The Global Leadership Academy is EO’s premier immersive leadership development experience, designed to challenge and transform participants from the inside out. Through a trust-based and highly engaging process, GLA helps leaders deepen self-awareness, clarify values, vision and legacy, strengthen resilience and communication, and grow in their capacity to lead authentically, perform at a high level, and serve others with purpose.
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The most impactful leaders never stop examining how they lead, why they lead, and who they are becoming.
The Global Leadership Academy brings together accomplished EO leaders for a deeply personal leadership experience focused on self-awareness, purpose, and influence.
Rather than teaching leadership from a theoretical perspective, GLA challenges participants to explore the beliefs, values, and behaviors that shape how they show up for their businesses, families, communities, and EO.
Through this experience, leaders gain greater clarity, stronger self- awareness, and a renewed commitment to leading with intention and purpose.
At GLA, participants:
Reconnect with their personal values and leadership philosophy
Explore how to lead through uncertainty with integrity and intention
Reflect on the responsibility and influence of leadership
Strengthen self-awareness and leadership presence
Grow alongside a global group of EO peers who challenge and support one another
GLA brings together accomplished EO leaders from around the world who have already chosen to serve their chapters, regions, and the organization.
The experience is intentionally designed for leaders who understand that influence does not come from title alone, but from the ability to lead with clarity, integrity, and purpose.
Participants leave with stronger self-awareness, deeper connections, and a renewed commitment to the impact they create through service and leadership.
Global Leadership Academy is where experience meets purpose.
The lessons extend well beyond the academy itself.
Participants graduate with:
Many alumni describe GLA as one of EO's most transformative leadership experiences because its impact continues long after the academy concludes.
Attending GLA was one of the most transformative leadership experiences of my life. We were introduced to incredible people who had accomplished the impossible, helping us believe we could do the same. I walked away with lifelong friends, deeper self-awareness, and a whole new level of clarity and confidence in how I lead.
-Christine Buhr, EO Calgary
There is just so much difference we can make by leading leaders: We learn to lead ourselves. We learn to lead our families. We learn to make a difference in the world. Not only does it help you become a better leader.
-Kim Liddell, EO Sydney
Even if applications are not currently open, we encourage qualified leaders to join our Interest List.
By joining the Interest List, members will:
– Receive information about upcoming GLA opportunities
– Learn about future Regional Leadership Academies (RLAs)
– Receive updates when applications become available
