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

By 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.

Episode Date
#586 When Leaders Should Stay Silent, and When They Must Speak | Niels Brabandt
Oct 14, 2026
#585 AI Co-Thinking: How Leaders Think Better with AI, with Prof. Nathan Mauck | Niels Brabandt
Oct 14, 2026
#584 Go-to-Market: Fix the Operating Model Before You Hire, with Bart Fanelli | Niels Brabandt
Oct 14, 2026
#583 Anecdotes versus Data in Leadership: What D-Day Teaches Decision-Makers | Niels Brabandt
Oct 07, 2026
#582 Emotional Markers: Why One Single Moment Decides Trust and Loyalty | Niels Brabandt
Sep 30, 2026
#581 The Importance of Taking a Stand in Leadership | Niels Brabandt on Management, Leadership and Values | Niels Brabandt
Sep 23, 2026
#580 The Opportunities and Risks of Travel Policies | Niels Brabandt on Categories, Context and Trust
Sep 16, 2026
#579 Handling Misinformation | Niels Brabandt on Evidence, Accountability and Leadership Trust
Sep 09, 2026
#567 Who Leads Human-AI Interaction? | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 2 of 12
Sep 07, 2026
#578 The Ongoing Issue of Leadership Communication | Niels Brabandt on Clarity, Trust and Crisis-Proof Messaging
Sep 02, 2026
#577 What Leaders Need to Implement Now | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 12 of 12 (Series Finale)
Sep 02, 2026
#576 How to Put the Leader's Design into Practice | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 11 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#575 What Is the Competency for Boundary Crossing | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 10 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#574 What Is the Competency for Mental Acuity | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 9 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#573 What Is the Competency for Building Adaptive Capacity | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 8 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#572 Why Is Human Thinking Needed | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 7 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#571 Why Do Problems Have to Be Reframed | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 6 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#570 What Types of Problems and How to Frame Them | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 5 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#569 How to Adapt to Change in Navigating Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 4 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#568 How to Navigate Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 3 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#567 How to Navigate Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 3 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#566 The Leader's Dilemma Regarding AI | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 1 of 12
Sep 02, 2026
#565 Crowne Cloth: A Family Business Built on a Simple, Genius Product Idea | Danny M. Goldberg with Niels Brabandt
Sep 02, 2026
#568 How to Navigate Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 3 of 12
Aug 30, 2026
#564 Why Does Everyone Hate SAP? The Truth About ERP Software and Leadership | Niels Brabandt
Aug 26, 2026
#563 Handling the Power Imbalance: Why Every Leader Must Confront It | Niels Brabandt
Aug 19, 2026
#562 The Soul Edge: Why AI's Real Bottleneck Is Human - with Ernesto Gomez | Niels Brabandt
Aug 19, 2026
#561 The Importance of Events: Why Business Leaders Cannot Afford to Get Corporate Events Wrong | Niels Brabandt
Aug 12, 2026
#560 Speaking Under Extreme Pressure: Analysing Friedrich Merz's Speech After the Pride Berlin Attack | Niels Brabandt
Aug 05, 2026
#559 AI in Autonomous Cars: Who's Really in Control? | George Pillari interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Aug 05, 2026
#558 Leadership, Education and Diversity: What Goes Wrong and How to Fix It - with Niels Brabandt
Jul 29, 2026
#557 The 4 Languages of a Leader: Mark Wessner on Executive Communication with Niels Brabandt
Jul 29, 2026
#556 Hope as a Leadership Practice - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 4 of 4)
