About Leo Nasskau

Leo believes that people do good things. But in a constantly changing world, institutions, culture, and technology can hold them back. He writes and thinks about how institutions, culture, and technology affect society's trajectory, and how leaders can direct them to build societies fit for the 21st century. He can be read at empoweredbelonging.substack.com.
Leo believes that people do good things. But in a constantly changing world, institutions, culture, and technology can hold them back. He writes and thinks about how institutions, culture, and technology affect society's trajectory, and how leaders can direct them to build societies fit for the 21st century. He can be read at empoweredbelonging.substack.com.
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NBN Episodes hosted by Leo:

Joe Loizzo and Elazar Aslan, "Boundless Leadership: The Breakthrough Method to Realize Your Vision, Empower Others, and Ignite Positive Change" (Shambhala, 2021)

May 13, 2022

Boundless Leadership

Joe Loizzo and Elazar Aslan
Hosted by Leo Nasskau

Realize your fullest leadership potential, claim your boldest vision, and prioritize the well-being of your team and world with this new science-based…

Geoff Pigman, "Negotiating Our Economic Future: Trade, Technology, and Diplomacy" (Agenda Publiishing, 2020)

May 9, 2022

Negotiating Our Economic Future

Geoff Pigman
Hosted by Leo Nasskau

Trade and diplomacy are instrumental to how the modern world works, but trade and diplomatic wars and broader tensions threaten global peace and prosp…

Andrew Adonis, "It's the Leader, Stupid: Changemakers in Modern Politics" (2021)

February 7, 2022

It's the Leader, Stupid

Andrew Adonis
Hosted by Leo Nasskau

Leaders dominate coverage of political history and election campaigns and there is hardly a historian or election analyst who doesn't attribute import…

John Lapidus, "The Quest for a Divided Welfare State: Sweden in the Era of Privatization" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019)

December 16, 2021

The Quest for a Divided Welfare State

John Lapidus
Hosted by Leo Nasskau

Generous welfare states are losing their key characteristics, not least in Sweden, where privatisation of funding has proceeded privatisation of provi…

Paul Collier, "The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties" (Harper, 2019)

November 30, 2021

The Future of Capitalism

Paul Collier
Hosted by Leo Nasskau

Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of Britain and other Western societies: thriving cities versus the provinces; the high-skilled elite versu…