the A.L.T. JOURNEY Podcast - LEAD THE FUTURE: Change the Conversation - by Arjan Visser

Arjan Visser

an unedited honest Authentic Leadership Transformation dialogue to Lead the Future. Join Arjan Visser as he chats with friends, peers and business leaders on (self-)leadership, future and peers.

  1. Jul 2

    143. Losing Yourself While Scaling? The Operating System Leaders Miss! | Jürgen Dauk

    Personal growth in leadership means nothing if scaling costs you your vision, your passion, and yourself. Host Arjan Visser sits down with Jürgen Dauk, author of The Leadership Operating System, for an unedited honest peer dialogue about what happens when fear replaces inspiration — and what it takes to lead with clarity when the stakes are highest. Jürgen Dauk brings years of lived experience in leadership development and entrepreneurship to confront the question most scaling leaders avoid: are you still leading from vision, or just managing from fear? In this episode, you will discover: Why scaling leaders shift from vision to fear-driven KPI management — and how that kills team spirit, passion, and personal growthHow viewing your organization as a living organism rather than a machine unlocks leadership skills, creativity, and genuine business growthWhat in-person collaboration after remote work revealed about trust, self discovery, and the irreplaceable power of human presenceWhy giving power to your people — not controlling them — is the one thing most leaders are too scared to do, and what they get in returnHow rediscovering your passion is the foundation of authentic leadership development and self-governance under pressure The real risk in scaling isn't failure — it's losing yourself while succeeding. This conversation is your invitation to lead with vision, passion, and the courage to ask the hard questions today. Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question, the question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future. https://alt.businessrevivalists.com 📌 Connect with Jürgen Dauk:🌐 https://theleadership-os.com🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juergendauk/ 📌 Your host: Arjan Visser | Human-Centered Futurist | ALT Journey Podcast

    143. Losing Yourself While Scaling? The Operating System Leaders Miss! | Jürgen Dauk
  2. Jun 18

    142. Here's Why Effectiveness Wins Every Time | Miriam Herzberg

    What if the thing quietly killing your leadership isn't complexity or pressure — it's the ego you protect when things get hard? This conversation names that truth out loud. In this unedited, honest peer dialogue, host Arjan Visser sits down with Miriam Herzberg — founder of Morgenwerk and a leadership advisor known for sharp perspective shifts — to explore what it really means to lead with effectiveness over ego. In this episode, you will discover: Why leaders lose authorship the moment they start managing perception instead of making real decisionsHow underlying value differences (not personality clashes) are the true engine of most team conflictThe simple silence-and-question technique Miriam uses to break leaders out of their excuse narrativesWhy courage is a muscle — and how small daily steps build it even when doubt is loudHow "tomorrow begins now" becomes a daily leadership practice, not just a taglineThe conversation you've been avoiding is the exact first step toward the leader you're becoming — what are you waiting for? Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question, the question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future. https://alt.businessrevivalists.com 📌 Connect with Miriam Herzberg:  🌐 https://morgenwerk.biz/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-herzberg/ 📌 Your host: Arjan Visser | Human-Centered Futurist | ALT Journey Podcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro & Welcome  1:31 The Morgen Werk Leap  4:18 Letting Go to Grow  7:38 Reading Leaders in 20 Min  10:15 Confronting the Control Trap  14:37 Maturity Over Ego  17:54 Why Teams Really Fight  24:33 The Nine Levels Tool  27:01 Tomorrow Begins Now  31:01 Authorship Under Pressure  35:16 Silence as a Strategy  39:31 Start That Conversation

