Abundant Leaders with Tenji Moyana
Episodes
55. Your leadership blueprint: Creating a way of working and leading that truly serves you
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all have a unique leadership style that best empowers us to be successful at work but so few of us actually discover what it is as truly leverage i...
54. Self-enablement: The daily practices that are key to sustainable high-performance
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership is a performance sport. It takes focus to deliver long complex projects. It takes clarity to make swift, clear decisions without a lot of i...
53. Mindset Mastery: Getting back in the driver’s seat of your career
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who is in the driver’s seat of your career – you, or your fear, insecurity and limiting beliefs about the world? So many of us, myself included, h...
52. 3 keys that create real and lasting career abundance
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of us want abundance – growth, confidence, security, fulfilment and a sense of living our purpose. And while many of us have careers and leaders...
51. Celebrating 50! What 2 years of podcasting taught me about fear of visibility and trusting my voice
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been together for 2 years through 50 episodes on the Abundant Leaders Podcast. Thank you so much for being with me in this amazing journey!I’...
50. Don't wait for motivation: A better way to achieve your goals
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
50. Don't wait for motivation: A better way to achieve more Many of us get to mid-year and run into a slump. We haven’t achieved the goals we laid ...
49. Warren Ndlovu: The non-linear journey to doing work you love, succeeding as a generalist
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today is an informal conversation with my close friend, Warren Ndlovu, about the unconventional path he’s taken to doing the work he loves and the o...
48. Is being a caring leader burning you out? + 4 strategies to fix it
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we mature as leaders, people increasingly look to us for caring, empathy, a sense that they matter and are being managed in a humane way. Indeed, i...
47. Susan Lieu: Intergenerational trauma, releasing outdated career goals and creating your own leadership identity
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m joined by a fellow student from my Harvard days, Susan Lieu – a management consultant turned author, playwright, and performer. She join...
46. The power of following your heart – and why it’s hard for us to do as leaders
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have been raised to believe that hard work, focus, practicality and responsibility are the keys to success. As a society we most celebrate ...
45. From No to Yes: Overcoming the fear of change that keeps you stuck in your career and leadership
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Change is hard – even when it’s good for us. We often unconsciously resist it for months until it uses suffering to force our hand. Why do we resi...
44. Does your career vision need an upgrade?
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you think about the vision for your career in an ever changing world?When you are constantly evolving, conditions are ever changing and your ab...
43. Carice Anderson: Intelligence is not enough to advance at work – master the art of differentiating yourself
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carice Anderson is the Global Head of People Manager Strategy at BlackRock. She is also an executive coach and author of “Intelligence Isn't Eno...
42. Planning 2025 based on the career season you’re in: Planning for Success Part 2
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is close to my heart because last year I was in a career winter and it would have helped so much to have realised it sooner so that ...
41. Choosing your leadership theme for 2025 | Planning for Success Part 1
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we explore a different way to set annual goals. Last year I decided to plan my year based primarily on 4 themes instead of a list of goals ...
40. Mindset cleansing to support rest and growth; releasing the disappointments of 2024
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get 20% off when you join my year end leadership retreat, Taking Stock: Celebrating and Releasing 2024, before Friday midnight. Use code “LUCKYME”...
39. Major business update: Podcast changes, launching events, focus on leadership self-mastery
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get 20% off when you join my year end leadership retreat, Taking Stock: Celebrating and Releasing 2024, before Friday midnight. Use code “LUCKYME”...
38. Tamara Makoni on inclusive leadership, growing up black but different, and not competing with each other
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tamara Makoni is the Founder & CEO of Kazuri Consulting. She is an inclusion & culture advisor, facilitator and speaker who helps organisation...
37. Owning your power as a female leader
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Women’s Month in South Africa and this episode is for the ladies! My fellow female leaders, it is time to heal our relationship with power so...
36. Audrey Kusambiza Bolo on leading vs. managing and building happy teams that perform well
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Audrey Kusambiza Bolo is the Global Talent Acquisition Director for One Acre Fund while moonlighting as a a talent consultant & team well-being co...
35. Use neuroscience and epigenetics to overcome your leadership insecurities and limiting beliefs about your career
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to have unshakeable confidence in yourself and finally have a breakthrough in the management and leadership challenges you’ve struggle...
34. Marika Messager on conscious leadership, overcoming survivor mode and finding your power
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marika Messager is a consciousness researcher, teacher, advisor, and the founder of ConsciousLeadership.org. She was previously Head of Cash Equities ...
33. How to find your purpose the easy way
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re anything like me, you’ve fallen into the trap of believing that your purpose is something that you do or achieve when you’re in a grea...
32. Marjorie Ngwenya on believing we’re limitless, taking on challenging roles and finding purpose
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My next guest, Marjorie Ngwenya, is a leadership coach, author and speaker and is a former executive at both Liberty Group South Africa and Old Mutual...
31. Inner abundance - not hard work - powers your level of success, joy and career freedom
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to feel great in our careers. We want influence, opportunities, confidence, satisfaction, a sense of achievement, purpose. We want abundan...
30. Andrew Johnson on organising your life to find more balance, how to say no without saying no, and lessons from Brazilian Jujitsu
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Johnson is a professional life coach and my second guest expert on the podcast. He joins us to discuss how he helps leaders to find more balanc...
