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
#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
#488 Why Startups Fail: Logan Yonavjak and Niels Brabandt on Founder Readiness, Leadership Capacity and Coachability
Mar 01, 2026
#487 How to Fix Your Workplace Culture: Mel Blackwell and Niels Brabandt on Accountability, Ownership and the Best Pledge
Feb 28, 2026
#486 How to Build an AI-Powered Business Without Losing Control: Mo Rousso and Niels Brabandt on Governance, Trust and Accountability
Feb 27, 2026
#485 Human Agency in a Digital World: Marcus Fontoura and Niels Brabandt on AI, Cloud Computing and Strategic Leadership
Feb 26, 2026
#484 The Leader's Myth of Neutrality: Niels Brabandt on Unconscious Bias, Performance Reviews and Evidence-Based Leadership
Feb 25, 2026
#483 Marianne Abib-Pech and Niels Brabandt on The State of Leadership: Credibility, Leadership Brand and Strategic Influence in 2026
Feb 24, 2026
#482 Keenan L. McBride and Niels Brabandt: Why Leaders Must Lead with Dominion, Not Dominance
Feb 23, 2026
#481 Glenn Poulos and Niels Brabandt: Why Sales Leaders Must Never Sit in the Lobby
Feb 22, 2026
#480 Josh Epperson and Niels Brabandt: How Leaders Must Orchestrate Human-AI Collaboration
Feb 21, 2026
#479 Kevin Patrick and Niels Brabandt: Why Organisations Must Invest in Employees' Dreams
Feb 20, 2026
#478 Noah Kruthaupt and Niels Brabandt: How Leaders Must Bridge the AI Gap Across Generations
Feb 19, 2026
#477 Niels Brabandt: Why Leaders Fail When They Lack Context
Feb 18, 2026
#476 Byron McFarland and Niels Brabandt: How Management Buy-Outs Succeed or Fail
Feb 17, 2026
#475 Laura Funderburk interviewed by Niels Brabandt: How Executives Build Production-Ready LLM Pipelines
Feb 16, 2026
#474 Toxic Leadership Explained: How Decision-Makers Can Identify and Act | Niels Brabandt
Feb 09, 2026
#473 From the Attic to the Arena Building Online Soccer Manager with Jeroen Derwort | Niels Brabandt
Feb 09, 2026
#472 How Leaders Get Their Message Across A Strategic Conversation with Frankie Kemp | Niels Brabandt
Feb 09, 2026
#471 Trust in Artificial Intelligence: Why AI Adoption Is a Leadership Challenge, Not a Technology One | Niels Brabandt
Feb 04, 2026
#470 Leading Generation Z: Why Credibility, Purpose and Psychological Safety Define Modern Leadership | Niels Brabandt
Jan 28, 2026
#469 The Success Guide: How to Thrive in the Corporate Environment - an interview with Edward Bjurstrom by Niels Brabandt
Jan 28, 2026
#468 Shifting Gears at the Crossroads - an interview with Darryl J. Heffline by Niels Brabandt
Jan 28, 2026
#467 Leadership and Uncertainty | with Niels Brabandt
Jan 21, 2026
#466 Conflict Incompetence and Pseudo-Coaching in Organisations. Why Criticism Is Not an Attack and Leadership Must Set Clear Boundaries
Jan 14, 2026
#465 Efficiency and Innovation - Interview with Anne J. Thorensen
Jan 14, 2026
#464 The Innovation Intelligence Advantage - an interview with Kris Poria and Jeff Penrose
Jan 14, 2026
#463 A modern approach to coaching - an interview with Scott Abbott
Jan 14, 2026
#462 Modernising Public Services - Interview with Vijay K. Luthra
Jan 14, 2026
#461 Professional Goal Setting: How To Turn Ambition into Sustainable Results
Jan 07, 2026
#460 Do New Year's Resolutions Really Work? What Science Reveals for Leaders and Decision Makers | Niels Brabandt
Dec 31, 2025
#459 End-of-Year Business and Leadership: A Thank You, a Reflection, and Why the Year's End Still Matters | Niels Brabandt
Dec 24, 2025
#458 Is Your Recruiting Up to Date? Why Modern Talent Acquisition Is a Leadership Strategy | Niels Brabandt
Dec 17, 2025
#457 Leadership and Long-Term Planning: How Credible Strategy Shapes Organisational Success – Insights from Niels Brabandt
Dec 10, 2025
#456 Standing Up for Values: Why Modern Leadership Fails Without Conviction – with Niels Brabandt
Dec 03, 2025
#455 Excellent Executive Coaching: How Top Leaders Grow Through Real Impact – with Niels Brabandt & Ash Seddeek