    142. Here's Why Effectiveness Wins Every Time | Miriam Herzberg
  3. Jun 4

    141. Work The New Formula That Actually Fulfills You! | Matt Goddard

    Personal growth in leadership starts with one honest question — and most leaders never stop long enough to ask it. Host Arjan Visser sits down with Matt Goddard, private advisor to entrepreneurs and author of WORK A New Formula, for an unedited honest peer dialogue about what it truly means to consciously design your work around the kind of life you want to live. Matt Goddard brings his lived experience as a founder, coach, and leadership development guide to explore why authentic leadership demands more than hitting numbers — it demands personal development from the inside out. In this episode, you will discover: * The W.O.R.K. formula — Willingness, Offer, Reward, Kind of Life — a personal growth tool that backs you into your desired life and guides your leadership development from there * Why entrepreneurship and founder growth hit a wall at the £2–5M stage — and what courage and maturity it takes to move through it authentically * How journaling, breathing routines, and intentional daily rhythms build the self-governance that sustains authentic leadership under pressure * Why your values only become value when they connect to what matters to others — and how that insight transforms your offer and your coaching impact * The "push me pull me" and double loop learning exercises from Matt's book that slowly realign your true offer with who you are becoming The central test of leadership is staying true under pressure. This conversation is your invitation to stop outsourcing your identity and start living the kind of life you were designed to lead. Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question, the question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future. https://alt.businessrevivalists.com 📌 Connect with Matt Goddard:  🌐 https://www.thirtysixtwentysix.co.uk/  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgoddard1/  ➡️ Book WORK A New Formula: https://www.thirtysixtwentysix.co.uk/book 📌 Your host: Arjan Visser | Human-Centered Futurist | ALT Journey Podcast Timestamps 00:12 — Intro: Stay True Under Pressure / Full Authorship in Leadership  01:40 — Work as Authentic Expression, Not Just Survival  06:05 — Founder Chaos to Professionalized Leadership (the pinball machine)  08:00 — The W.O.R.K. Formula Explained  09:40 — Non-Financial Rewards as Part of Your Offer  10:50 — Tightening Your Offer for Relevance  13:50 — Backing Into Your Future Desired Life  15:30 — Market Positioning Through Authentic Purpose  20:50 — Push Me Pull Me & Double Loop Learning Exercises  24:30 — Matt's Personal Journey: Health, Courage & 3626 (Ezekiel 36:26)  29:00 — Reward Beyond Money: Impact & Systemic Change  30:50 — The Donkey Sanctuary: Disrupting Systems for Bigger Impact  33:45 — When Your Values Become Value for Others  34:30 — Measuring Purpose on a 1–10 Scale  36:45 — Work & Life as One Integrated Playing Ground  42:28 — Self-Governance & Daily Routines That Hold You  44:30 — Journaling, Breathing & Building Your Own Rhythm  47:10 — Leon the Motorcycle Magician (Fictional Story)  49:50 — How to Get the Book & Leave Feedback  50:50 — First Step: Sit With "What Kind of Life Would I Love to Live?"  53:30 — Invitation to Join the ALT Dialogue

    141. Work The New Formula That Actually Fulfills You! | Matt Goddard
  4. May 21

    140. The Maturity Gap Most Leaders Never Close

    What if your biggest leadership risk isn't moving too slow — it's never truly owning who you are becoming? Most leaders keep pushing harder when they should be pacing smarter. In this unedited, honest peer dialogue, host Arjan Visser (human-centered futurist) sits down with global leadership expert Mark Fritz — author of Lead and Influence — to explore what mature, sustainable leadership looks like from the inside out. In this episode, you will discover: Why success without continuous learning will eventually outgrow you — and how to close that gap before it costs youHow to replace work-life balance with a 3-rock integration system that keeps you energized across business, family, and selfWhy creativity needs constraints — and how time limits, not perfect plans, unlock your best ideasThe simple reflection ritual that keeps you in the driver's seat of your week instead of being driven by everyone elseHow to use articulation and AI tools to turn learning into action — and actually retain what you discover Mark and Arjan challenge every leader to stop outsourcing ownership of their own growth. Are you pacing your life — or just surviving it? 📌 Connect with Mark:  🌐 markfritzonline.com  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markfritz/  ➡️ Book "Lead and Influence": https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Influence-Ownership-Commitment-Achievement/dp/B08DF7BS4C/ Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question — the question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future. 👉 https://alt.businessrevivalists.com

