The Global Leadership Summit brings together curious, growth-minded leaders and aspiring leaders—including those who don’t yet realize the value of their influence.
What is the Summit?
For over 30 years, the Global Leadership Summit has brought leaders together for a powerful two-day experience. With the Summit, you will never lead alone. Our world-class experts will become part of your team, offering key insights and practical resources for long-term impact.
Whether you join our Studio Audience, one of 400+ host sites or online, the Summit will equip you to lead where you are.
Summit Stories
Check out the videos below to see a sampling of the type of stories you will experience!
Greg
The importance of self-care as a leader.
Denise
Mom who didn't believe she was a leader until she attended the GLS. She stepped out of her fear and into her purpose.
Liz Bohannon
Started footwear company in Uganda with proceeds now funding university scholarships for High School girls.
Questions & Answers
Here are some answers to common questions.
The Global Leadership Summit is the premier leadership event of the year. Broadcast in-person at hundreds of partner host sites around the world, this two-day experience is one of the most valuable and accessible leadership development opportunities available today.
The Global Leadership Summit brings together curious, growth-minded leaders and aspiring leaders—including those who don’t yet realize the value of their influence.
The Global Leadership Summit features diverse, world-class speakers. They are leading experts
spanning a wide range of fields, including ministry, business, nonprofit, entertainment and education. They will deliver fresh, actionable and inspiring leadership insights and encouragement.
The Global Leadership Summit has become such a valuable resource for us, we’ve decided to partner with them to share this experience with our wider community. We want to bring people together to build a leadership culture that cultivates the positive transformation we want to see in our community.
- Leadership can be difficult and demanding—but it is also extremely important. Great leaders bring out the best in us. But sadly, the opposite is also true. Poor leaders can destroy potential and livelihoods.
- Strong organizations and churches are almost always led by values-based, servant-hearted, others-oriented leaders who are focused on their personal leadership growth and the growth of their teams.
- When people are equipped and encouraged in their leadership skills, they experience a thriving personal and professional life that not only provides more meaning and purpose in their own lives, but also empowers the best in everyone around them as well.
- Building healthy cultures, engaging in meaningful conflict resolution, strengthening personal and professional relationships and empowering others across generational divides, among many other important goals, requires leadership skills and continued leadership growth and encouragement.
- The Global Leadership Summit is more than a two-day conference—it is a platform to launch your vision toward a better future.
- You will experience rich learning, new ideas and gain a fresh perspective:
- You will be stretched in areas you want to improve.
- You will rediscover your purpose to take courageous steps forward.
- You will continue learning and developing your skills to achieve maximum impact.
- You will discover new ideas to apply to your context from people outside of your field.
- You will build into your team and the health of your culture.
- You will become the best leader you can be.
- The Summit is the kick-off to year-round leadership development to strengthen your leadership skills for positive change.
- Over the years our team has benefited from how the wide range of diverse, world-class speakers address practical leadership issues including:
- Self-leadership: wellness, resilience, emotional intelligence, calling, etc.
- Leading others: staff development, developing emerging leaders, collaboration, etc.
- Leading organizations: navigating change, strategy, vision, execution, etc.
- The Summit provides a chance to sharpen our skills and recalibrate ourselves spiritually.
- The Summit gives us common language and new motivation for the upcoming year.
More Questions?
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