All Episodes

#580 The Opportunities and Risks of Travel Policies | Niels Brabandt on Categories, Context and Trust

#579 Handling Misinformation | Niels Brabandt on Evidence, Accountability and Leadership Trust

#567 Who Leads Human-AI Interaction? | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 2 of 12

#578 The Ongoing Issue of Leadership Communication | Niels Brabandt on Clarity, Trust and Crisis-Proof Messaging

#577 What Leaders Need to Implement Now | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 12 of 12 (Series Finale)

#576 How to Put the Leader's Design into Practice | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 11 of 12

#575 What Is the Competency for Boundary Crossing | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 10 of 12

#574 What Is the Competency for Mental Acuity | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 9 of 12

#573 What Is the Competency for Building Adaptive Capacity | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 8 of 12

#572 Why Is Human Thinking Needed | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 7 of 12

#571 Why Do Problems Have to Be Reframed | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 6 of 12

#570 What Types of Problems and How to Frame Them | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 5 of 12

#569 How to Adapt to Change in Navigating Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg | Episode 4 of 12

#568 How to Navigate Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 3 of 12

#567 How to Navigate Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 3 of 12

#566 The Leader's Dilemma Regarding AI | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 1 of 12

#565 Crowne Cloth: A Family Business Built on a Simple, Genius Product Idea | Danny M. Goldberg with Niels Brabandt

#568 How to Navigate Human-AI Collaboration | Dr. Adrian Wolfberg on Leadership in the Age of AI | Episode 3 of 12

#564 Why Does Everyone Hate SAP? The Truth About ERP Software and Leadership | Niels Brabandt

#563 Handling the Power Imbalance: Why Every Leader Must Confront It | Niels Brabandt

#562 The Soul Edge: Why AI's Real Bottleneck Is Human - with Ernesto Gomez | Niels Brabandt

#561 The Importance of Events: Why Business Leaders Cannot Afford to Get Corporate Events Wrong | Niels Brabandt

#560 Speaking Under Extreme Pressure: Analysing Friedrich Merz's Speech After the Pride Berlin Attack | Niels Brabandt

#559 AI in Autonomous Cars: Who's Really in Control? | George Pillari interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#558 Leadership, Education and Diversity: What Goes Wrong and How to Fix It - with Niels Brabandt

#557 The 4 Languages of a Leader: Mark Wessner on Executive Communication with Niels Brabandt

#556 Hope as a Leadership Practice - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 4 of 4)

#555 The Leadership Heartset - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 3 of 4)

#554 Why Executive Teams Underperform - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 2 of 4)

#553 Leadership in the Age of AI - Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt (Episode 1 of 4)

CSD Berlin: A Personal Statement on the Terrorist Attack – Niels Brabandt Interviewed by DER SPIEGEL / SPIEGEL MAGAZIN

#551 Why Leaders Must Go To The End-Of-Year Party | Niels Brabandt on Social Legitimation in Leadership

#550 The AND Approach: How To Grow Your Law Firm And Gain More Freedom | Niels Brabandt interviews Gary Mitchell

#549 How To Become And Remain A Credible Leader | Niels Brabandt

#548 Motivation: When Leadership Follows Myths Instead of Science | Niels Brabandt

#547 Perfect Operations-Centered Maintenance: Frank Hess interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#546 How To Create Trust In A Remote Team: Kevin Dias interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#545 From Mud-Walled Home to CEO: Lintao (LT) Lu on Success, Resilience and Leadership with Niels Brabandt

#544 The Beginning and The End of AI Shaming | Leadership, AI and Accountability with Niels Brabandt

#543 Who Leads When AI Thinks? Dr. Adrian Wolfberg interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#542 The Navigator's Pivot: Danura Miriyagalla on Purpose, Uncertainty and Leadership | Niels Brabandt

#541 The Leadership Echo Chamber: The Risk of Artificial Agreement | Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc

#540 Essential Leadership: Marc Inzelstein interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#539 Building Culture the NASA Way - Brady Pyle interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#538 AI and Learning: No Adult Left Behind - George Pillari interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#537 The Pseudo Criticism Problem: Why Leaders Ask for Feedback and Then Punish It - with Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc

#536 Business Travel and Security: Former CIA Officer Charles Goslin interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#535 How To Deal With Regulation: Leadership, Compliance And Real-World Practice | Niels Brabandt

