The Global Leadership Podcast

CEO, executive coach and bestselling author Ryan Leak shares how chasing failure has taken him much farther in his life than safety and security. Global Leadership Podcast team member Lori Hermann explores Ryan’s upbringing, the significant events that have defined his leadership, and how following through change can be just as challenging as leading through change.

In this episode, Global Leadership Podcast interviewer Jason Jaggard sits down with Chris McChesney, co-author of The Four Disciplines of Execution, to revisit the book and to explore how the four disciplines can impact our lives outside the business world.   IN THIS EPISODE: -       What is a basic overview of the “Four Disciplines of Execution”? -       How can you learn to focus what is most important, but is not necessarily the most urgent? -       What “levers” can you affect that make it seem like your intended result is a winnable game? -       What has being a parent taught Chris about leadership, and how can the four disciplines be applied to a family?    LISTEN Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube    STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS -       It’s better to fall in love with a problem than it is to fall in love with a solution. -       All of the “have tos” in our life is called “The Whirlwind.” The “One” is the strategic result in your life that is going to require disproportionate effort. -       Human beings have the capacity to handle “the whirlwind plus one.” -       It’s best to not give your frontline teams the answers; get their commitment and engagement by making them a part of the process. -       The Four Disciplines can actually be a way to protect the entrepreneurial spirit of a organization. -       If you want to see the highest level of engagement a human being is capable of, watch them in a game. -       The strategic result you’re looking for should feel like both a high-stakes game and a winnable game. -       Progress and purpose are the most important things that drive employee engagement. This fact also has profound implications for how leaders address remote work. -       The whole purpose of The Four Disciplines is to achieve goals that do not feel as important as “the day job.” -       If kids have one anchor of self-esteem in their life, they are able to handle the whirlwind and drama of life much more effectively. -       The enemy of the human soul is not work; it’s futility. -       The struggle is that as you become more successful as a company, the whirlwind grows and requires more and more. -       People don’t fear change; they fear uncertainty. -       Most success comes from putting huge energy into small wins. -       The most significant jump is moving from leading a team to leading leaders.   LINKS MENTIONED -       Website: Chris McChesney -       Book: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals -       Added Value: Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex (TEDTalk via YouTube) -       Added Value: “Leaders Concerned About Remote Work Should Be Looking at This Metric” -       Podcast: 2018 Global Leadership Podcast -       Book: The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery (Patrick Lencioni)   -       Website: Global Leadership Network   THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY:  -        World Vision

Comedian and author Michael Jr. talks with Global Leadership Podcast team member Jason Jaggard about how moving from an attitude of “what can I get from an audience” to “what can I give to an audience” changed everything for him.     IN THIS EPISODE: -       When did Michael Jr. realize he was funny?  -       How did “Funny For the Forgotten” get started?  -       How did he get started in his CAREER in comedy?  -       What kept Michael Jr. going when things were really challenging?  -       How did he come to faith?  -       How did his tour with his wife come about and what do they hope to accomplish?   -       What’s next for Michael Jr.?     LISTEN Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube   STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS -       Everything changes when you make the shift from asking, “what can I GET from people” to, “what can I GIVE to people.” -       When you have a gift, your job is solely to present the gift. You cannot control with how the gift is received. -       As a leader, your job is to “listen in between the gaps” so you can really know where people are at. -       Whatever you’re doing, you need to get your reps in. -       If you quit something, you are practicing quitting. -       The only reason you do anything in life is to either avoid pain or to gain pleasure. -       Without conflict there’s no revelation. -       Comedy is NOT the destination; it’s only the vehicle; there’s a bigger purpose.   -       If you make a wrong turn, God doesn’t abandon you and where you’re supposed to go. He just recalculates. It may take you longer to get there, but there are still directions to follow.     LINKS MENTIONED  -       Website: Michael Jr.’s Website -       Website: Funny How Marriage Works -       Book: Funny How Life Works -       Website: Selfie Dad -       Website: Funny for the Forgotten -       Added Value: George Wallace -       Podcast: Funny How Life Works -       Website: Jason Jaggard on LinkedIn -       Website: Novus Global -       Website: Meta Performance Institute   -       Website: Global Leadership Network     THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY:  -        Belay Solutions

