca shares her proven SRT Loop framework - a cyclical three-stage process that will help leaders develop strategies to ensure their organization can withstand and grow whatever setbacks and market shocks that cross their path.
What You'll Learn:
Whether you're navigating economic uncertainty, industry disruption, or organizational transformation, this conversation will fundamentally shift how you think about leading growth in volatile times.
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Duration:00:42:01
4 Proven Steps Leaders Use to Build Conflict-Solving Teams That Thrive | Leadership Espresso Shot 75
7/16/2025
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 conflict from emotionally driven disagreements into productive, team-building breakthroughs.
After all, when done right, conflicts don’t tear teams apart, but makes them stronger and better equipped to face what’s next.
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Duration:00:13:29
Rasmus Hougaard | How AI Makes Leaders More Human Than Ever Before
7/2/2025
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 how AI can save leaders time, enable personalized leadership approaches, and help them to bring more humanity to their role, not less.
Drawing from extensive research shared in his new book, “More Human - How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead”, Rasmus explains why successful leaders must learn to manage their minds first, then develop three core human qualities that become even more essential in an AI-driven world.
What You'll Learn:
It’s a thought-provoking and revealing conversation that will inspire you to realize the future has yet to be written, and how the potential is there for us to create a more human-centric workplace environment where employees and organizations succeed and thrive together.
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Duration:00:34:59
When Your Worst Moment Becomes Your Best Tool | Leadership Espresso Shot 74
6/18/2025
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 story of my worst date night ever (spoiler: it involved being stranded on a highway on-ramp at night) and the unexpected leadership lesson that it reveals about how leaders can transform their most difficult moments into their most powerful teaching moments.
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Duration:00:12:38