Speaking - Tanveer Naseer

We were fortunate enough to welcome Tanveer to Henkel, to deliver an inspiring virtual keynote to over 400 of our colleagues globally. Tanveer’s energy, enthusiasm and expertise was incredible. He captured our audience during his 45 minute session, leaving them feeling empowered and with actionable takeaways. We’ve received excellent feedback and hope we get the chance to work with Tanveer again.

Rachael Rowland Head of Cultural Transformation & DEI (Global Beauty Care), Henkel

When it comes to providing a fresh look at leadership, and actionable guidance on how to become a more effective and successful leader in today’s faster-paced, global environment, award-winning and internationally acclaimed leadership writer and thinker Tanveer Naseer has proven himself to be a fresh and unique voice within the leadership sphere.

So much so that Inc. Magazine has recognized Tanveer not only as one of their “100 Great Leadership Speakers”, but they also included Tanveer in their list of the “Top 100 Management and Leadership Experts”, putting him alongside some of the top leadership thinkers and practitioners in the world.

In his talks, Tanveer masterfully blends research studies with inspiring and insightful stories so that audience members are not only motivated to become better leaders in their organization, but they now have the tools and road map for how to put these ideas into action in their everyday work lives.

It’s not surprising then why Tanveer continues to receive high praise from audience members across Canada, United States, Europe, and the Middle East, and why he’s been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of today’s “100 Great Leadership Speakers”.

Speaking Themes and Topics

Some of the theme's Tanveer discusses in his leadership keynotes and workshops include:

Leadership
Leadership development
Employee empowerment
Creating purpose at work
Organizational culture
Communication
Leading change
Coaching
Empathy in leadership
Critical thinking
Improving delegation
Relationship-building
and more

Here’s a list of some of Tanveer’s most popular talks, which will help to give you an idea of the kind of leadership insights and advice Tanveer can share with your organization or at your event - whether it's virtual or in person:

How Leaders Can Create Purpose and Foster Connections In The Hybrid Workplace

Without question, the way we work is changing, and this change requires leaders to pivot in how they approach their role. Specifically, leaders need to not only create opportunities for their employees to do purposeful work, but they also have to help foster connections between team members who might rarely be in the same room together.

Over the course of this keynote, you will learn what it takes to create purpose-led work for your employees and how to ensure it remains connected to mission-critical objectives of your organization. Tanveer also reveals how to adapt both your mindset and the way you communicate to foster emotional connections with those you lead, regardless of what kind of hybrid workspace your team operates within.

Tanveer is great to work with - he took the time to get to know our organization and what our leaders wanted to learn. By doing so, he was able to customize his keynote and his following sessions to meet the needs of our organization. Our leaders enjoyed getting to know him more and continuing to learn from him through informal conversation. Thanks Tanveer for coming to share your leadership insights!

Jessica Luh Kim Director of Education & Program Development, Schelegel Villages

Developing A Mindset For Bold Transformation

A study by McKinsey & Co found that 70% of organizational change efforts fail and the primary reasons are a lack of management support and employee buy-in.

In this leadership keynote, you will learn that the key to avoiding such failures and achieving bold transformation starts with you and transforming your own mindset.

Some of the key takeaways you’ll get from this keynote from Tanveer include:

Why the key to bold transformation starts with your own mindset and the new behaviours you need to adapt to promote a more change-forward organization.
How to use your mindset shift and behavioural change to overcome resistance within the organization to bold transformation.
How to engage your employees’ sense of purpose to sustain bold transformation over the long run.

Patricia Rangel Head of Global Medicine Strategy and Coordination, Boehringer Ingelheim

Cultivating Empathy To Strengthen Connections And Improve Delegation

In this keynote, Tanveer shares insights and tools needed to create a culture of empathy that will empower employees to deliver their best because they feel heard, seen, and that their contributions matter.

Over the course of this keynote, Tanveer will share:

What is empathy and why it matters more than ever in today’s leadership.
How to improve and strengthen your listening skills to better understand and relate to those under your care.
How to meaningfully connect with others in a virtual world.
How empathy can help address rising workloads and bring greater focus onto work that really matters.
With this new framework of empathy and leadership, how to use delegation to empower employees to deliver their best work and drive organizational success.

Using Power Of Trust To Drive Accountability

With organizations dealing with issues like Quiet Quitting and an ongoing talent shortage, leaders need to ensure they're creating a positive environment of accountability for achieving organizational priorities.

In this keynote, Tanveer will share research findings for why the key to driving accountability is through the power of trust and how to tap into this powerful motivating force.

Some of the key takeaways you'll gain from Tanveer's keynote include:

What you should be modeling as a leader to foster trust and build accountability.
How to move from being a trusted leader to a trusting one - and why this is critical to inspiring excellence and accountability in others.
How to help employees find meaning in what they do to help embolden their own sense of personal accountability.

Fernando Mazzuli Global Learning and Development Manager, Henkel

How to Overcome Leadership Vertigo to Drive Success

In this keynote, Tanveer reveals how the four Leadership Principles he writes about in his book, “Leadership Vertigo” can help leaders tap into the native talents, creativity, and experiences of their employees in order to promote organizational adaptability and growth in the years to come.

Over the course of this keynote, Tanveer will share:

How you can foster a sense of community in your organization to encourage employee engagement and accountability.
How you can develop your emotional competence to build and strengthen relationships to drive organizational success.
What you need to do to increase self-awareness in your leadership in order to better respond to your organization’s evolving needs.
How tapping into your innate sense of compassion can drive innovation and success.

No More Workplace Zombies: The 10 Keys For Creating Employees Who Care

In this keynote, leaders learn about the three core psychological needs studies have shown we all have, and the 10 keys that will allow leaders to tap into these three psychological needs to not only prevent the spread of “Workplace Zombies”, but how to create employees who care about the work they do.

Using a combination of the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology, along with storytelling and audience participation exercises, you will come away with a better appreciation for not only how you can stop the spread of employees who simply check their brains at the door, but also how you can encourage your team members to commit their discretionary effort to the shared goals of your organization.

Thank you for coming to Boston Children’s to do your talk. You made a great impact on many of us. I’ve spoken about you and your talk with my Director and he’s impressed. This week I will be sharing with one of our management teams, my experience from your talk. I am definitely looking forward to having you return to Boston Children’s in the future.

Angela Thomas Patient Support Services’ Program Administration Manager, Boston Children's Hospital

Shifting From Training People To Continuously Improving Talent

On the job learning is becoming more and more critical to an organization’s ability to adapt and innovate. In this keynote, leaders will learn what makes a training program successful, as well as the 10 critical steps they need to take to promote a continuous learning environment to engage and retain their employees.

Some of the insights attendees will take away from this keynote include:

What studies have shown to be the fuel that drives our internal motivation and how this impacts our ability to learn and grow.
How to improve learning and adaptation by avoiding "The Five Motivation Don’ts" and implementing "The Five Motivation Do’s".
Five critical steps you need to incorporate into any continuous talent improvement program to ensure success and overall growth within your organization.
How to effectively address conflicts that adversely impact employee morale in order to sustain and build overall productivity.