The Leadership Podcast by Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc / NB Networks

Niels Brabandt
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Niels Brabandt, the owner and founder of NB Networks, is your host. Sustainable Leadership. We are helping managers to become better leaders. This show dedicates time to help, to improve and to assist you in achieving your goals. You may already be a leader and aim to become better, or you want to be in a leadership position in the future and avoid mistakes on the way of getting there. Your host, Niels Brabandt, is in business since 1998. He worked for a large corporation as well as a global franchise company before he became full-time self-employed. This podcast is your free access to his knowledge, his experience and his network of experts. What can you expect? You will get scientifically proven expertise. Your host will make unambiguously clear when he is talking about opinion rather than facts. He will address your challenges as a leader or someone who wants to be one and how to overcome them. The challenges you face as a leader in today's business world come from many different aspects of an organisation. Finding the right way to communicate and managing conflicts are just the beginning. Excellent presentations skills are a must today besides dealing with change inside and outside the teams which you have to lead — keeping motivation high means that you must be able to have skills of influence without being manipulative. Negotiate and set goals, be creative and innovative, make the right decisions and position yourself in a business work which heavily relies on networking. You must deliver all this at the best quality with efficient and effective processes during projects which must be on time, on track, on target but under budget. Moreover, of course, you must recruit, develop and retain the best talents of your industry. Your employer's brand and business storytelling become a significant part of your work today. At the same time, hard skills as forecasting, planning, conceptualisation are part of you as a leader mastering Strategy. Of course, selling the products has to work as well in challenging and competitive environments. Niels Brabandt, owner and founder of NB Networks, your host, will help to become a (better) leader.

  1. 2d ago

    #590 Denial of Facts in Leadership: Why Mindset Is No Substitute for Evidence | Niels Brabandt

    When the facts are unambiguous, leaders act accordingly. Or do they? In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, Niels Brabandt examines a growing problem in management: leaders who know the facts, ignore them and decide on opinion instead. From sales targets that ignore an economic crisis to teams expected to do the work of 14 people with six, Niels Brabandt shows why "work on your mindset" is no substitute for a plan. He explains why both leaders and employees carry responsibility, where optimisation is possible and where processes reach their limits, and why the burden of proof always lies with the person making the claim. You will learn how to build a fact-based leadership culture in which reliable, verifiable evidence leads to agreement instead of frustration. For executives, managers and decision-makers who want decisions that stand up to scrutiny. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/

    #590 Denial of Facts in Leadership: Why Mindset Is No Substitute for Evidence | Niels Brabandt

  2. 2d ago ·  Bonus

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  3. 2d ago

    #589 Expect a Lot, Care a Lot: Why Only 7% of Leaders Get the Balance Right | Niels Brabandt with Victoria Roos Olsson

    Have we stopped expecting a lot from leadership? In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, Niels Brabandt speaks with Victoria Roos Olsson, FranklinCovey leadership expert and co-author of Expect A Lot, Care A Lot: How 6 Critical Practices Create High-Performing Teams. Victoria Roos Olsson explains why the best leaders combine very high expectations with genuine care, why only about 7% of leaders currently achieve that balance, and why those who do are three times more likely to have highly engaged teams and achieve six times better results. Drawing on her career in hospitality and FranklinCovey research, she shows why taskmasters and pleasers both fail, why good cop, bad cop management damages culture, and how six critical practices help leaders, and leaders of leaders, build high-performing teams. For executives, managers and HR leaders who want engagement and results at the same time. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/

    #589 Expect a Lot, Care a Lot: Why Only 7% of Leaders Get the Balance Right | Niels Brabandt with Victoria Roos Olsson

  4. Oct 28

    #588 The AI-Human Issue: Why Giving AI a Face Backfires | Niels Brabandt

    Why do employees welcome AI at home but resist it at work? In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, Niels Brabandt explains the AI-human issue: the gap between useful technology and poorly executed implementation that triggers resistance in organisations. Drawing on real cases from his consulting and interim management work, Niels Brabandt shows why a compelling business case is rarely the problem, why surveillance ideas destroy trust, and why giving AI processes human names and faces backfires. You will learn how sense-making and toxic spread shape the reception of AI, why leaders risk their social legitimacy, and how to involve your people in the design so that AI adoption succeeds. For leaders, executives and decision-makers who want AI to deliver results without losing the trust of their teams. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/

    #588 The AI-Human Issue: Why Giving AI a Face Backfires | Niels Brabandt

  5. Oct 21

    #587 The Emotional Journey at Work: Why "Bring Your Full Self to Work" Rarely Holds True