Entrepreneur and former CEO Jamie Kern Lima talks with Global Leadership Podcast team member Jason Jaggard about how healthy self-worth is “the one thing that changes everything.”   IN THIS EPISODE:  -       Why did Jamie write her new book?  -       What is the difference between self-confidence and self-worth?  -       What is Jamie’s journey with self-worth?  -       Is unshakable self-worth only for people who believe in God?  -       When you feel rejected, what’s the first thought that enters your mind?  -       What does it cost us to avoid developing unshakable self-worth?  -       When does self-love become narcissistic?  -       What is Jamie excited about over the next year?    LINKS MENTIONED  -       Website: Jamie’s Website -       Book: Jamie’s New Book (on Amazon.com) -       Podcast: The Jamie Kern Lima Show (on Apple Podcasts) -       Added Value: Watch Oprah’s “The Life You Want” Class, on Resilience, with Guest Jamie Kern Lima -       Website: Jason Jaggard on LinkedIn -       Website: Novus Global -       Website: Meta Performance Institute -       Book: Beyond High Performance: What Great Coaches Know About How the Best Get Better   -       Website: Global Leadership Network    THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY:  -       World Vision

SUMMARY Global Leadership Podcast interviewer Jason Jaggard interviews innovation expert Dr. Vijay Govindarajan on how generative AI and datagraphs impacts organizational strategy, and how leaders can continue to innovate in a rapidly changing context.    IN THIS EPISODE: -       How did VG’s grandfather influence his understanding of innovation? -       What is the “Three Box Solution,” and how does it affect strategy and innovation? -        What role does imagination play in innovation?  -       What is the basic premise of “fusion strategy?” -       What is the difference between “digitals” and “industrials”? -       What is the basic meaning of the terms “datagraphs,” “digital twins” and “tripartite”?  -       How do fusion strategy concepts translate from industrial and manufacturing sectors to social and/or service sectors?   -       How willing does VG think people might be to volunteer their data in faith communities?   LISTEN Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube   STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS -       The only competition that matters is self-competition; self-competition is about achieving true potential; and to achieve true potential you have to innovate. -       VG does not consider himself a professor; he is “in the impact business.” -       The “Three Boxes”: (1) manage the present; (2) selectively abandon the past; and (3) create the future. -       Companies think that they are “doing strategy” by working in Box 1, but strategy must also include the other two boxes. -       While you must always work in all three boxes, all three boxes require different mindsets and capabilities. -       Box Two is always the most difficult to work in for corporations, but is really the most important for creating the future. -       Another way to think about strategy is to imagine the future, then “fold the future back to the present,” and then take actions today to create that future. -       What companies tend to do for strategy is to simply push the present forward. -       The premise of VG’s Fusion Strategy goes back to the 1980s and the question, “How will information technology affect the world of business and the discipline of management?” -       Even the though the technology has changed, the essential question is the same. -       “Datagraphs” track product in use (as opposed to product sold). -       A “digital twin” is a digital replica of your product (or process). -       “Tripartite digital twins” integrates three essential digital twins: design, process, and product-as-used. -       The integration of these tripartite digital twins allow companies to diagnose root causes of problems much faster than traditional companies. -       VG suggests that “augmented” intelligence is a better term than “artificial” intelligence. -       Faith communities should thoughtfully consider their goal, and then they should ask themselves whether or not data or AI achieve the goal even more efficiently. -       Because of their facility with digital technology, the church can serve younger generations very differently. -       Showing value is the key to motivating people to share their data. -       Asking great questions is a key leadership trait, and is essentially human.     LINKS MENTIONED -       Website: Vijay on LinkedIn -       Book: Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future (Pre-Order; Amazon) -       Added Value: Vijay’s Seminars on Fusion Strategy (Feb 6, 7, and 8) -       Book: The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation -       Book: Vijay’s Amazon Page -       Website: Jason Jaggard on LinkedIn -       Website: Novus Global -       Website: Meta Performance Institute -       Book: Beyond High Performance: What Great Coaches Know About How the Best Get Better   -       Website: Global Leadership Network

