International Leadership Association

THE MISSION OF THE ILA IS TO ADVANCE LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE FOR A BETTER WORLD.

CONFERENCES: ILA EVENTS BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE ACROSS DISCIPLINES, SECTORS, AND GEOGRAPHIES TO SPARK INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND CREATE NEW RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE FOR A BETTER WORLD. THEIR PURPOSE IS TO CULTIVATE AND DISSEMINATE NEW IDEAS AND WAYS OF WORKING AS PARTICIPANTS SHARE KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIVE IDEAS, AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES. BESIDES THE ANNUAL GLOBAL CONFERENCE, ILA HELD THE SIXTH LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ACADEMY AND TWO NEW EVENTS, THE CIVIC EDUCATION VIRTUAL COLLABORATORY AND THE DIALOGUE LABORATORY, PLUS THIRTEEN UNIQUE LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES WEBINARS. HELD ONLINE 3-4 OCTOBER AND IN VANCOUVER 12-15 OCTOBER, THE ILA'S TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL CONFERENCE "CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP FOR A THRIVING FUTURE" BROUGHT TOGETHER 1,200 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONALS FROM 45 COUNTRIES TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM, DISCOVER INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, FORGE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, BUILD SKILLS, FIND SOLUTIONS, AND SHAPE THE FUTURE LANDSCAPE OF LEADERSHIP. FIFTY ILA MEMBERS SERVED ON THE CONFERENCE PLANNING TEAM TO CREATE A DYNAMIC PROGRAM WITH HUNDREDS OF PANELS, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND POSTER SESSIONS ORGANIZED AROUND 16 SPECIALIZED STREAMS. PRE-CONFERENCES INCLUDED A FULL-DAY CULTURAL EMERSION, EXPLORING LEADERSHIP AND DEIB THROUGH THE WORKS OF INDIGENOUS, SETTLER, AND IMMIGRANT CANADIAN ARTISTS, TWO FULL-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS (HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP AND THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM) AND FOUR HALF-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE ATTENDED BY 18% OF REGISTRANTS. THE WELCOME RECEPTION SHOWCASED SCORES OF LEADERSHIP AUTHORS AND CELEBRATED THE ILA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY. PLENARY PANELS EXPLORED: LEADERSHIP IN RECONCILIATION IN CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA; INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP FOR CULTIVATING THRIVING FUTURES IN THE PRESENT; ANCIENT LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE; REMAINING TRUE TO YOURSELF WHEN LEADING; AND SERVING AS CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE. TRADITIONS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CASE COMPETITION, THE LEADERSHIP AUTHORS MEET AND GREET, THE EMERGING SCHOLARS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM, MEMBER COMMUNITY MEETUPS, AND NETWORKING RECEPTIONS AUGMENTED THE PARTICIPANT EXPERIENCE. ILA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS WERE BESTOWED TO JO-ANN ARCHIBALD Q'UM Q'UM XIIEM, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA; BRUCE J. AVOLIO, MARK PIGOTT CHAIR IN BUSINESS STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP & STRATEGIC THINKING, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, FOSTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS; MANSOUR JAVIDAN, GAVIN DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NAJAFI GLOBAL MINDSET INSTITUTE, THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY; AND SONIA M. OSPINA, PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND POLICY, R.F WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. THE 6TH LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ACADEMY WAS HELD 31 JULY TO AUGUST 4 IN ST. PAUL. ATTENDEES INCLUDED 74 LEADERSHIP EDUCATORS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS WORKING IN A VARIETY OF SECTORS. EXPERIENCED FACILITATORS INCLUDING EDUCATORS, COACHES, SCHOLARS, AND PUBLISHED RESEARCHERS CREATED A LEARNING COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP THEORIES, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, PEDAGOGUES, COURSE DESIGN, AND EVALUATION. HIGHLY EXPERIENTIAL, THIS COHORT-BASED PROGRAM CONCLUDED WITH INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING SESSIONS FOCUSED ON APPLICATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE FIRST OF TWO NEW ILA EVENT FORMATS WAS HELD ON 7 DECEMBER. ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WOMEN4CHANGE, OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED FOR THE CIVIC EDUCATION VIRTUAL COLLABORATORY, REIMAGINING LEADERSHIP: SEVEN PRACTICES THAT LEAD TO BREAKOUT CHANGE. THE COLLABORATORY WAS TWO HOURS IN LENGTH AND INCLUDED A KEYNOTE TALK BY JESS RIMINGTON AND JOANNA CEA, AUTHORS OF BELOVED ECONOMIES: TRANSFORMING HOW WE WORK AND VISITING SCHOLARS WITH STANFORD UNIVERSITY'S GLOBAL PROJECTS CENTER. THEY PRESENTED SEVEN KEY PRACTICES THAT CULTIVATE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP THAT STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. AFTER THE KEYNOTE, RIMINGTON AND CEA FACILITATED REFLECTIVE EXERCISES DESIGNED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS IMPLEMENT THE SEVEN PRACTICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND RESPONDED TO Q&A.THE SECOND NEW CONFERENCE, THE DIALOGUE LAB, WAS CONVENED AROUND THE CENTRAL QUESTION OF, "HOW MIGHT WE EXERCISE LEADERSHIP THAT RESPONDS MEANINGFULLY TO THE ISSUES OF THIS MOMENT?" ISSUES AND TABLE LEADS WERE SOLICITED IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT BY A TEAM OF MEMBERS THROUGH AN OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS. ATTENDEES BEGAN THE EXPERIENCE WITH A COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITY AND A WELCOME CEREMONY THAT INCLUDED A LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THROUGHOUT THE DIALOGUE LAB, PARTICIPATORY INQUIRY SESSIONS PUNCTUATED IMMERSIVE GROUP EXPERIENCES SUCH AS A MORNING SPENT IN THE COMMUNITY VISITING VIA INTERNATIONAL, PAN Y PAZ, CAF X, AND CHICANO PARK.THIS YEAR'S LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES WEBINARS SERIES FOCUSED ON BROADENING ACCESSIBILITY WITH MOST BEING OFFERED AT MULTIPLE TIMES TO MAXIMIZE THE CONVENIENCE TO MEMBERS WHO RESIDE AROUND THE WORLD. PRESENTED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AND AVAILABLE FREE TO MEMBERS, REGISTRATION GREW TO 1,448 WITH OFFERINGS INCLUDING: ADVANCING LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS VIA UNIVERSITY DESIGN INITIATIVES; ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS; A CARTOGRAPHY OF RESISTANCE: LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT & COMMAND; INNOVATION LEADERSHIP: EMERGING FINDINGS ON EFFECTIVE PRACTICE; WHY INQUIRING LEADERSHIP MATTERS; DROWNING IN PRECARITY? HOW THE UNEXPECTED LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK CAN HELP YOU CATCH THE SOCIAL JUSTICE WAVE; EXPLORING PERSONHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES; NERVE: REMAINING TRUE TO YOURSELF WHEN LEADING; INTEGRATIVE LEADERSHIP: WORKING ACROSS BOUNDARIES TO TACKLE SHARED PROBLEMS AND ACHIEVE THE COMMON GOOD; AND EXPLORING LEADERSHIP: INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVES.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: THE MEMBERSHIP TEAM DELIVERS A RANGE OF SERVICES AND BENEFITS TO ILA MEMBERS WHO ARE BASED IN NEARLY 100 COUNTRIES. THESE INCLUDE THE ILA INTERSECTIONS MEMBER PORTAL WITH THE MEMBER DIRECTORY, DISCUSSION FORUMS, MEMBER COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND ACCESS TO MEMBERS-ONLY RESOURCES; MEMBER PRICING ON CONFERENCE REGISTRATION; A MAILED COPY OF THEIR SELECTED BUILDING LEADERSHIP BRIDGES BOOK AND OPEN ACCESS TO THE ONLINE LIBRARY OF THE ILA'S BUILDING LEADERSHIP BRIDGES SERIES; AND OPEN ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES WEBINARS. THE ILA'S FOURTEEN MEMBER COMMUNITIES ARE ORGANIZED TO ADDRESS THE PROFESSIONAL NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF ILA MEMBERS. VOLUNTEER LED, THE COMMUNITIES RECOMMEND SUBMISSIONS FOR THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THEY ORGANIZE ONLINE MEETINGS, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, AND NETWORKING EVENTS. AN EXAMPLE OF MEMBER COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING IS THE PEER-TO-PEER MASTERMIND MENTORING PROGRAM. THIS COHORT MENTORING OPPORTUNITY IS ORGANIZED BY THE ILA WOMEN & LEADERSHIP MEMBER COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ILA MEMBERS USING THE MASTERMIND FORMAT. FACILITATED BY MEMBER VOLUNTEERS, COHORTS MEET MONTHLY TO OFFER BRAINSTORMING, PEER ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUPPORT AS MEMBERS CHALLENGE EACH OTHER TO SET AND ACCOMPLISH GOALS. ANOTHER CROSS-COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INVOLVES A PARTNERSHIP WITH VITAL VOICES AND THE JULIE ANN WRIGLEY GLOBAL FUTURES LABORATORY AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. AS A SUPPORTING PARTNER, ILA PROVIDES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COACHES FROM WITHIN THE ILA MEMBERSHIP TO THE FIVE WE EMPOWER SDG AWARDEES.