#534 Cambridge Expert Dr Mark Khater on The Future of AI, interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#533 The Problem-First Method: Kevin Dias Interviewed By Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc

#532 The Druid Knowledge Problem: Why Undocumented Expertise Threatens Business Continuity | Niels Brabandt Leadership Podcast

#530 Why It Is More Important To Be Respected Than To Be Liked: Danny M Goldberg interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#531 How Leaders Communicate So People Actually Act: Dr. Michael Gerharz interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#529 Toxic Leadership: Myth, Reality and the Difference Between Tough and Toxic Leadership | Niels Brabandt

#528 Building a Great Organisational Culture | Christy Pretzinger interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#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

#526 How To Stay Calm Under Pressure: Leadership, Resilience and Nervous System Regulation | Claire Hayek & Niels Brabandt

#525 The Delivery Gap: From Vibe Coding to Productive Quality in the Age of AI | Brenn Hill & Niels Brabandt

#524 Executive Presence in Today's World: Leadership Visibility, Trust and Personal Brand Strategy | Andres Prilloltensky & Niels Brabandt EMBA MBA MSc

#523 How To Get Your Organisation AI-ready | Leadership, AI Strategy and Artificial Intelligence at Work | Niels Brabandt

#522 The Sally Problem: Why We Break Our Best Problem Solvers | Barbara Wittmann interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#521 Shadow AI And The Cross-Functional Leadership Gap | Barbara Wittmann interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#520 The Costlexity Trap: When Growth Becomes Expensive | Barbara Wittmann interviewed by Niels Brabandt

#519 How To Motivate Or Demotivate Your Sales Team | Leadership Podcast by Niels Brabandt

#518 The Human Side of M&A | Niels Brabandt Interviews Byron McFarland

#517 Getting Buy-In From Your Senior Leadership Team | Niels Brabandt Interviews Byron McFarland

#516 Leading and Motivating Your Recruiters: Why Recruiting Is Harder Than Ever | Niels Brabandt

#515 How To Find The Right Advice – Evidence-Based Leadership Decisions | Niels Brabandt

#514 Guest Interview with Eli Igra Serfaty: Why LinkedIn Is Essential for Business Growth | Niels Brabandt Podcast | Leadership and B2B Strategy

#513 The Half-Life of Knowledge and Experience: Why Leadership Must Continuously Adapt | Niels Brabandt Leadership Podcast

#512 The Autonomous Business: How AI Agents Drive Growth | Interview with Philippe Theunissen | Niels Brabandt Leadership Podcast

#511 Why Your Recruiters Are Crucially Important: Leadership, Candidate Experience and the Primacy-Recency Effect | Niels Brabandt

#510 AI, Gen Z and Leadership: How to Navigate Change and Decision-Making Under Pressure | Niels Brabandt interviews Dr. Kelly Monahan

#509 Leadership Burnout: The Hidden Risk in Modern Organisations | Niels Brabandt

#508 Why Podcasting Is Crucial For Your Business – The Smartest Growth Strategy | Niels Brabandt interviews Gal Ko

#507 Presenting and Pitching – How Leaders Win Decisions | Niels Brabandt interviews Frankie Kemp

#506 Presence Without Being Loud – The Leadership Skill Most Leaders Get Wrong | Niels Brabandt interviews Frankie Kemp

#505 Interviewing At The Top – How To Win C-Suite Roles | Niels Brabandt interviews Frankie Kemp

#504 Leadership, Trust and The Benefit Of The Doubt – Why Organisations Fail Without It | Niels Brabandt

#503 Executive Presence and Influence: How Leaders Gain Buy-In Quickly | Bianca Riemer with Niels Brabandt

#502 How To Lead Successful Tech Transformation: Barbara Wittmann on Human Infrastructure and Leadership | Niels Brabandt

#501 How To Achieve Financial Freedom | Leadership Interview with Steve Lawson | The Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt

#500 Resilient in Business: Leadership Lessons from Jad Atwe | Interview with Niels Brabandt

#499 State of Organisations 2026: Scientific Insights on AI, Leadership and Workforce Expectations | Niels Brabandt

#498 Strategic Budgeting for Growth | Leadership Interview with Ron Cox and Niels Brabandt

