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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 ...
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Organisations claim that innovation is important. Organisational behaviour frequently does not always foster an innovation culture. How can your leaders and your organisation be the best place for innovation? How do you find a sustainable approach to innovation? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB…
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Leaders need to convince people. Does that mean they need sales skills? Are there any other options available? Your organisation needs to be properly developed. Which skills do leaders need to achieve this goal? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact: Niels Brabandt on LinkedIn L…
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#353 Is Your Organisation Ready For Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an omnipresent topic. Is your organisation ready for AI? How are you able to find out the organisational readiness? Niels Brabandt discusses the topic in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact: Niels Brabandt on LinkedIn Leadership Letter: Live Q&As and more…
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A breach of trust always means a moment of truth for leaders. How do you make the best decision now? Which aspects do you have to consider? How will the decision affect your team? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact: Niels Brabandt on LinkedIn Leadership Letter: Live Q&As and …
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#351 The Relevance of Storytelling in Employer Branding
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Your offer towards the best talent on the market quickly can be seen as exchangeable. The competition is harder than it ever was before. Storytelling has a significant impact on how applicants perceive your Employer Branding. How can you take the best position in this challenging market? Niels Brabandt discusses the question in this week's episode.…
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#350 How to deliver a professional onboarding
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The probationary period is crucial for talent acquisition, management and development. How can your organisation deliver the best experience possible? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast.By Niels Brabandt
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The concept of Quiet Quitting became well-known during the last few years. However, the approach of Quiet Hiring is still not used often enough. How can you get access to more talent while, at the same time, you can build on existing knowledge and experience? Niels Brabandt discusses the approach in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB…
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Talent acquisiton is of crucial importance regarding the organisation's sustainable success. However, recruiting Generation Z is a challenge to the vast majority of them. How can you do better and offer a better recruiting approach? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Kontakt: Niels B…
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The relationship with the compliance department often is a complicated one. Avoidance, a lack of proactive communication, conflicts - these aspects are part of the result when interests clash. How can compliance be of benefit to the organisation and how can we work together more productively? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcas…
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The worst moments happen when a talent leaves your organisation. Often, this could have been prevented, but no actions were taken. How can you and your organisation prevent career-related employee turnover from happening? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact: Niels Brabandt on …
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#345 CEO and WEF studies on the state of knowledge - What is Upskilling?
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Which impact will upskilling have on organisational development? The actual WEF and CEO demonstrate the importance of the approach. Niels Brabandt discusses the studies' results in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Kontakt: Niels Brabandt auf LinkedIn Leadership Letter: Live Q&A WEF-Studie: https://www.weforum.org/publi…
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Better options on the job market, a shortage of talent and workforce, leader's behaviour - there are many reasons why people leave their jobs to work elsewhere. How do you deal with this situation proactively and professionally? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact: Niels Braba…
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#343 How to implement software in your organisation
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Updates, innovative or new software have become a more frequent issue recently. Projects often fail not due to technical inabilities but because they cannot meet people's expectations and handle the soft-skill side of IT. How can your organisation choose a more successful approach? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Ni…
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Negotiations about payment, salary, money became a crucial part of the recruiting process. Do people expect more spare time? More payment? Maybe even both? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: Niels Brabandt on LinkedIn Leadership Letter: click here…
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Most people still find their next job due to a job ad. Still, countless job ads show horrendous errors in creation, approach, copywriting and more. How do you create a modern and successful job ad? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: Niels Brabandt on LinkedIn Leadership Let…
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Self-confident decisions are often appreciated. The aftermaths are often less positive as the decisions hardly were well thought-through. How can leaders act in a timely manner and at the same time deliver on the promise of making excellent decisions? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.c…
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Proactive and goal-oriented communication is a challenge for people in any organisation. Some practice a thought-through approach or awareness, while others only show alarmism. How can you spot the best communicators in your team and develop others to improve? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-N…
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#338 To work or not to work - The Bedside Decision
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The amount of people on sick leave is on the rise. At the same time, discussions and conflicts arise about the modern way in which people are allowed to call in sick. Which developments are problematic, and which ones are useful? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact: Niels Brab…
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#337 Embracing Digital Transformation: Navigating Benefits, Challenges, and Professional Training in Today’s Business Landscape
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Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ --- This episode delves into the ever-growing reliance on digitization across different business sectors. Our discussion centers around the benefits and challenges associated with this shift, emphasizing …
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Employees and organisations frequently accuse each other of lacking reliability. Have we really lost this core competency, or is the discussion more complex than assumed? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/…
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Even during the World Economic Forum in Davos, leaders talked about "mentality-based location aspects". The attitude and mentality to work becomes increasingly important. Which aspects do we have to consider to create a positive environment in which we find the best people who work for us? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. …
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#334 When CEOs make questionable statements
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L'Oréal's CEO accused people who work from home of lacking attachment, passion and creativity. A debate sparked immediately. The statement is questionable - how do you deal with these statements when a senior executive in your organisation makes them? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.c…
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The 4-Day Working Week is part of an ongoing discussion about the Future of Work. Which approach work? Which ones are not practical? What does science say on the matter? Niels Brabandt discusses the topic in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Leadership Letter: https:/…
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The lack of talent and workforce dominates the discusses in organisation. How can you solve the situation with modern, effective and efficient solutions? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-netwo…
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The year 2024 is set to be a success. This or similar wishes are common amongst most people who tend to set goals for a new year. However, looking back at years before, most of them end with not having achieved even the majority of goals set. How can you and your organisation do better? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Hos…
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The new year is approaching quickly. Still, countless people decided to work even more during these times. Once again, other needs do not receive the priority which they probably should have. Is it part of the normal working culture, or is there a better, more sustainable approach? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Ni…
