One of the joys I get from my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe” is that it provides me with the opportunity to speak with leadership experts and thought leaders I admire and respect. And that’s certainly the case in this very special episode of my podcast where I sit down for my first roundtable discussion with none other than Tom Peters and Jim Kouzes!
Over the course of our conversation, Tom, Jim, and I discuss a number of issues that are top of mind for many leaders today, from the ongoing debate over whether to embrace hybrid work opportunities or push a Return To Work (RTO) approach, to why leading with empathy is becoming more and more critical to a leader’s ability to succeed in today’s world.
What I love about this conversation with Tom and Jim is not only how illuminating the conversation was about the future of work and with it, the way leaders will be expected to lead, but it’s also a lot of fun. Jim, Tom, and I shared a lot of laughs recording this episode – both on the air and off air.
To quote Tom at the end of our conversation, “it was pure, raw, unmitigated fun.”
So I strongly suggest you do yourself a favour and sit back and be ready to be engaged with a thoughtful, inspiring, humorous, and unexpectedly heartfelt conversation with these two giants in the leadership space.
And if you enjoy this episode, please do rate and review my podcast where ever you listen to podcasts so I can continue to bring you these kinds of amazing conversations on how to improve the way you lead.
Noteworthy links:
- Learn more about Tom’s work here: tompeters.com
- Learn more about Jim’s work here: www.leadershipchallenge.com/research/meet-jim-kouzes.aspx
- Interesting in my speaking work? Learn more here: Tanveer’s speaking work
Hi Tanveer. Thank you! I enjoyed listening to this. Took notes a bit and had three bullets- Trust, Empathy, Listening. So I chuckled with a big smile when I noticed your url for this. Yep, we heard the same key points. Ha. I’ll share more on LinkedIn – where I saw this 🙂 FYI, I pried my white knuckles off a corporate ladder way back in 95 and gratefully ended up working with bright leaders in the pioneering days of coaching. Tom Peters and Jim Kouzes (and Jack Welch for another flavor) were in the mix. Once upon a time I had a phone chat with Jim (mutual friend/ client Bev Kaye and I was one of a 50 top coaches thing with Marshall Goldsmith). So, it was fun to hear all of you chatting about some timeless wisdom in some crazy times now. I loved grow big ears and oId farts can cry at the end. I’m going to contemplate “What am I/ are we listening to?” Hmmm 🙂 Cheers!
Hi Marian, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this very special episode of my podcast. I’m delighted to hear that you enjoyed my conversation with Tom and Jim, and came to the same conclusion about the key points. 🙂
I look forward to reading your additional thoughts on this episode on LI. In the meantime, thanks for sharing your past experiences and thoughts on this. And again, I’m happy to hear you enjoyed our conversation as well.
Very eager to be a good leader