Dec 03, 2025
#454 When Leaders Need a Script: How Off-Script Moments Become Strategic Risks | A Leadership Analysis by Niels Brabandt
Nov 26, 2025
#453 Critical Intelligence: Strengthening Human Thinking in the Age of AI | Niels Brabandt Interviews Geoff Gibbins
Nov 26, 2025
#452 Disrupt Everything and Win: How Leaders Take Control of Their Future in Times of Radical Change | Niels Brabandt Interviews Dr. Patrick Leddin
Nov 26, 2025
#451 Ghosting in Business: Why Leaders Must Stop Disappearing | Insights from Niels Brabandt
Nov 19, 2025
#450 Why Hybrid Work Depends on Great Leadership — Insights from MIT Sloan and Niels Brabandt
Nov 12, 2025
#449 Are Strong Opinions Dangerous? – How Effective Leaders Separate Confidence from Competence - with Niels Brabandt
Nov 05, 2025
#448 Do You Have a Right to Get Answers? – Leadership, Communication, and Accountability | Niels Brabandt
Oct 29, 2025
#447 Leading Change with SAP – Transforming Business, Technology, and People | Niels Brabandt & Christopher Carter
Oct 29, 2025
#446 Career Minimalism vs. Maximalism – What the New Work Divide Reveals About Leadership | Niels Brabandt
Oct 22, 2025
#445 Perspectives in Recruiting and Leadership – Why Many Organisations Fail at Their Own Viewpoint | Niels Brabandt
Oct 15, 2025
#444 Leading Beyond Labels – Rethinking Leadership, Identity, and Organisational Culture | Niels Brabandt with Merry Carole Powers
Oct 15, 2025
#443 The Truth About Annual Appraisal Interviews: How Great Leaders Turn Routine Reviews into Real Results - with Niels Brabandt
Oct 08, 2025
#442 Handling Leadership Mistakes: Why Accountability Defines Sustainable Leadership | Niels Brabandt
Oct 01, 2025
#441 (Un)Conscious Bias in Recruiting and Leadership – Why Blind Spots Undermine Business Success | Niels Brabandt
Sep 24, 2025
#440 How Leaders Motivate or Demotivate their HR and Recruiting Teams | Leadership Insights with Niels
Sep 17, 2025
#439 AI, Bias and Leadership: How Business Decision Makers Can Use Artificial Intelligence Responsibly | Niels Brabandt
Sep 10, 2025
#438 Leadership Between Productivity and Self-Fulfilment: Niels Brabandt in Conversation with Saahil Mehta
Sep 10, 2025
#437 Why Stories Matter in Leadership: Niels Brabandt in Conversation with Sierra Melcher
Sep 10, 2025
#436 Leadership in Times of Crisis: Restructuring, Redundancies, and Responsibility - by Niels Brabandt
Sep 03, 2025
#435 Coaching in Business and the Future of Leadership - Niels Brabandt Interviews Greg Smith
Sep 03, 2025
#434 The Six and a Half Habits of Highly Defective Bosses - Niels Brabandt Interviews Joel Hilchey
Sep 03, 2025
#433 AI in the C-Suite: Why Critical Thinking Is Non-Negotiable - by Niels Brabandt
Aug 27, 2025
#432 Entitlement in the World of New Work: Why Leaders Must Act on Evidence - by Niels Brabandt
Aug 20, 2025
#431 Merging IT and HR: Insights, Strategies, and Real-World Cases – Niels Brabandt on Leadership in the Age of AI
Aug 13, 2025
#430 Do We Really Need Regulation? Why Smart Rules Drive Business Success
Aug 06, 2025
#429 Leaders delivering Critique
Jul 30, 2025
#428 Leadership by Example and how to deal with Public Scrutiny
Jul 23, 2025
#427 Lead with Hospitality - an interview with Taylor Scott
Jul 23, 2025
#426 Recruiting and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Jul 16, 2025
#425 Emotions, Leadership and Business - by Niels Brabandt
Jul 09, 2025
#424 Succession Planning - by Niels Brabandt
Jul 02, 2025
#423 Leadership in the Medical and STEM Industries - an interview with Francie Jain - by Niels Brabandt
Jul 02, 2025
#422 Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are relevant for everyone
Jun 25, 2025
#421 Motivation and Esotericism - the case of Deutsche Bahn - podcast by Niels Brabandt
Jun 18, 2025
#420 Leadership, Networking, Recruiting - Opportunities, Limitations, Risks - by Niels Brabandt
Jun 11, 2025