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Addictions are still a complex topic with which organisation struggle to deal. How should you deal with the situation? Which offers should we make? How do we implement a structure which helps in these situations? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's topics. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in…
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#328 Recruiting: let's talk about weaknesses
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During job interviews, we like to gain insights about the person to whom we talk. Weaknesses are part of any person, however, hardly will people speak about them. How can your organisation deliver better interviews and address the difficult topic of weaknesses? Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbra…
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A recent poll amongst leading stock-exchange companies showed shocking results. Is free enterprise without a position against far right-winged politics? Does an organisation have to take a political position? How should leaders act regarding political positions? Niels Brabandt takes a stand on the matter. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com L…
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Most recruiting interviews fail. However, this crucial moment in the recruiting process is often decisive. How can you and your organisation act better and gain an advantage when hiring talent? Niels Brabandt discusses the topic in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Le…
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Every career comes to an end at a certain point in time. How do manage leadership succession? Niels Brabandt discusses the complex issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-networks.com/…
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#324 Hype Business versus Sustainable Business
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Hypes are becoming more frequent in business with often wrong decisions made based upon them. WeWork was once valued in the two-digit billions while they now had to file for bankruptcy. How can you learn from these hypes? How can you make better decisions? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt (he / him) / …
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#323 Advantages and disadvantages of external consulting
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Consultancy is a growing industry. Still, it faces criticism for decades now. How does modern consultancy look like? How can you distinguish between excellent and catastrophic consultancy? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Leaders…
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#322 The role of Time in the Recruiting Process
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Job applicants often describe the application process as too slow, inefficient and ineffective. Is this statement just a personal perception? How may you optimise your recruiting process? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's issue. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Leadership…
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Leaders make mistakes. Unfortunately, most apologies do not have the positive effect most leaders expect them to have. How can a leader apologise and achieve a long-lasting, positive effect? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-networks.com/…
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Leaders frequently claim that experience is the justification for their decisions. Is this good practice? When is experience valuable, and when is it better to consider other aspects? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-networks.com/…
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#319 Which employee benefits should an employer offer
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The discussion about benefits for employees has been going on for years. Which aspects truly are benefits? Which aspects are not special at all? How can you make your organisation stand out in the competition for talent? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://ex…
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#318 Why leaders are getting worse (plus: 25 year of self-employment)
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When it comes to talent acquisition, organisations praise their leaders' qualities. Unfortunately, most leaders do not live up to the promise. The overall leadership qualities seem to become worse by the day. How can your organisation's leader do better? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Network…
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#317 Self-Image vs External Image of Organisations
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A congruency between the organisation's self-image and the external image is important for talent acquisition and organisational development. Unfortunately, the delta between both images is often significant. How can you create a better perception to close the delta as much as possible? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Hos…
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#316 How modern recruiting works and why it often fails
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Successful recruiting is crucial for any organisation in today's times. Unfortunately, often leaders are the reasons why the attempts to recruit talent fail. How can you deliver sustainable, modern recruiting on today's job and talent market? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leader…
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Leaders wish to have motivated people in their organisation. According to studies from e.g. Gallup motivation is on a record low and there is no sign that the situation improves by itself. How can you create a better, more motivating environment in your organisation? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's podcast. Host: Niels Brabandt / …
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Having a performance culture is a goal which is often set. However, how to design or implement such a culture often remains a mystery. Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-networks.com/By Niels Brabandt
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Proactive Customer Commnication should be a standard procedure in any organisation. However, it often remains a goal never to be fulfilled in countless organisations. How can you improve the situation? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Host: Niels Brabandt (he/him) / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-ne…
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#312 Are personality tests suitable for business, leadership and staffing decisions?
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Countless personality types are available on the market. However, are these tests suitable for an application with regards to business, leadership and promotion or demotion decisions? Niels Brabandt critically discusses the issue in this week's episode. Your host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-networks.com/…
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The Relevance of International Experience
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International experience is often expected and considered necessary for leadership positions. However, in which context may it be of proven value for an organisation? Niel Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Your host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-networks.com/…
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When organisational concept and reality do not match
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Organisations have an idea, a concept, and Employer Branding in place, which should design how the organisation is perceived externally and internally. Unfortunately, often the concepts and ideas do not match reality. How can you optimise the situation in your organisation? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode: Your host: Niels…
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While many people using coaching, only a few achieve the goals they set. One questions becomes immanent: is coaching worth the money? Is there proof and evidence for coaching that works? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode: Your host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Leadership Letter: http://expert.nb-networks.com/…
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Are your processes efficient and effective?
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Organisations needs processes. Unfortunately, these processes are often the root cause of conflicts as they have not been updated for years. How can your organisation do better? How can your organisation design efficient and effective processes? Niels Brabandt discusses the topic in this week's episode. Your host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.co…
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Especially in difficult times, employees ask for a dedicated and value-based leadership. While leaders often claim to live by the organisation's values, employees often complain about their leaders violating them or changing them opportunistically. How can your leaders do better? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Your host:…
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Talent acquisition is relying on an excellent recruiting process. Unfortunately, exactly this process is one of the main reasons why applicants decide to work somewhere else, leaving you behind with another vacancy. How does modern recruiting work? Niels Brabandt discusses the issue in this week's episode. Your host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks…
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