    Few workplace slogans sound as appealing as "bring your full self to work", and few are so rarely true. In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, leadership expert Niels Brabandt examines the emotional journey at work: the distance between who people are in private and who they are expected to be in their professional role. Niels Brabandt explains why most professionals bring only part of themselves to work, why this gap is not automatically a problem, and how the trade-off between pay, purpose, autonomy and personal values shapes every career decision. He shares examples from banking, sales and his own self-employed life, the story of a German board member who became a bus driver, and his view on visibility for LGBTQIA+ professionals. For leaders, the message is practical: acknowledge the emotional journey honestly, assess the trade-off with your people, and act early when the journey has become too long. Sustainable performance depends on it. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/

    #587 The Emotional Journey at Work: Why "Bring Your Full Self to Work" Rarely Holds True

  6. Oct 14

    #586 When Leaders Should Stay Silent, and When They Must Speak | Niels Brabandt

    "Silence is golden." But is it true for leaders? In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc, expert in Sustainable Leadership, explains when leaders must speak and when strategic silence is the smarter choice. Using the current coalition talks after the Berlin election, the 2021 federal election and the debate about the rainbow flag on the Bundestag, Niels Brabandt shows how silence can strengthen a leader's position, why every statement has consequences, and why silence fails the moment someone asks you a direct question. You will learn three situations in which leaders should stay silent, why unanswered questions lead to damaging sense-making, and a three-step method for leadership communication: analysis, professional communications support and the benefit test. For executives, managers and decision-makers who want to communicate with impact and avoid statements they will regret. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/

    #586 When Leaders Should Stay Silent, and When They Must Speak | Niels Brabandt

  7. Oct 14

    #585 AI Co-Thinking: How Leaders Think Better with AI, with Prof. Nathan Mauck | Niels Brabandt

    Everyone has an opinion on AI, but how do leaders actually think better with it? In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc speaks with Professor Nathan Mauck, Professor of Finance at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management, UMKC, and co-author of "AI Co-Thinking: A Framework for Working with AI". Nathan Mauck explains why prompt engineering is the wrong place to start, the difference between using AI and thinking with AI, and why the bigger risk of AI is not cheating but trusting output you cannot judge. He introduces a simple matrix of decision stakes and personal expertise, and shares practical first steps for leaders who feel they are already behind. For executives, managers and decision-makers who want to use AI to improve their judgement rather than replace it. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/

    #585 AI Co-Thinking: How Leaders Think Better with AI, with Prof. Nathan Mauck | Niels Brabandt

  8. Oct 14

    #584 Go-to-Market: Fix the Operating Model Before You Hire, with Bart Fanelli | Niels Brabandt

    Should you scale revenue by hiring more salespeople? In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc speaks with Bart Fanelli, CEO and co-founder of Skillibrium and former Chief Revenue Officer of OutSystems, about sustainable success in go-to-market strategies. Bart Fanelli explains why adding sales capacity before fixing the operating model fails, how his team reduced field capacity by almost 20 per cent and still met its board commitment, why emotional decisions slow founder-led companies down, and why mass AI outreach erodes customer trust in the enterprise. You will also learn how to win over reluctant founders by selling internally, and why skip-level, forward-ready communication makes executives successful. For executives, founders, sales leaders and revenue leaders who want growth that lasts. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/

    #584 Go-to-Market: Fix the Operating Model Before You Hire, with Bart Fanelli | Niels Brabandt
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Niels Brabandt, the owner and founder of NB Networks, is your host. Sustainable Leadership. We are helping managers to become better leaders. This show dedicates time to help, to improve and to assist you in achieving your goals. You may already be a leader and aim to become better, or you want to be in a leadership position in the future and avoid mistakes on the way of getting there. Your host, Niels Brabandt, is in business since 1998. He worked for a large corporation as well as a global franchise company before he became full-time self-employed. This podcast is your free access to his knowledge, his experience and his network of experts. What can you expect? You will get scientifically proven expertise. Your host will make unambiguously clear when he is talking about opinion rather than facts. He will address your challenges as a leader or someone who wants to be one and how to overcome them. The challenges you face as a leader in today's business world come from many different aspects of an organisation. Finding the right way to communicate and managing conflicts are just the beginning. Excellent presentations skills are a must today besides dealing with change inside and outside the teams which you have to lead — keeping motivation high means that you must be able to have skills of influence without being manipulative. Negotiate and set goals, be creative and innovative, make the right decisions and position yourself in a business work which heavily relies on networking. You must deliver all this at the best quality with efficient and effective processes during projects which must be on time, on track, on target but under budget. Moreover, of course, you must recruit, develop and retain the best talents of your industry. Your employer's brand and business storytelling become a significant part of your work today. At the same time, hard skills as forecasting, planning, conceptualisation are part of you as a leader mastering Strategy. Of course, selling the products has to work as well in challenging and competitive environments. Niels Brabandt, owner and founder of NB Networks, your host, will help to become a (better) leader.

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