The Global Leadership Podcast

Conversations for the curious leader.

Designed for curious leadership enthusiasts like you — The Global Leadership Podcast brings you insightful conversations with dynamic guests who share reflections from their journey as a leader, including their values, mistakes and advice.

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An Authentically Fresh Perspective on Leadership

Leading the conversations with our guests are our podcast hosts, Whitney Putnam and David Ashcraft. Whitney is the Vice President of Marketing at Global Leadership Network and David is the President and CEO of Global Leadership Network.

With thoughtful questions that dive deeper into the story behind the leader, The Global Leadership Podcast provides an authentically fresh perspective on leadership to help you thrive. Available in video and audio format.

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Performance Management
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Supervising People
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September 9, 2025

As critical as “vision” is, if a leader fails to execute on that vision—and helps others to do the same—nothing ever changes. In this episode of the Global Leadership Podcast, GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft shares his wisdom and experience regarding the importance of execution, along with some practical tips on how to keep teams engaged while in the mundane work of getting things done.

Leading Others
Learning Agility
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Team Building
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August 26, 2025

As we kick off Season 9 of the Global Leadership Podcast, Whitney Putnam sits down with GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft to hear about some of his favorite moments from the 2025 Global Leadership Summit. David also shares wisdom regarding why it’s so important for leaders to own their own leadership growth and development.

Leading Yourself
Leading Others
Communication
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Collaboration
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Conflict Management
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July 22, 2025

With the 2025 Global Leadership Summit just a few weeks away, GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft sits down with Senior Vice President, Summit Experiences, Lori Hermann. to talk about how she leads the people that create and execute the world’s premier leadership event year after year. They also explore how leaders can get the most out of an event like the Summit, and which speakers they are looking forward to hearing.  

Leading Others
Communication
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July 8, 2025

In this conversation with GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft, James shares the connection between knowledge work and high-performance activities like professional cycling and Formula 1 racing, and some simple steps that we can take to meet the demands of leadership.

Leading Others
Communication
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July 4, 2025

In this episode, GLN VP of Marketing Whitney Putnam asks President and CEO David Ashcraft to share what he’s learned about vision from his decades of leading.

Leading Others
Culture
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Execution
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June 24, 2025

In this conversation with David Ashcraft, Juliet explains some of the mindset shifts that leaders need to undergo in order to be champions for “white space,” and to minimize unnecessary busywork in their organizations.

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Calling
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Execution
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Productivity
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June 20, 2025

In this second part of a two-part episode, GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft continues his conversation with author and consultant Les McKeown on the lifecycle stages of organizations, and the different ways leaders can respond in order to meet the unique challenges of each stage.

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Calling
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Execution
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Productivity
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June 17, 2025

Les McKeown recently sat down with the GLN’s own David Ashcraft to go deeper into the six stages in the lifecycle of an organization, and how leaders can respond in each of them.

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Calling
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Execution
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Productivity
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June 11, 2025

In this conversation with Jason Jaggard, she shares some of the simple tools that can help leaders in every situation learn to pursue excellence, plan effectively, and gain clarity on their “span of control.”

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Calling
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Execution
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Productivity
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June 4, 2025

GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft sits down with Whitney Putnam to share his thoughts on what leaders can do to care for themselves so they can stay in the game for the long haul.

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Emotional Intelligence
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Resilience
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Wellness
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May 27, 2025

In this episode, GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft interviews top management thinker, organizational psychologist and self-awareness expert Dr. Tasha Eurich.

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Character
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Collaboration
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Communication
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May 20, 2025

Fresh off the stage at the 2024 Global Leadership Summit, Jo Saxson sat down with Jason Jaggard to talk about her work, and shared wisdom on what young leaders bring to the workplace and how seasoned leaders can engage this emerging generation.

Leading Others

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