Leading for Good

Does accountability look the same to elites and governing classes as it does to the rest of us? Is it shaped by culture and history? What does it mean to harmonise good and bad energies? Is it understood differently in the Global North and South? Here in the West, do we live in a one flavoured soup? One way of seeing, and judging? In some cultures, the relationship comes first, in others the princ...

In this first part of The Shape of Distance, host Elaine Herdman-Barker, chats to Steadman Harrison, president and founder of Lead Beyond about how distance - geographical, cultural and historical - can shape how we approach leadership. We all know that difference can lead to misunderstandings. We ask, what does it take for us to approach unfamiliarity with greater curiosity? And allow it to actua...

Leaning into Hope for Ourselves and Society  Is there more to life than money? Have we built ourselves provisional personalities? What does it mean to be a whole person in society and what are the obligations we face? Elaine Herdman Barker, Co-founder of Global Leadership Associates, speaks with Valerie Brown, Co-Director of Georgetown’s Institute for Transformational Leadership, to address these...

What is it to be a convener of people? Where do leaders find meaning in it all? Is there still room to talk about the place of character? Mark Leishman worked in the private office of the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles. His grandfather was Lord Reith, founder of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Today, Mark is executive director of the Royal Warrant Holders Association. He speaks with...

Claire D’Abreu-Hayling, Chief Scientific Officer at Sandoz and a member of the Sandoz Executive Committee talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair & Partner for Mutual Growth…and the search for the common good at Global Leadership Associates about what bringing our whole person to work looks like. Together, Claire and Elaine explore what sits above and beyond our professional and technical capabi...

Living with risk. Ripples of fear & the power of connection – A view from Psychiatry.   Dr Jan Birtle, Fellow and Specialist Adviser in Coaching and Mentoring to the Royal College of Psychiatrists talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair & Partner for Mutual Growth…and the search for the common good at Global Leadership Associates to discuss what it means to get alongside people who are exper...

Kate Isler , Co-Founder and CEO of TheWMarketplace - an e-commerce platform supporting women-owned businesses - talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker , Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth....and the search for the common good , about celebrating women’s contribution to society. She also speaks to the imbalance in their access to senior decision - making roles. Setting this...

James Cameron CBE, Vice President of Global Leadership and Learning in Walmart talks to  Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good to reflect on what ‘leading into your best’ really means. In an immense organisation, like Walmart, leaders have the opportunity to better the environment and shift global thinking, on...

“Breaking up baked-in systems”; Andrew Wallis, Founder and CEO of Unseen , an organisation working towards the eradication of modern slavery, talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good about how to disrupt a system of human exploitation, the scale of which the world has not seen before. With minimum estimat...

Can leaders plan for a future in which the true wealth of energy is shared? Do they have the skills and support needed to take hold of a complex situation, keep the lights on and transition towards net zero? Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good and Andy Samuel, CEO of the North Sea Transition Authority discuss...

In this launch episode, series host, Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good chats to Leslie Dighton, Trustee for the Foundation of the Common Good, Founder of the Chairman’s Club & Governor of the LSE . Together they examine how leading for the common good can expand and enrich our thinking for the benefit o...

Welcome to the Leading for Good Podcast series with Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair & Partner for Mutual Growth...and the search for the common good at Global Leadership Associates.  Join us as we gather with people who are transforming leadership. The series aims to stretch how we think about “a leader's footprint.”  We’ll ask, can leaders tip the world towards the good and contribute in wa...