In this episode, Paula Faris talks with pastor and theologian Krish Kandiah about his passion for hospitality and his work with the foster system and refugees in the UK. Krish shares about how he moves quickly from idea to action, some of the ups and downs of his own journey, and how he lives out “Heart Leadership.”

In this episode, Paula Faris sits down with Juliet Funt to talk about the ongoing need for white space in organizations, the challenge of how best to return to the office, and important first step that organizations need to take before they attempt to “prioritize” goals and activities.

In this episode, the Global Leadership Podcast Team sits down with Global Leadership Summit Executive Producer (and podcast interviewer) Lori Hermann to reflect on some of our favorite episodes from 2023, and to talk a little bit about what we’re excited about for 2024. We had some great moments together, and we hope that you’ve been able to put into practice some of the great content from the last 12 months. We also hope you have a great Christmas and joyous (and restful!) holiday; we will see you back here in January, 2024!

“Culture” is everywhere: in our countries and communities, in our organizations, and in our teams. Moreover, culture is simultaneously extremely powerful and affected by those within it. To be blunt, effective leaders know how to respect culture, and also how to leverage it for team performance. INSEAD Professor Erin Meyer is an expert in business and organizational culture, and in this conversation with interviewer Jason Jaggard, she offers up valuable insights about culture, including how to work with international teams, how to hire to maximize creative culture, and how low performers can dramatically impact team culture. This is a fascinating listen for anyone leading teams.

There aren’t many individuals who can honestly say that they helped invent such everyday technology as USB, Wi-Fi, the Cloud, and multiple generations of Intel processors. However, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger did just that during a decades-long career as an engineer. Moreover, Pat rose from being an engineer to senior leadership at Intel, and, after a painful detour, eventually into the role of. In this conversation with Global Leadership Summit Producer Lori Hermann, Pat shares some of his leadership learnings from the front line of technology, including the importance of mentors, of ongoing curiosity, and some lessons he learned from seasons of disappointment. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to lead one of the premier technology companies in the world, we invite you to tune in!

What does leading through grief really look like for leaders? How do leaders balance practically the demands of leadership with obligations to family and friends? In 2021, the world of teaching pastor and leader Megan Marshman was turned upside down when her husband Randy passed away suddenly. In this very real, gut-level conversation with GLS host Paula Faris, Megan shares her hard-won learnings from tragedy, including how she weighs new commitments and invitations, how to foster a supportive community in her time of need, and how she continues to lead even as she continues to heal.