Jul 29, 2026
#555 The Leadership Heartset - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 3 of 4)
Jul 29, 2026
#554 Why Executive Teams Underperform - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 2 of 4)
Jul 29, 2026
#553 Leadership in the Age of AI - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 1 of 4)
Jul 29, 2026
CSD Berlin: A Personal Statement on the Terrorist Attack – Niels Brabandt Interviewed by DER SPIEGEL / SPIEGEL MAGAZIN
Jul 27, 2026
#551 Why Leaders Must Go To The End-Of-Year Party | Niels Brabandt on Social Legitimation in Leadership
Jul 22, 2026
#550 The AND Approach: How To Grow Your Law Firm And Gain More Freedom | Niels Brabandt interviews Gary Mitchell
Jul 22, 2026
#549 How To Become And Remain A Credible Leader | Niels Brabandt
Jul 15, 2026
#548 Motivation: When Leadership Follows Myths Instead of Science | Niels Brabandt
Jul 08, 2026
#547 Perfect Operations-Centered Maintenance: Frank Hess interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jul 08, 2026
#546 How To Create Trust In A Remote Team: Kevin Dias interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jul 08, 2026
#545 From Mud-Walled Home to CEO: Lintao (LT) Lu on Success, Resilience and Leadership with Niels Brabandt
Jul 08, 2026
#544 The Beginning and The End of AI Shaming | Leadership, AI and Accountability with Niels Brabandt
Jul 01, 2026
#543 Who Leads When AI Thinks? Dr. Adrian Wolfberg interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jul 01, 2026
#542 The Navigator's Pivot: Danura Miriyagalla on Purpose, Uncertainty and Leadership | Niels Brabandt
Jul 01, 2026
#541 The Leadership Echo Chamber: The Risk of Artificial Agreement | Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc
Jun 24, 2026
#540 Essential Leadership: Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jun 24, 2026
#539 Building Culture the NASA Way - Brady Pyle interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jun 24, 2026
#538 AI and Learning: No Adult Left Behind - George Pillari interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jun 24, 2026
#537 The Pseudo Criticism Problem: Why Leaders Ask for Feedback and Then Punish It - with Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc
Jun 17, 2026
#536 Business Travel and Security: Former CIA Officer Charles Goslin interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jun 17, 2026
#535 How To Deal With Regulation: Leadership, Compliance And Real-World Practice | Niels Brabandt
Jun 10, 2026
#534 Cambridge Expert Dr Mark Khater on The Future of AI, interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jun 10, 2026
#533 The Problem-First Method: Kevin Dias Interviewed By Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc
Jun 10, 2026
#532 The Druid Knowledge Problem: Why Undocumented Expertise Threatens Business Continuity | Niels Brabandt Leadership Podcast
Jun 03, 2026
#531 How Leaders Communicate So People Actually Act: Dr. Michael Gerharz interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jun 03, 2026
#530 Why It Is More Important To Be Respected Than To Be Liked: Danny M Goldberg interviewed by Niels Brabandt
Jun 03, 2026
#529 Toxic Leadership: Myth, Reality and the Difference Between Tough and Toxic Leadership | Niels Brabandt
May 27, 2026
#528 Building a Great Organisational Culture | Christy Pretzinger interviewed by Niels Brabandt
May 27, 2026
#527 Does Digital Learning Actually Work? The Science Behind Learning, Leadership and Organisational Performance | Dr Jared Cooney Horvath M.Ed. & Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc
May 20, 2026
#526 How To Stay Calm Under Pressure: Leadership, Resilience and Nervous System Regulation | Claire Hayek & Niels Brabandt
May 20, 2026
#525 The Delivery Gap: From Vibe Coding to Productive Quality in the Age of AI | Brenn Hill & Niels Brabandt
May 20, 2026
#524 Executive Presence in Today's World: Leadership Visibility, Trust and Personal Brand Strategy | Andres Prilloltensky & Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc
May 20, 2026
#523 How To Get Your Organisation AI-ready | Leadership, AI Strategy and Artificial Intelligence at Work | Niels Brabandt
May 13, 2026
