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A World of Difference

A World of Difference

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A World of Difference is a leadership podcast for executives and organizational leaders navigating change across cultures, industries, and continents. Hosted by Lori Adams-Brown, a strategic transformation executive with over 20 years of C-suite advisory experience, the show explores organizational effectiveness, executive development, and leadership development through real conversations with leaders who have built and led across borders. Each episode features leadership stories from places and travel destinations spanning six continents, bringing listeners cross-cultural communication insights drawn from lived experience, not theory. Lori's own background, including over 15 years as an expat in Indonesia and Singapore, shapes every conversation with a global mindset rarely found in mainstream leadership media. Topics covered include human intelligence in AI transformation and change management, global leadership and cultural intelligence, executive coaching and talent development, organizational behavior and behavioral science, C-suite advisory and board governance, workplace culture and employee engagement, human capital strategy, and international business leadership. Through leadership interviews across the world, listeners gain practical frameworks for leading through disruption, building trust across cultures, and aligning fast-moving technology adoption with the human systems that make it stick. With more than 300 episodes, 153,000+ downloads, and listeners in 100+ countries, A World of Difference ranks in the top 3% of podcasts globally. It is essential listening for world leaders, HR executives, CHROs, CPOs, organizational development leaders, management consultants, and anyone building or leading global teams across industries and across the globe.© 2023 Lori Adams-Brown Art Economie Sciences sociales Écritures et commentaires de voyage
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  • Christian Nationalism and the 2026 Midterms: Why Leaders Must Reject Dominionism with Dr. Keri Ladner

    Christian Nationalism and the 2026 Midterms: Why Leaders Must Reject Dominionism with Dr. Keri Ladner
    Oct 28 2026
    Abuse of power rarely announces itself. Sometimes it hides behind sacred language, promises of miracles, and a mandate to take dominion over every part of society. Lori Adams-Brown sits down with Dr. Keri Ladner, author of American Dominion: The Rise and Radicalization of a New Christendom, to trace how a radical strand of American evangelicalism moved from the margins into the centers of political power, and why its patterns of coercion matter for leaders in business, government, academia, and faith communities around the world. Airing days before the US elections, this is a conversation about power, belief, and the courage to name harm, wherever you lead and wherever you vote. In this episode: How living in Amman, Jordan, and earning her PhD in Edinburgh reshaped Keri's understanding of faith, Christian Zionism, and humanitarian need Why a book that began as research into evangelical gun culture after the Columbine shooting became a history of Dominionism and the New Apostolic Reformation Keri's argument that Dominion theology has long served as a cover for abuse, and why she calls faith healing the "jet fuel" of these movements The Seven Mountain Mandate: why Keri sees the push for dominion over government, business, education, and media as deliberate, not accidental What an exit path looks like for people leaving coercive systems, and why Keri calls for "radical holy empathy" About the guest: Dr. Keri Ladner earned her PhD at the University of Edinburgh and studies the intersection of fundamentalist religion and American politics. She is the author of American Dominion (Bloomsbury) and End Time Politics: From Moral Majority to QAnon, and her writing has appeared in The Christian Century, Religion Dispatches, and Good Faith Media. Resources mentioned: American Dominion by Keri Ladner; the Heaven Bent podcast; Jesus and John Wayne and Live Laugh Love by Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Timestamps: 00:00 Cold open 00:45 Why this conversation matters for leaders 03:15 Jordan, Edinburgh, and breaking with conservative evangelicalism 07:00 From gun culture to Dominionism: Columbine and the New Apostolic Reformation 13:10 Doug Wilson, Pete Hegseth, and the neo-Confederate thread 17:10 When Dominion theology becomes a cover for abuse 21:25 Faith healing as the movement's "jet fuel" 27:15 Dominionism and misogyny 30:45 "Shame must change sides" 35:20 The Seven Mountain Mandate beyond the church walls 38:00 The exit ramp: radical holy empathy 41:35 Where to find Keri 42:25 Closing reflections from Lori 45:15 Passport Stamp: the Philippines Find Dr. Keri Ladner at: Substack, https://keriladner.substack.com. American Dominion is available from Bloomsbury, Amazon, and your local library (ask your library to hold a copy so everyone can read it). Curious what Brava Global Advisory could do for your team or your own leadership? Head to https://www.bravaglobaladvisory.com to see how we work together and where to start. Leading through power dynamics that feel unsafe at work? Lori's SAFE Ground Framework™ helps leaders spot and respond to bullying and coercive patterns: https://loriadamsbrown.com/safe Thinking about a life abroad? I use and recommend Expatsi to help navigate the move: https://www.expatsi.com/?ref=2kJ926HZ. As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission. Subscribe, leave a review at https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com/reviews/new/, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Connect with Lori: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriadamsbrown | Substack https://loriadamsbrown.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • How to Vote for Character, Not Charisma: Courage and Integrity in a Narcissistic Age with Dr. Chuck DeGroat

