We are excited to announce the famed adventurer, television host, author and philanthropist Bear Grylls is part of our GLS Special Edition Business. He will share lessons learned from his adventures, including the importance of courage, kindness and not giving up. Here is some background to Bear’s learning in life, which we hope will inspire […]
As part of this event, we are looking forward to a session from Amy Edmondson who is one of Harvard University’s most respected management thought leaders. Her work focuses on teamwork and the ways leaders can build teams to work more effectively together. Her book, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for […]
At the Church Now>>>Church Next event, GLN CEO Roger Fairhead interviewed Steve Campbell, Senior Pastor of C3 Cambridge. In this interview, Steve shares his thoughts on ‘hybrid’ or ‘phygital’ church, leadership development and more.
Do you ever find yourself dragging your feet on certain tasks? But lose track of time during other activities? There’s a reason for that, and it has to do with how you’re wired. If you want to thrive and feel fulfilled in your work, you must tap into your inner genius and the genius of […]
The Global Leadership Summit in August 2020 was the hardest speaking engagement I’ve ever done in my life. The auditorium was an empty, dark valley of a space. I knew hundreds of thousands of people were going to be watching on the other side of the camera, but right in front of me were just […]
Given the pace of change in the last year, do you feel able to adapt your leadership? According to GLS speaker T.D. Jakes, you can adapt yourself better through the metrics of migrative thinking: Migrative thinking = your ability to think differently in order to be effective Metrics = your ability to measure the impact In […]
A Gift for You GLS Session – The Last Arrow – Erwin McManus Session Notes I am convinced that the greatest battles we ever fight are the ones within us. And if we can figure out how to conquer the darkness inside, we can move forward into the light. We are all desperately afraid that […]
To use your influence well, you need to inspire others’ trust and respect. You need to be friendly, warm and collaborative, but also powerful, capable and dependable. Harvard research summarises this as hitting the sweet spot between warmth and competence: What’s true for most of us is that we lean towards one end more than […]
This is a ‘goodbye’ message of sorts. Recently I handed over the CEO reins with a certain amount of mixed emotion. My decision to step down was principally for family reasons. It has been a privilege to serve you through the GLN UKI as CEO – and I look forward to continue doing so in […]
I recently read a nice obituary in the newspaper about former tennis player Bobby Wilson, who progressed to many quarter finals in his career and achieved well as a doubles player in the Davis Cup. Wilson was known for his deft touch on court and had a penchant for taking better players to five sets, […]