#522 The Sally Problem: Why We Break Our Best Problem Solvers | Barbara Wittmann interviewed by Niels Brabandt
May 13, 2026
#521 Shadow AI And The Cross-Functional Leadership Gap | Barbara Wittmann interviewed by Niels Brabandt
May 13, 2026
#520 The Costlexity Trap: When Growth Becomes Expensive | Barbara Wittmann interviewed by Niels Brabandt
May 13, 2026
#519 How To Motivate Or Demotivate Your Sales Team | Leadership Podcast by Niels Brabandt
May 06, 2026
#518 The Human Side of M&A | Niels Brabandt Interviews Byron McFarland
May 06, 2026
#517 Getting Buy-In From Your Senior Leadership Team | Niels Brabandt Interviews Byron McFarland
May 06, 2026
#516 Leading and Motivating Your Recruiters: Why Recruiting Is Harder Than Ever | Niels Brabandt
Apr 29, 2026
#515 How To Find The Right Advice – Evidence-Based Leadership Decisions | Niels Brabandt
Apr 22, 2026
#514 Guest Interview with Eli Igra Serfaty: Why LinkedIn Is Essential for Business Growth | Niels Brabandt Podcast | Leadership and B2B Strategy
Apr 22, 2026
#513 The Half-Life of Knowledge and Experience: Why Leadership Must Continuously Adapt | Niels Brabandt Leadership Podcast
Apr 15, 2026
#512 The Autonomous Business: How AI Agents Drive Growth | Interview with Philippe Theunissen | Niels Brabandt Leadership Podcast
Apr 15, 2026
#511 Why Your Recruiters Are Crucially Important: Leadership, Candidate Experience and the Primacy-Recency Effect | Niels Brabandt
Apr 08, 2026
#510 AI, Gen Z and Leadership: How to Navigate Change and Decision-Making Under Pressure | Niels Brabandt interviews Dr. Kelly Monahan
Apr 08, 2026
#509 Leadership Burnout: The Hidden Risk in Modern Organisations | Niels Brabandt
Apr 01, 2026
#508 Why Podcasting Is Crucial For Your Business – The Smartest Growth Strategy | Niels Brabandt interviews Gal Ko
Mar 27, 2026
#507 Presenting and Pitching – How Leaders Win Decisions | Niels Brabandt interviews Frankie Kemp
Mar 26, 2026
#506 Presence Without Being Loud – The Leadership Skill Most Leaders Get Wrong | Niels Brabandt interviews Frankie Kemp
Mar 26, 2026
#505 Interviewing At The Top – How To Win C-Suite Roles | Niels Brabandt interviews Frankie Kemp
Mar 25, 2026
#504 Leadership, Trust and The Benefit Of The Doubt – Why Organisations Fail Without It | Niels Brabandt
Mar 25, 2026
#503 Executive Presence and Influence: How Leaders Gain Buy-In Quickly | Bianca Riemer with Niels Brabandt
Mar 24, 2026
#502 How To Lead Successful Tech Transformation: Barbara Wittmann on Human Infrastructure and Leadership | Niels Brabandt
Mar 23, 2026
#501 How To Achieve Financial Freedom | Leadership Interview with Steve Lawson | The Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt
Mar 20, 2026
#500 Resilient in Business: Leadership Lessons from Jad Atwe | Interview with Niels Brabandt
Mar 19, 2026
#499 State of Organisations 2026: Scientific Insights on AI, Leadership and Workforce Expectations | Niels Brabandt
Mar 18, 2026
#498 Strategic Budgeting for Growth | Leadership Interview with Ron Cox and Niels Brabandt
Mar 13, 2026
#497 Profit Seeks Purpose: Leadership, Success and Meaning in Business | Interview with Harland Merriam and Niels Brabandt
Mar 12, 2026
#496 AI Layoffs: Transformation or Leadership Failure? Leadership Analysis with Niels Brabandt
Mar 11, 2026
#495 Marketing Growth Strategies for Modern Business | Leadership Interview with Rich M. Smith and Niels Brabandt
Mar 10, 2026
#494 How to Grow Your Law Firm and Still Have a Life | Leadership Interview with Gary Mitchell and Niels Brabandt
Mar 09, 2026
#493 The First 100 Days of a CISO | Cybersecurity Leadership and Execution | Interview with JC Gaillard | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt
Mar 06, 2026
#492 How to Turn an App Idea into a Real Product | Interview with Amanda Spann | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt
Mar 05, 2026
#491 Will AI Take Your Job Away? Leadership, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt
Mar 04, 2026
#490 The AI-Ready Human | Leadership, AI Readiness and the Future of Work | Interview with Paul Slater | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt
Mar 03, 2026
#489 CRAFT Thinking and AI Decision Making | Interview with Philip Topham | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt
Mar 02, 2026