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 ways that both feel good and are profitable? With strategic thinkers from organisations worldwide, we’ll investigate what Leading for Good means.
Series 3 - Episode 2: The Shape of Distance, Part 2. Leng Lim talks with host, Elaine Herdman-Barker. In this episode, Leng Lim offers, in his own words, his perspective on what is both life-giving and limiting about leadership traditions.
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 principle or rule. What can that teach us? How do the words we choose shape our attention? In this epi...
25 Feb 2026
Series 3 - Episode 1: The Shape of Distance, Part 1. Steadman Harrison, President & Founder of Lead Beyond talks with host, Elaine Herdman-Barker about what Africa can teach the world about leading through hardship.
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 actually broaden our worldviews? Steadman Harrison is president and founder of Lead Beyond. He was b...
3 Oct 2024
Series 2 - Episode 2: Valerie Brown, Co-Director of Georgetown’s Institute for Transformational Leadership chat with host, Elaine Herdman-Barker, to discuss her book, Hope Leans Forward, and how we might build upon our innate sense of belonging
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 questions. Together, they discuss her book, Hope Leans Forward, and how we might build upon o...
18 Aug 2024
Series 2 - Episode 1: Mark Leishman, Executive Director of the Royal Warrant Holders Association talks about his proximity to power and what he’s learnt on the way.
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 Elaine Herdman-Barker, Co-Founder of Global Leadership Associates, to talk about his proximity to...
28 Sept 2023
7.Claire D’Abreu-Hayling, Chief Scientific Officer at Sandoz and a member of the Sandoz Executive Committee. Belonging, authenticity & the importance of intersectionality.
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 capabilities. They ask, ‘How can we wholly embrace our authentic selves at work and collaborate effecti...
9 Aug 2023
6. Dr Jan Birtle, Fellow and Specialist Adviser in Coaching and Mentoring to the Royal College of Psychiatrists examines living with risk; ripples of fear and the power of connection
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 experiencing trauma and distress. They look at facing into one’s own dilemmas and anxieties while s...
30 Mar 2023
5. Kate Isler, Co-Founder and CEO of TheWMarketplace celebrates women’s contribution to society
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 disparity in a global context, she discusses whether gender equality is a vital part of a healthy s...
1 Mar 2023
4. James Cameron CBE, VP of Global Leadership and Learning in Walmart reflects on what ‘leading into your best’ really means
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 sustainable ways of living. At the same time, they need to deliver as retailers. How do they...
14 Dec 2022
3. Andrew Wallis, Founder and CEO of Unseen, talks about how to disrupt a system of human exploitation, the scale of which the world has not seen before
“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 estimates of 50 million held in slavery, it took a long time for things to get this far. How can it be br...
29 Nov 2022
2. Andy Samuel, CEO of the North Sea Transition Authority discusses what is required of leaders if they are to face their social, economic and planetary responsibilities
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 what is required of leaders if they are to face their social, economic and planetary responsibil...
15 Nov 2022
1. Leslie Dighton, Trustee for the Foundation of the Common Good, examines how leading for the common good can expand and enrich our thinking for the benefit of us all
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 of us all. Read our accompanying article to this episode here. These are the words and views of Les...
24 Oct 2022
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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 ways that both feel good and are profitable? With strategic thinkers from organisations wor...
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