    How to Vote for Character, Not Charisma: Courage and Integrity in a Narcissistic Age with Dr. Chuck DeGroat
    Oct 21 2026
    Have you ever followed a leader who shared their struggles on stage, said all the right things about brokenness, and still left everyone around them feeling smaller? Therapist and professor Dr. Chuck DeGroat has a name for that: fauxnerability. Chuck returns to A World of Difference the day after launching his new book, Who You're Becoming, for an honest conversation about narcissism in leadership across tech, politics, faith communities and nonprofits, and the slow work of building real character. Content note: this episode discusses narcissistic and spiritual abuse. Please listen with care. In this episode: Fauxnerability: how performed vulnerability draws people in, and why real vulnerability connects us instead of shrinking us Why Chuck sees narcissism as a defensive structure built over decades, and why he holds empathy and accountability together Return to office and narcissistic supply: why some leaders need people back in the room, and the "mirror-hungry leader" who needs an audience Virtue signaling, performative allyship, and the difference between groupthink and a wholehearted yes Disintegration at work: when mission statements say one thing and the patterns beneath the waterline say another About Dr. Chuck DeGroat: Chuck is a professor of pastoral care and Christian spirituality at Western Theological Seminary, where he is founding executive director of the clinical mental health counseling program, and a licensed therapist and spiritual director who specializes in abuse, trauma and leadership health. He is the author of When Narcissism Comes to Church, Healing What's Within, and Who You're Becoming: The Slow and Courageous Work of Cultivating Character in a Narcissistic Age (Tyndale), which earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Timestamps: 00:00 Hook: why people plug into narcissistic leaders 00:33 Introduction: welcome back, Chuck 04:58 San Francisco, loneliness, and why connection fuels leaders 07:51 Fauxnerability: when vulnerability becomes a performance 10:14 A crisis of leadership and the doubling down on power 14:54 Empathy and accountability with leaders who have caused harm 19:14 Return to office and narcissistic supply 22:33 Mirror-hungry leaders and ideal-hungry followers 23:56 Lori's story: when you are someone's narcissistic supply 24:58 Virtue signaling and performative allyship 28:07 Disintegration, and what a reintegrated culture looks like 32:08 Reckonings across institutions, and reasons for hope 33:25 The vision of Who You're Becoming: growing in integrity 36:06 Where to find Chuck and his new book 37:03 Closing reflections 40:03 Passport Stamp: Canada A note on the research mentioned: Adam Grant, Marissa Shandell and Courtney Elliott found that leader narcissism was associated with greater resistance to remote work. The title of this research article says it all: Worship me at the office altar: Why narcissistic leaders resist remote work https://fortune.com/2026/06/25/return-to-office-ceos-ego-research/ Find Dr. Chuck DeGroat at: https://chuckdegroat.net | Substack, Sit with Chuck | Instagram | Facebook Get his new book, Who You're Becoming Join us on Patreon for an exclusive bonus with Chuck: the story from his book that shows how "performative authenticity" can hide narcissism, even among wellness voices and self-help lovers: https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference Has a leader's "vulnerability" ever left you feeling smaller? Explore my SAFE Ground Framework™, a tool for leaders and targets to spot workplace bullying before it spreads. Want to see how your leadership shows up under pressure? Explore the VOICE diagnostic from Brava Global Advisory. Thinking about a life abroad? I use and recommend Expatsi to help navigate the move. As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission. Connect with Lori: https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriadamsbrown | https://loriadamsbrown.substack.com If this episode gave you something, you can give a little back with a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/loriadamsbr Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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