Steward Leaders: Not About Us

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Barry L. Rowan about vocation, stewardship, joy, and the integration of faith and work. Barry reflects on his corporate leadership journey, the origins of his book, The Spiritual Art of Business, and the transformative role of surrender in both life and leadership. Barry describes stewardship as managing God's gifts for the benefit of others. Joy...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Ash Noah about artificial intelligence, stewardship, and the future of finance leadership. They discuss AI governance, human oversight, professional judgment, and why stewardship becomes more important—not less—as technology advances. AI will improve business guidance while increasing the need for governance and stewardship. Finance leaders must...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Ash Noah about stewardship, trust, and the unique role finance leaders play in guiding and governing organizations. They explore the Global Management Accounting Principles, responsibilities of CFOs, and why independence, transparency, and ethics are foundational to value creation. The finance function serves two core purposes: business guidance...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Drayton McLane Jr. and Drayton McLane III about stewardship, accountability, and consistency between personal values and public leadership. They discuss teaching through example, transparency, joy, family influence, and the long-term impact leaders leave behind. Why stewardship requires consistency between personal and professional life. How lead...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Drayton McLane Jr. and Drayton McLane III about stewardship, integrity, and the long-term responsibilities of leadership in business. They discuss how values, accountability, finance, vendor relationships, and organizational culture shape companies that endure across generations. How family values and Christian principles shaped the McLane busine...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Christopher Williston about organizational culture, leadership influence, and how stewardship principles shape healthy institutions. They discuss building trust, sustaining accountability, and the daily choices leaders make that strengthen or weaken culture. How stewardship and culture intersect inside organizations. Why high-trust, high-responsi...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Christopher Williston about stewardship, leadership, and the responsibility carried by leaders in community banking. They explore how trust, humility, and healthy culture shape effective leadership and how shared burdens within teams create stronger organizations. The stewardship responsibility community bank leaders carry for customers, employee...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Bill Chittenden about leadership, stewardship, and the role community banks play in strengthening local communities. They discuss succession planning, board governance, lifelong learning, and how steward leadership and servant leadership shape effective bank leadership. The mission and impact of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking in deve...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Katherine Leary Alsdorf about how the gospel – the good news of and about Jesus Christ – reshapes the way Christians think about work, leadership, and vocation. They discuss how believers can pursue excellence, humility, and cultural renewal in their daily work while participating in God’s larger redemptive purposes in the world. How the gospel r...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Katherine Leary Alsdorf about the theology of work, the biblical narrative behind vocation, and insights from the book Every Good Endeavor. They explore how faith reshapes our understanding of work, why work often feels broken, and how the gospel provides a framework for meaningful vocation. The biblical narrative of creation, fall, and redemptio...

In this episode, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Julie Schniers about the power of recognition and appreciation in shaping healthy workplace culture. They explore how leaders can create meaningful engagement through personalized recognition and connection. Recognition and appreciation are key drivers of employee engagement and retention. Effective leaders tailor recognition to individual personaliti...

In this episode, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Dory about stewardship leadership and risk management in community banking. They explore how a long-term perspective, humility, and running toward problems shapes resilient institutions and healthy organizational culture. Stewardship means building an organization that thrives beyond the individual leader. Banks are uniquely trained to manage risk and...

In this brief episode, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Matt Bumstead about stewardship as the defining framework for biblical and ethical leadership. They explore how humility, responsibility for others, and wise risk-taking shape faithful leadership, particularly in financial decision-making. Stewardship reframes leadership away from ego and toward serving something greater than oneself. True leade...

In this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Chris Kelley and Byron Earnheart about stewardship, leadership development, and the responsibility of bankers to serve their communities. Leadership begins with self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Community bankers must balance technical expertise with people-centered leadership. Stewardship frames banking as care for people, not just mone...

In this episode, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Sam Silverstein about accountability as a relational commitment rooted in stewardship rather than control. Their conversation explores how leaders create high-performance cultures by prioritizing people, relationships, and lived values over tactics alone. Accountability is not about responsibility or control, but about keeping commitments to people th...