#497 Profit Seeks Purpose: Leadership, Success and Meaning in Business | Interview with Harland Merriam and Niels Brabandt

#496 AI Layoffs: Transformation or Leadership Failure? Leadership Analysis with Niels Brabandt

#495 Marketing Growth Strategies for Modern Business | Leadership Interview with Rich M. Smith and Niels Brabandt

#494 How to Grow Your Law Firm and Still Have a Life | Leadership Interview with Gary Mitchell and Niels Brabandt

#493 The First 100 Days of a CISO | Cybersecurity Leadership and Execution | Interview with JC Gaillard | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt

#492 How to Turn an App Idea into a Real Product | Interview with Amanda Spann | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt

#491 Will AI Take Your Job Away? Leadership, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt

#490 The AI-Ready Human | Leadership, AI Readiness and the Future of Work | Interview with Paul Slater | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt

#489 CRAFT Thinking and AI Decision Making | Interview with Philip Topham | Leadership Podcast with Niels Brabandt

#488 Why Startups Fail: Logan Yonavjak and Niels Brabandt on Founder Readiness, Leadership Capacity and Coachability

#487 How to Fix Your Workplace Culture: Mel Blackwell and Niels Brabandt on Accountability, Ownership and the Best Pledge

#486 How to Build an AI-Powered Business Without Losing Control: Mo Rousso and Niels Brabandt on Governance, Trust and Accountability

#485 Human Agency in a Digital World: Marcus Fontoura and Niels Brabandt on AI, Cloud Computing and Strategic Leadership

#484 The Leader's Myth of Neutrality: Niels Brabandt on Unconscious Bias, Performance Reviews and Evidence-Based Leadership

#483 Marianne Abib-Pech and Niels Brabandt on The State of Leadership: Credibility, Leadership Brand and Strategic Influence in 2026

#482 Keenan L. McBride and Niels Brabandt: Why Leaders Must Lead with Dominion, Not Dominance

#481 Glenn Poulos and Niels Brabandt: Why Sales Leaders Must Never Sit in the Lobby

#480 Josh Epperson and Niels Brabandt: How Leaders Must Orchestrate Human-AI Collaboration

#479 Kevin Patrick and Niels Brabandt: Why Organisations Must Invest in Employees' Dreams

#478 Noah Kruthaupt and Niels Brabandt: How Leaders Must Bridge the AI Gap Across Generations

#477 Niels Brabandt: Why Leaders Fail When They Lack Context

#476 Byron McFarland and Niels Brabandt: How Management Buy-Outs Succeed or Fail

#475 Laura Funderburk interviewed by Niels Brabandt: How Executives Build Production-Ready LLM Pipelines

#474 Toxic Leadership Explained: How Decision-Makers Can Identify and Act | Niels Brabandt

#473 From the Attic to the Arena Building Online Soccer Manager with Jeroen Derwort | Niels Brabandt

#472 How Leaders Get Their Message Across A Strategic Conversation with Frankie Kemp | Niels Brabandt

#471 Trust in Artificial Intelligence: Why AI Adoption Is a Leadership Challenge, Not a Technology One | Niels Brabandt

#470 Leading Generation Z: Why Credibility, Purpose and Psychological Safety Define Modern Leadership | Niels Brabandt

#469 The Success Guide: How to Thrive in the Corporate Environment - an interview with Edward Bjurstrom by Niels Brabandt

#468 Shifting Gears at the Crossroads - an interview with Darryl J. Heffline by Niels Brabandt

#467 Leadership and Uncertainty | with Niels Brabandt

#466 Conflict Incompetence and Pseudo-Coaching in Organisations. Why Criticism Is Not an Attack and Leadership Must Set Clear Boundaries

#465 Efficiency and Innovation - Interview with Anne J. Thorensen

#464 The Innovation Intelligence Advantage - an interview with Kris Poria and Jeff Penrose

#463 A modern approach to coaching - an interview with Scott Abbott

#462 Modernising Public Services - Interview with Vijay K. Luthra

#461 Professional Goal Setting: How To Turn Ambition into Sustainable Results

#460 Do New Year's Resolutions Really Work? What Science Reveals for Leaders and Decision Makers | Niels Brabandt

