You might be hard-pressed to find a more influential leader in college athletics than SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey: since 2015, the conference has amassed over 30 national championships in various sports. Not only that, Greg has provided steady, humble leadership through COVID, conference realignments, and a variety of other complex challenges. In this conversation with Paula Faris, Greg relates some of the ways that he approaches his role with the SEC, shares some practical tips on how to keep people on his team relationally connected with each other through conflict, and also the role that the Global Leadership Summit has played in his personal leadership development. If you’ve ever been curious to hear from a humble leader of an organization at the top of its field, this conversation is for you.

World Vision President and CEO Edgar Sandoval is no stranger to innovation. While at Proctor and Gamble, Sandoval led the ground-breaking (and Emmy-winning) “Like a Girl” ad campaign, which was targeted at improving the confidence of young women. What is surprising, however, is that Sandoval continued to explore and foster new ideas at World Vision, resulting in “Chosen,” a program that flips child sponsorship on its head by allowing the children to choose the sponsors. In this rich conversation with interviewer Lori Hermann, Edgar explains how leaders can find new ideas, and the essential role leaders play in innovation.  

THE SECOND OF TWO SPECIAL SUMMIT EPISODES. The true power of an experience is what lives beyond that experience, and to that end we wanted to ask some Summit faculty members for their ideas on how to keep the learnings from the Global Leadership Summit (Aug 3-4) fresh in our minds. Albert Tate and Liz Bohannon sat down and answered a few questions regarding best practices for making the most of our time after the Summit (or any learning experiences). This conversation is full of joy, laughter and practical wisdom, and is applicable to anyone wishing to turn the Summit experience into lasting change.

A SPECIAL CONVERSATION FOR SUMMIT WEEK 2023. As thousands of leaders from all walks of life prepare to experience the 2023 Global Leadership Summit, Jason Jaggard sits down with Summit Executive Producer (and podcast co-host) Lori Hermann to hear about how to get the absolute most out of the Summit experience, whether you are attending in person, online, or at a Summit host site. In addition, Lori shares about what things are like in the final days before the largest leadership event in the world, and how the Summit has impacted her own leadership journey. 

What if there was a tool or resource that could help you to “level up” your leadership and “win faster”? For Jason Jaggard, Founder and CEO of Novus Global, executive coach, and best-selling author (and co-host of the Global Leadership Podcast), that tool is coaching. In this conversation with podcast co-host and Global Leadership Summit Executive Producer Lori Hermann, Jason shares why coaching is such a powerful tool for growth and performance, the power of teams, and how there’s really no such thing as an “individual performer”.

Navigating generational diversity is a given in today’s culture, and is also a real challenge for leaders. Not only do different generations have different perceptions and motivations, there is always the opportunity for misunderstanding and frustration to arise. However, in this re-release of an episode from 2019, Craig Groeschel interviews researcher and speaker Jason Dorsey about his work with generational distinctives in the workplace.  Jason shares ways that leaders can understand different generations, and then use that understanding to lead effectively across multiple generations.

By age 24, Liz Bohannon had founded her company, Sseko Designs, in Uganda. Since then, she has continued to grow as a leader and expand her wisdom and influence. Recently Sseko has merged with their largest competitor, Noonday Collection, and Global Leadership podcast host Jason Jaggard sat down with Liz to discuss some of the important learnings from the merger, as well as some important leadership tools that have shaped both Sseko and her personal life as well. A past GLS faculty member, Liz will be a part of the 2023 Global Leadership Summit, and we are excited to share her wisdom with you here! 

How can leaders help employees avoid burnout? In an environment of “quiet quitting” and remote work, how can leaders create teams and environments that avoid burnout? In this talk from a GLSNext event in 2021, researcher and executive advisor Liz Wiseman reveals the surprising connection between employee impact and low burnout rates, and also five key characteristics of “high impact” employees. If you are interested in how to leverage impact for employee engagement, or if you are looking to become a high impact player yourself, we invite you to take this opportunity to learn from Liz’s practical wisdom.

Former NASA astronaut José Hernández first knew he wanted to go to space when he was 10 years old. Remarkably, that dream never faded, and over time grew into a deep-seated sense of mission, purpose, and an overall sense of “Why?” As José talks about his life with podcast host Jason Jaggard, again and again, you will hear José say, “Because I wanted to go to space.” That clarity helped sustain his dream over decades when life got challenging or confusing. If you’ve ever wanted to see how the power of “Why?” works in an everyday life, then this conversation is for you.  

When work gets busy, how do you keep from getting overwhelmed? What does it take to be a C-suite leader, an author, a gifted speaker and maintain a healthy family? In this conversation with GLN podcast host Jason Jaggard, Heather R. Younger shares some of the specific practices and “cadences” that help her maximize her creativity, maintain her commitments, and stay deeply connected to her calling to help others. If you are looking for practical tips on how to keep from getting overwhelmed despite the busy-ness of life, this conversation is for you!