What if, as a leader, you had access to a tool that could easily identify productivity strengths and weaknesses for your team? After years as a pioneer in the field of organizational health, speaker, consultant, and best-selling author Patrick Lencioni has developed “Working Genius,” which can help leaders quickly and clearly identify how individual team members are wired to work naturally. In addition, Working Genius can also be used to easily map an entire team’s strengths and weaknesses. In this episode, Patrick and Global Leadership Podcast team member Jason Jaggard explore how Patrick approaches public speaking, how Working Genius came about, and how leaders can use it to increase productivity and happiness of their individuals and teams.   KEY MOMENTS IN THIS EPISODE  04:44    CREATING CONNECTION THROUGH ON-STAGE VULNERABILITY. As a speaker, Patrick intentionally breaks down barriers between himself and his audience by owning his vulnerabilities and bringing the audience into the experience with him.  14:32    SIX DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES ARE REQUIRED TO DO ANY KIND OF WORK (AND INDIVIDUALS ARE ONLY GREAT AT TWO OF THEM): 1.     Wonder 2.     Invention 3.     Discernment 4.     Galvanizing 5.     Enablement 6.     Tenacity  17:24    UNDERSTAND YOUR UNIQUE “WORKING GENIUS” IN A TEAM CONTEXT. Understanding how your particular “genius” interacts and compensates for others on your team can significantly increase collective productivity and job satisfaction. It can also reveal where teams may lack a particular working genius.   25:52    DIFFERENT MEETINGS REQUIRE DIFFERENT GENIUSES. Be aware of whether you need a meeting to be a brainstorming meeting (as opposed to say, an, “operations” meeting) so that you can make sure the right individuals/geniuses are available to contribute.  29:37    BEING AWARE OF OTHERS’ GENIUS UNLOCKS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAISE. You can love and honor people effectively when you know what their genius is.   37:20    Host reflection and takeaways.    RELEVANT RESOURCES / LINKS  Table Group Working Genius The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team (on Amazon)  Global Leadership Network   QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION Go further with this episode by discussing the following questions with your team, or engaging in some personal reflection:  Patrick talks about how working inside your “Working Genius” increases personal performance and job satisfaction, and that if teams allow people to work within their genius, the same holds true for team performance. Have you ever been on a team where you or someone else was working outside of their genius (or natural aptitude)? What was the effect on team performance?    Moving Forward: What could you do differently as a result of this podcast?  

Erwin Raphael McManus is passionate about unlocking the spiritual and creative potential of human beings. Whether it’s his work as a pastor, author, speaker, coach, or designer, Erwin constantly demonstrates the capacity for growth, change, and ability to impact the world around him. In this conversation with CEO, writer, and executive coach (and a long-time friend) Jason Jaggard, Erwin shares the relationship between our mental structures and our behaviors, why talent can actually be a curse, and even a creative response to the challenge of Artificial Intelligence. Whether you consider yourself a leader, a creative, a spiritual seeker, or something else (or all of these), this conversation will give you insights for how to grow into your own genius.   KEY MOMENTS IN THIS EPISODE 4:13      THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR MIND AND OUR BEHAVIOR. In very real, scientific ways, new or different behaviors begin with different beliefs of what is possible. Our perceived mental structures are critical for growth and change.  10:00    YOU ARE YOUR OWN CEILING. The majority of the time, our own self-limiting beliefs are the barriers to our growth.  13:17    TALENT IS A DANGEROUS GIFT. Talent cannot carry you all your life; if you rely only on talent, you will eventually find yourself at a massive deficit. The solution is to develop internal structures (e.g., discipline, improvisation, etc.).  15:48    THE WEIGHT OF SUCCESS. Oftentimes, it’s not our failures that stop our growth, it’s our inability to cope with the weight success.  35:17    Host reflection and takeaways.    RELEVANT RESOURCES / LINKS Erwin’s Website Mosaic Mind Shift: It Doesn't Take a Genius to Think Like One (on Amazon.com) First Chapter of Mind Shift: It Doesn’t Take a Genius to Think Like One Global Leadership Network   QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION Go further with this episode by discussing the following questions with your team, or engaging in some personal reflection:  Erwin talks about how “talent” can actually be a curse, and a barrier to our growth.  1. How have you seen this play out in your life?  2. What is a discipline that you either have embraced—or could embrace—to leverage the “fuel” of your talent?  Moving Forward: What could you do differently as a result of this podcast?

Early on, Jason Dorsey made a commitment to help his peers navigate entering the workforce. That early decision has led to a highly successful career of researching, speaking and writing that centers on navigating inter-generational diversity in the workplace. In this conversation with our own Jason Jaggard, Jason Dorsey reveals the difference between life stages and generational trends, shares important concepts for successfully recruiting, hiring, and developing Gen Z, and dispels some popular myths about Gen Z. If you are involved in leading across generations in any form, this interview is a “must-listen.”

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.