    140. The Maturity Gap Most Leaders Never Close
  5. May 7

    139. Here's Why Your Purpose Keeps Slipping Away

    Success is not a destination you reach — it's a journey you keep adjusting while staying true to who you are becoming. In this powerful conversation with Kevin Bulmer, The Real Success Navigator, we explore the three core leadership tensions every authentic leader faces: calling, course, and compass. This episode challenges how you define success when achievement and capacity no longer align. Whether you're navigating a career pivot, a personal crossroads, or simply asking "is this it?"— this conversation is for you. 🔑 In this episode, you'll discover: ✅ How to discern and honor your unique calling (even when it doesn't make logical sense) ✅ Why goals are meant to grow you — not just get you somewhere ✅ The drift, drag, and anchor framework for authentic leadership ✅ How forgiveness and emotional hygiene sustain long-term success ✅ Why clarity follows courage — not the other way around 👤 About Kevin Bulmer: Kevin Bulmer is a speaker, coach, and author of "Script Change." He helps entrepreneurs and leaders find real success by trusting their inner compass. Visit: RealSuccessNavigator.com Join his free community: Little Engine Small Business Support Community 🚀 Ready to go deeper? Like this episode, subscribe to our channel, and DM "future" to join our weekly peer conversation for visionary leaders: A.L.T. Dialogue — where authentic leaders pioneer and ponder the questions that matter most. 📌 Connect with Kevin: 🌐 RealSuccessNavigator.com 🔗 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realsuccessnavigator/ ➡️ Book "Script Change" + speaking & coaching: https://realsuccessnavigator.com ➡️ Little Engine Small Business Support Community (FREE): https://realsuccessnavigator.com 📌 Your host: Arjan Visser | Human-Centered Futurist Alt Journey Podcast

    139. Here's Why Your Purpose Keeps Slipping Away
  6. Apr 24

    138. Who Will Follow You? The Brutal Truth About Leadership in the Age of AI!

    Leadership skills, leadership coaching, and team building collide in this raw conversation about what authentic leadership in the age of AI actually demands. Team accelerator Oliver Gabor joins host Arjan Visser to share the brutal truth about why high-performance teams fall apart — and what real leadership looks like from the inside out. 🔥 Is your organization rolling out new frameworks and trainings — but your people are overloaded, confused, and just "playing the game"? The problem isn't your people. It's the leadership model. Oliver Gabor (Team Accelerator / Teambeschleuniger) has spent years connecting leaders and teams for better collaboration. In this episode, he and human-centered futurist Arjan Visser dig into why leadership now is less about tools and more about how you show up — clarifying WHO before the WHY, asking upwards for explanation, and creating real time for alignment so your team can carry the vision authentically. We cover: ✅ Why AI is automating everything — and what that means for your leadership skills ✅ The "just follow me" boss story that changed how Oliver leads ✅ Freedom vs structure: how to empower people without losing them ✅ The Scrum engineer who quit in 7 days — and cost the company 2 years ✅ Why sending facility managers to Agile training is a $0 transformation ✅ Why your team has zero capacity to own the vision — and what to do about it ✅ Lead UP before you lead down: getting clarity before passing confusion to your team ✅ The bike helmet blind spot silently destroying your credibility ✅ Oliver's 3 takeaways for authentic leaders 💡 AI is handling the processes. What's left is being human — and most organizations aren't ready for that shift. — — — 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on human-centered leadership, future of work, and conscious leadership development. 👍 Like this episode if it sparked something. 💬 Share in the comments: where are YOU still "playing the game"? 📩 DM "FUTURE" - https://linktr.ee/businessrevivalists - to join the All Dialogue — an exclusive peer group for visionary leaders. — — — 🎙️ GUEST: Oliver Gabor 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivergabor/ 🌐 Website: www.teambeschleuniger.ch 🎙️ HOST: Arjan Visser — Human-Centered Futurist 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apvisser/ 🌐 Podcast: Alt Journey