#459 End-of-Year Business and Leadership: A Thank You, a Reflection, and Why the Year's End Still Matters | Niels Brabandt

#458 Is Your Recruiting Up to Date? Why Modern Talent Acquisition Is a Leadership Strategy | Niels Brabandt

#457 Leadership and Long-Term Planning: How Credible Strategy Shapes Organisational Success – Insights from Niels Brabandt

#455 Excellent Executive Coaching: How Top Leaders Grow Through Real Impact – with Niels Brabandt & Ash Seddeek

#456 Standing Up for Values: Why Modern Leadership Fails Without Conviction – with Niels Brabandt

#454 When Leaders Need a Script: How Off-Script Moments Become Strategic Risks | A Leadership Analysis by Niels Brabandt

#453 Critical Intelligence: Strengthening Human Thinking in the Age of AI | Niels Brabandt Interviews Geoff Gibbins

#452 Disrupt Everything and Win: How Leaders Take Control of Their Future in Times of Radical Change | Niels Brabandt Interviews Dr. Patrick Leddin

#451 Ghosting in Business: Why Leaders Must Stop Disappearing | Insights from Niels Brabandt

#450 Why Hybrid Work Depends on Great Leadership — Insights from MIT Sloan and Niels Brabandt

#449 Are Strong Opinions Dangerous? – How Effective Leaders Separate Confidence from Competence - with Niels Brabandt

#448 Do You Have a Right to Get Answers? – Leadership, Communication, and Accountability | Niels Brabandt

#447 Leading Change with SAP – Transforming Business, Technology, and People | Niels Brabandt & Christopher Carter

#444 Leading Beyond Labels – Rethinking Leadership, Identity, and Organisational Culture | Niels Brabandt with Merry Carole Powers

#443 The Truth About Annual Appraisal Interviews: How Great Leaders Turn Routine Reviews into Real Results - with Niels Brabandt

#442 Handling Leadership Mistakes: Why Accountability Defines Sustainable Leadership | Niels Brabandt

#441 (Un)Conscious Bias in Recruiting and Leadership – Why Blind Spots Undermine Business Success | Niels Brabandt

#440 How Leaders Motivate or Demotivate their HR and Recruiting Teams | Leadership Insights with Niels

#439 AI, Bias and Leadership: How Business Decision Makers Can Use Artificial Intelligence Responsibly | Niels Brabandt

#438 Leadership Between Productivity and Self-Fulfilment: Niels Brabandt in Conversation with Saahil Mehta

#437 Why Stories Matter in Leadership: Niels Brabandt in Conversation with Sierra Melcher

#436 Leadership in Times of Crisis: Restructuring, Redundancies, and Responsibility - by Niels Brabandt

#435 Coaching in Business and the Future of Leadership - Niels Brabandt Interviews Greg Smith

#434 The Six and a Half Habits of Highly Defective Bosses - Niels Brabandt Interviews Joel Hilchey

#433 AI in the C-Suite: Why Critical Thinking Is Non-Negotiable - by Niels Brabandt

#432 Entitlement in the World of New Work: Why Leaders Must Act on Evidence - by Niels Brabandt

#431 Merging IT and HR: Insights, Strategies, and Real-World Cases – Niels Brabandt on Leadership in the Age of AI

#430 Do We Really Need Regulation? Why Smart Rules Drive Business Success

#429 Leaders delivering Critique

#428 Leadership by Example and how to deal with Public Scrutiny

#427 Lead with Hospitality - an interview with Taylor Scott

#426 Recruiting and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#425 Emotions, Leadership and Business - by Niels Brabandt

#424 Succession Planning - by Niels Brabandt

#423 Leadership in the Medical and STEM Industries - an interview with Francie Jain - by Niels Brabandt

#422 Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are relevant for everyone

#421 Motivation and Esotericism - the case of Deutsche Bahn - podcast by Niels Brabandt

#420 Leadership, Networking, Recruiting - Opportunities, Limitations, Risks - by Niels Brabandt

#419 Recruiting and KPIs - by Niels Brabandt

#418 How to approach Cybersecurity today - an intervide with Craig Taylor from Cyberhoot

#417 Regulatory Leadership and its impact on the organisation - by Niels Brabandt

#416 Unlocking peoples potential - interview with Ernesto J. Gomez - with Niels Brabandt