Ep 223: What If You're Waiting Too Long to Decide? (with Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten)
What if the biggest risk in your next leadership decision isn't making the wrong choice—but waiting too long to make one? Leaders rarely hav...
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The Global Leadership Summit Podcast
The Global Leadership Summit Podcast brings world-class leadership training to your smartphone, tablet and computer! In this twice-monthly podcast, you will learn from the world’s top leader...
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20 of 118 episodesEp 222: How Great Leaders Develop People
Wanting people to grow and actually developing them are two different things. In this quarterly "Best Of" episode, Whitney Putnam and Eric C...
Ep 221: Is Your Team Confused—or Just Unclear? (with David Ashcraft)
When a team feels frustrated, disconnected or unsure where to focus, the problem may not be effort or talent—it may be clarity. In this epis...
Ep 220: Earn the Right to Demand Excellence (with Thasunda Brown Duckett)
If you want people to tell you what they really think, simply asking for feedback isn't enough—you have to earn their trust. In this episode...
Ep219: What People-First Leadership Actually Requires (with Julio Garcia)
Most leaders say people matter—but that commitment gets tested when growth, performance, accountability, and opportunity are on the line. In...
Ep 218: Developing Leaders Who Can Go Further Than You (with David Ashcraft)
Strong leaders do more than delegate responsibility—they develop people who can eventually take their work farther than the leader could alo...
Ep 217: What Great Leaders Do: Two Powerful Practices (with Andy Stanley)
Good decisions depend on more than having the most information—they require knowing when to trust experience, whose judgment matters most, a...
Ep 216: Building a Culture That Develops Leaders (with David Ashcraft)
Organizations can have vision, resources, and opportunity—and still be held back because they do not have enough leaders ready to take respo...
Ep 215: How Leaders Make Ideas Stick (with Emma Kuhl Pitts)
Leaders communicate constantly, but not everything they say is remembered, internalized, or acted on. In this episode, David Ashcraft talks...
Ep 214: Excellence, Influence and the Making of the Summit (with Lori Hermann)
Some of the most consequential leadership in an organization happens far from the stage. Lori Hermann has helped lead the Global Leadership...
Ep 213: Our Favorite Moments, Spring 2026—Four Leadership Lessons for Uncertain Seasons (with Whitney Putnam and Eric Case)
When plans change, leaders still need to provide clarity, steady themselves internally, and help their teams keep moving forward. In this Q2...
Ep 212: Why Productivity Starts with Clarity (with David Ashcraft)
Productive teams do not move faster because leaders push harder; they move faster because the goal is clear. In this episode, Whitney Putnam...
Ep 211: On Calling, Counsel and Courageous No's (with Priscilla Shirer)
Leaders are constantly presented with opportunities, expectations, and decisions—but not every open door is an assignment. In this episode o...
Ep 210: What Leaders Miss About Motivation, Purpose and Progress (with Chris McChesney)
Many leaders are trying to solve burnout with more inspiration, when their teams may actually need clearer progress. In this episode, GLN Pr...
Ep 209: Communication, Candor and Trust (with David Ashcraft)
Communication can make or break trust on a team, especially when the conversation gets tense. In this episode, Whitney Putnam and GLN Presid...
Ep 208: Leading When the Plan Falls Apart with Craig Groeschel
Every leader eventually faces a moment when the plan stops working. A strategy fails, a team dynamic breaks down, growth creates new complex...
Ep 207: Leading Through Leadership Hijacks with Edgar Sandoval
Every leader eventually encounters disruption—moments that challenge assumptions, redirect plans, and test resilience. In this episode, GLN...
Ep 206: When Leadership Gets Hijacked: Reclaiming Your Focus, Identity, and Definition of Success (with David Ashcraft)
Leadership doesn't usually derail all at once—it gets hijacked slowly by subtle internal forces like comparison, self-doubt, and misplaced d...
Ep 205: Our Favorite Moments, Winter 2026 — Lessons on Resilience, Presence, and Perspective (with Whitney Putnam and Eric Case)
Leadership is often formed in the middle—when progress is slow, challenges persist, and outcomes are unclear. This episode highlights key mo...
Ep 204: Why Culture Is a Leader's Responsibility (and How to Shape It) with Jenni Catron
Every organization has a culture—but not every leader is shaping it intentionally. In this episode, Jenni Catron explains why culture is one...