This Is What Leadership Looks Like

About this episode

The episode explores the essence of great leadership through a discussion with the 2025 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize laureates.

What does great leadership look like today? In this special episode, we bring together the 2025 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize laureates: Rhett Ayers Butler, founder of Mongabay; Bryan Doerries, founder of Theater of War Productions; and David Gruber, founder of Project CETI. Moderated by Helena Nilsson, Prize jury member and Deputy CEO of the MiL Institute, the conversation spans journalism, art, and science—revealing how curiosity, creativity, and moral courage can reshape how we confront global challenges. Together, these leaders demonstrate that meaningful leadership transcends politics and borders, grounded instead in universal values and persistent commitment to making the world better.

People in this episode

Host: Helena Nilsson

Guests: Rhett Ayers Butler, Bryan Doerries, David Gruber

Topics covered

• leadership
• global challenges
• journalism
• art
• science
• curiosity
• moral courage

Keywords

• leadership
• global leadership
• curiosity
• creativity
• moral courage
• journalism
• art
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, Mongabay, Theater of War Productions, Project CETI, MiL Institute

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