As 2025 wraps up and 2026 gets started, we thought we’d take a look back on all the great conversations we’ve had over the past year and pick a few of our favorites to share with you. Whitney and Content Producer Eric Case talk through their reactions to episodes with guests Marcus Buckingham, Joni Eareckson Tada, David Ashcraft and Gabe Salguero.
IN THIS EPISODE
0:00 Intro
02:40 Marcus Buckingham on finding the love in whatyou do.
09:45 Joni Eareckson Tada on getting “nudged” intoleadership.
18:30 David Ashcraft on vision.
24:30 Gabe Salguero on listening as a leader.
32:40 Outro
LISTEN
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STANDOUTSAND TAKEAWAYS
- Filling 20% of your day — every day — with things you love triggers engagement and avoids burnout.
- You don’t need to find a job that you love; you need to find the love in what you do.
- Love is not a luxury; it’s a force, and like any force it needs to be expressed, and then it can be productive.
- Leaders can be the conduit to connect peoples’ needs with tangible solutions.
- Leadership doesn’t only involve big dreams and platforms; it’s ultimately about what happens between people.
- Sometimes it’s helpful to substitute the word, “service” for the word, “leadership.”
- “Vision” is just knowing where you’re going.
- Keep the vision simple. If people cannot verbalize it, you’re not going to move in the right direction.
- When you keep the vision in front of you, it’s a game-changer.
- Vision also includes the question of, “What do you want your legacy to be?
- Listening is an action and it leads you to informed choices.
- There is such thing as paralysis by analysis, so set boundaries on how input you’ll seek before a decision.
- If you aren’t listening, you can be solving problems that no one needs you to solve.
LINKSMENTIONED
- Podcast: Ep 164: Marcus Buckingham on How Love Drives Business Success
- Podcast: Ep 169: Joni Eareckson Tada’s Inspiring Story of Hope and Perseverance
- Podcast: Ep 181: GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft on Vision
- Podcast: Ep 187: Gabriel Salguero on Bridge-Building Leadership
- Website: Team365
- Website: 2026 GlobalLeadership Summit
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