    138. Who Will Follow You? The Brutal Truth About Leadership in the Age of AI!
  7. Mar 26

    137. Lonely at the Top? Here's Why

    Are you facing the challenges of a micromanaging environment, even when hitting targets? This podcast with author Ken Sher and host Arjan Visser offers essential business advice, emphasizing trust as the foundation for authentic success and improved workplace dynamics. Learn how to foster personal growth and motivation by building stronger relationships, allowing you to flourish in both your professional and personal life. ✨ DM FUTURE - https://linktr.ee/businessrevivalists In this episode, you will discover:   - Why micromanagement is the absolute opposite of trust and how to let go to foster a culture of growth. - How to redefine success based on fulfillment and meaningful impact, not just achievement, to avoid burnout. - The power of vulnerability and transparency in building deep, lasting professional relationships.     - Why trusting your team's development—even if it means they leave for bigger opportunities—is the ultimate act of authentic leadership.     - How to shift your focus from chasing goals to perfecting the process, allowing success to become a natural outcome. This conversation is your invitation to move beyond a fear-based, control-driven mindset and build a foundation of trust that allows you and your team to truly thrive. Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question, a question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future.  Https://alt.businessrevivalists.com DM FUTURE - https://linktr.ee/businessrevivalists Ken Sher’s contact details 🔗 LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kensher/ 🔗 Kens website 👉 https://shercoaching.com/ 🔗 Ken’s  book 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Whats-TRUST-Got-Transforming-Leadership/dp/B0FJ5QW5X2/ #KenSher #Trust #Transformation #Leadership #Culture #JobSearch #MicroManagement #Loneliness #Control#futureofleadership #StrategicForesight  #Mindset #Authenticity #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #VerticalAlignment #SelfGovernance #SelfLeadership #FutureIdentity#Maturity #Forerunner #Waymaker #LeadInsideOut #FutureMindset #BusinessRevival #ALTJourney #AuthenticLeadershipTransformation #ArjanVisser

    137. Lonely at the Top? Here's Why
  8. Mar 12

    136. Lead the Future in All Directions or React to Crisis!

    In this podcast, Arjan Visser speaks with Harvard's Eric McNulty, co-author of "Crisis, Change and How to Lead When It Matters Most," to discuss proactive approaches to leadership. They discuss the importance of a future focus and how to be 'proactive' in shaping the future, rather than simply reacting to crises. This conversation provides valuable insights for personal growth and developing a future mindset for crisis leadership and effective change management. DM FUTURE - https://linktr.ee/businessrevivalists Join Arjan and Eric in an unedited, honest peer dialogue that explores the critical dance between internal authenticity and external strategic foresight.In this episode, you will discover: How to balance being your authentic self with being the leader your people need you to be in any given moment.Why strategic foresight and admitting what you don't know are powerful tools for building trust and credibility.The concept of "Meta-Leadership"—the art of leading up, down, across, and most importantly, inside-out.Why leadership relevance requires constant evolution and how to avoid the trap of a static identity.The power of self-governance to prevent panic and maintain stability during a crisis.This conversation is a masterclass for leaders seeking to remain both authentic and effective, ensuring they are prepared to lead with confidence into an uncertain future. Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question, the question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future. Https://alt.businessrevivalists.com DM FUTURE - https://linktr.ee/businessrevivalists Eric McNulty’s contact details 🔗 LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/emcnulty/ 🔗 Eric’s Harvard page 👉 https://npli.hsph.harvard.edu/about/people/eric-j-mcnulty/ 🔗 His personal website 👉 https://ericmcnulty.com/ 🔗 Eric’s recent book 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Crisis-Change-Lead-Matters/dp/1541768043/ #EricMcNulty #Harvard #crisis #Change #leadthefuture  #futureofleadership #StrategicForesight #MetaLeadership #Mindset #Authenticity #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #VerticalAlignment #SelfGovernance #SelfLeadership #FutureIdentity #EmergingAuthority #Maturity #Forerunner #Waymaker #Transformation #Experience #LeadInsideOut #FutureMindset #LeadToMaturity #BusinessRevival #ALTJourney #AuthenticLeadershipTransformation #ArjanVisser

    136. Lead the Future in All Directions or React to Crisis!

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an unedited honest Authentic Leadership Transformation dialogue to Lead the Future. Join Arjan Visser as he chats with friends, peers and business leaders on (self-)leadership, future and peers.