29. The gift of fear and how to lean in
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fear shows up in so many ways in our leadership journeys - as imposter syndrome, fear of taking on a meatier role, fear of negotiating the right compe...
28. Thokozile Lewanika on letting go of limiting identities and shaping your leadership legacy – Part 2
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thokozile Lewanika is a coach, speaker and facilitator with a rich leadership career as a talent executive at Absa Group, Discovery Group and Novartis...
27. Thokozile Lewanika on navigating career transitions and succeeding in a new leadership role – Part 1
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thokozile Lewanika is a coach, speaker and facilitator with a rich leadership career as a talent executive at Absa Group, Discovery Group and Novartis...
26. 2024 is your year for empowerment and making bold strategic moves
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 is an opportunity for us to make significant strides by empowering ourselves to make bold, strategic moves in our careers, in how we lead our tea...
25. You're the change we're looking for
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Traditional corporate culture, work culture and performance culture is not working for us anymore. It’s being disrupted by our growth – our desire...
24. Alinafe & Tenji on the myth that leaders must have all the answers
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alinafe is back for the third installment of the Real Talk series. Alinafe Thupa is a management consultant and my dear friend. Today we discuss the p...
23. Job hunt the way you date
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’m online dating right now and discovering so many parallels between what makes for successful dating and what makes for a fruitful job hunt. In bo...
22. From Harvard to CEO Coach: Charles Cormier interviews Tenji
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was recently interviewed by Charles Cormier on the CEO Wisdom Podcast. We discussed my career history, lessons I’ve learned from entrepreneurship ...
21. Simbah Mutasa on the importance of community, our responsibility to our teams and negotiating values conflicts
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simbah Mutasa is a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Bank of America, South Africa. One of Simbah’s foundational values is enabling the gro...
20. How to overcome your leadership insecurities
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have spent my life searching for safety and security. I’ve looked for it in financial security, the approval of others, the prestige of my role, t...
19. Alison, Rehema & Tenji – we’re best friends who started a career support group just for us
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second Real Talk episode, I’m joined by my girls Alison Cohen and Rehema Kutua. We’re best friends from college with a standing monthly dat...
18. Are you in a role or company that enables you to thrive?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing our full selves to work and leveraging our uniqueness as a source of differentiation and competitive advantage is a game-changer for driving ...
17. Amira Elmissiry-Sulai on knowing what you bring to the table, stillness and leading in times of crisis
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amira Elmissiry-Sulai is a lawyer, investor and development professional with unshakeable confidence in what she brings to the table as a senior leade...
16. Hustle culture and the myth of productivity
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been raised to believe that the harder we work, the more successful we’ll be, the more money we’ll make, the faster we’ll rise up the ra...
15. Alinafe & Tenji on non-linear careers, breaking free from expectations and your golden thread
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first conversation in the Real Talk series and my first visitor is Alinafe Thupa, a management consultant and my dear friend. Today we exp...
14. 5 steps I took to recover from burnout sustainably
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re suffering from a global burnout pandemic and I have not escaped it. I burned out 3 times before I realised that I was the root of the problem ...
13. Ida Achiume Shiaka on what leading inauthentically does to our mental health
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is my first expert interview and I’m joined by Ida Achiume Shiaka, a mental health consultant, coach and advocate, and the CEO of Mental Wealth...
12. How to avoid leaving too soon
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve spoken about the shadow of being too resilient (Episode 9) but what happens when we leave too soon? We can miss out on a chance to grow, to ex...
11. Accepting your limitations makes you a stronger leader
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are under the illusion that we can do anything, overcome anything, become anything. I believed I could. But we can’t. And life shows us this ever...
10. Charmagne Mazhindu on redefining success, trusting yourself and the power of vulnerability
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second Real Leaders conversation, I’m joined by Charmagne Mazhindu, the Regional Marketing Lead for Sub Saharan Africa at Amazon Web Services...
9. Is being resilient stopping you and your team from thriving?
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Resilience is a virtue – in its highest expression it makes us adaptable, resourceful, scrappy and results-focussed. However, sometimes it can go to...
8. Kundayi Munzara on freedom, values-based decision making and your competitive advantage
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first conversation in the Real Leaders guest series, I’m joined by Kundayi Munzara, co-founder and executive director of Sesfikile Capital, ...
7. Owning your “softness” is the key to unlocking EQ, social skills, psychological safety and much more
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feminine energy has a bad rep. So much of corporate culture and the patriarchy tell women and men that displaying “feminine” traits is soft. Yet t...
6. Is your definition of expertise holding you back from leading?
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we’re in more junior roles, our value comes from our ability to deliver operationally i.e., technical execution and sharing highly specific con...
5. Hack your subconscious to overcome your growth limitations
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest key to our success as leaders is our ability to continuously grow so that we can take on new challenges. We must stretch ourselves and lea...
4. Discover your influencing style and increase your personal power
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all have a style of influencing others that comes most naturally to us. This is how we exert our personal power in order to build support and drive...
3. Transitioning successfully in your career
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We move on constantly in our careers – to a new role, team, job, company, career path... Sometimes it goes well, but when it doesn’t it can leave ...
2. What if finding your purpose doesn't make you happy?
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We believe that finding our purpose will make us happy so we chase it our whole lives. But what if we get there, and find that something is still miss...
1. A new vision of abundance for leaders
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Abundant Leaders Podcast with Tenji Moyana. Let’s explore what it means to lead and live abundantly – to have business impact you c...