The Global Leadership Podcast

You have influence, right where you are. We'll help you ignite it — at work, home, church and in your community. The Global Leadership Podcast brings you honest, practical conversations with world-class leadership experts across industries. Past guests have included Craig Groeschel, Joni Eareckson Tada, Coach K, Erin Meyer, Marcus Buckingham, Juliet Funt, Ryan Leak and more. Your hosts David Ashcraft, President & CEO of the Global Leadership Network (GLN), and Whitney Putnam, VP of Marketing and Communications at GLN, draw on GLN’s 30 years of curating fresh, actionable leadership insights. The GLN is the creator of the Global Leadership Summit, which reaches more than 350,000 leaders worldwide every year. Learn more at https://www.globalleadership.org/. Because everyone wins when the leader gets better.

Ep 203: How Leaders Use Strategy (with David Ashcraft) 04/08/2026

Ep 202: Creating Meaningful Change Through Faith and Entrepreneurship (with Justin Forman) 03/25/2026

Ep 201: Five Essential Functions of Leadership (with Henry Cloud) 03/18/2026

Ep 200: Resilience for Leaders (with David Ashcraft) 03/04/2026

Ep 199: Creativity, Perseverance and Gratitude (with Walker Hayes) 02/25/2026

Ep 198: The World of Creativity (with Fredrik Haren) 02/18/2026

Ep 197: Innovation (with David Ashcraft) 02/03/2026

Ep 196: A Lifetime of Leadership (with John C. Maxwell) 01/20/2026

Ep 195: On Purpose and Calling (with David Ashcraft) 01/06/2026

Ep 194: A Look Back at 2025 (with Whitney Putnam and Eric Case) 12/17/2025

Ep 193: Reflection and Celebration (with David Ashcraft) 12/02/2025

Ep 192: Creating Spaces Where Productivity, Creativity and Well-being Soar (with Bradley Rapier) 11/18/2025

Ep 191: Leadership and Rest with David Ashcraft 11/04/2025

Ep 190: New Communication Tools for the Digital Era, with Erica Dhawan 10/28/2025

Ep 189: Jon Acuff on Overcoming Procrastination 10/21/2025

Ep 188: David Ashcraft on How to Create, Steer and Correct Culture 10/07/2025

Ep 187: Gabriel Salguero on Bridge-Building Leadership 09/30/2025

Ep 186: Christine Caine on Moving From Inspiration to Execution 09/16/2025

Ep 185: David Ashcraft on The Importance of Execution 09/09/2025

Ep 184: David Ashcraft on His Favorite Moments From the 2025 Global Leadership Summit 08/26/2025

Ep 183: Lori Hermann (GLN SVP, Summit Experiences) on Producing a World-Class Leadership Event 07/22/2025

Ep 182: Dr. James Hewitt on High Performance for Cognitive Work 07/08/2025

Ep 181: GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft on Vision 07/01/2025

Ep 180: Juliet Funt on Freeing Your People (and Yourself) for High-Value Work 06/24/2025

Ep 179: Les McKeown on Making Success “Predictable” (Pt. 2) 06/20/2025

Ep 178: Les McKeown on Making Success “Predictable” (Pt. 1) 06/17/2025

Ep 177: Carey Lohrenz on How Leaders Can Stay Laser-Focused 06/10/2025

Ep 176: GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft on De-Cluttering Your Leadership 06/03/2025

Ep 175: Organizational Psychologist Dr. Tasha Eurich on Moving Beyond Resilience and Becoming “Shatterproof” 05/27/2025

Ep 174: Jo Saxton on Engaging Next Generation Leaders 05/20/2025