PUBLICATIONS:ILA'S PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP: EQUITY AND BELONGING IN OUR COMMUNITIES, A BOOK IN ILA'S BUILDING LEADERSHIP BRIDGES SERIES WITH EMERALD PUBLISHING; AND THE GIFT OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS AND QUESTIONING LEADERSHIP BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTS IN LEADERSHIP SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOLLER INSTITUTE AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. ILA ALSO PUBLISHED 14 BLOGS IN ITS LEADERSHIP FOR THE GREATER GOOD SERIES AND MORE THAN 60 PODCASTS. ILA'S MONTHLY INTERFACE NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED NEWS AS WELL AS ARTICLES OF INTEREST THROUGH OUR PAUSE FOR PEDAGOGY COLUMN, AMONG OTHERS.THE BUILDING LEADERSHIP BRIDGES BOOK SERIES CONTINUED WITH THE PUBLICATION OF INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP: EQUITY AND BELONGING IN OUR COMMUNITIES (EMERALD, 2023) EDITED BY JOANNE BARNES, MICHAEL J. STEVENS, BJORN ZAKARIAS EKELUND, AND KAREN PERHAM-LIPPMAN. THE 51 CONTRIBUTORS FROM 8 COUNTRIES INCLUDED ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, CONSULTANTS, AND OTHERS. DESIGNED AS A PRACTICAL BOOK TO HELP IMPROVE HOW READERS CONCEPTUALIZE AND THINK ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, BELONGING, AND ACCESS, IT PROVIDES TOOLS AND CASE STUDIES TO HELP GUIDE THE PRACTICE OF INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP. THE CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTS IN LEADERSHIP SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ILA AND THE MOLLER INSTITUTE AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CONTINUED WITH THE PUBLICATION OF TWO VOLUMES: THE GIFT OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS, EDITED BY NATHAN O. HATCH SHARED THE STORIES OF THIRTEEN TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS TO ILLUMINATE HOW THE AUTHOR APPROACHED IDENTIFYING TALENT AND EMPOWERING LEADERS TO LEAD IN BOLD AND CREATIVE WAYS. QUESTIONING LEADERSHIP, EDITED BY MICHAEL HARVEY EXPLORED THE WAYS LEADERS ASK HARD QUESTIONS THAT SPARK CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND NEW UNDERSTANDINGS. ASKING BY ITSELF ISN'T ENOUGH, HOWEVER, AND LEADERS MUST ALSO HELP FIND ANSWERS AND TURN THEM INTO EFFECTIVE ACTION.THE ILA LEADERSHIP FOR THE GREATER GOOD BLOG SERIES PUBLISHED AUTHORS, MOST OF WHOM ARE ILA FELLOWS OR ILA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEES, WHO TURN THEIR LEADERSHIP LENS ONTO PRESCIENT ISSUES OF THE DAY, APPLYING THEIR LEADERSHIP WISDOM TO INFORM AND INSPIRE READERS, AND ADVANCE LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE FOR A BETTER WORLD. ILA PUBLISHED 14 PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE BLOGS WITH OVER 28K VIEWS BY OVER 20K UNIQUE VIEWERS. PODCASTS ARE AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE FOR PROVIDING LEADERSHIP RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC AND TO ILA MEMBERS. THIS YEAR'S INTERVIEWS WITH LEADERS, RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, COACHES, AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS FROM DIVERSE CONTEXTS PROVIDED TIPS, TOOLS, AND NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE. THE ILA CONTINUES TO PARTNER ON THREE PODCASTS. PHRONESIS: PRACTICAL WISDOM FOR LEADERS IS ILA'S OFFICIAL PODCAST WITH WEEKLY EPISODES. MAUREEN METCALF CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH THE ILA ON A SERIES OF 12 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PODCASTS FOR HER INNOVATING LEADERSHIP PODCAST. ILA MEMBERS LAUREN BULLOCK AND DAN JENKINS PARTNERED WITH ILA TO FEATURE THE WORK OF OTHER ILA MEMBERS AND TO RECORD POST-CONFERENCE PODCASTS WITH SOME OF OUR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEES. ILA OFFICIAL PODCAST AND PODCAST PARTNERSHIPS REACH LISTENERS AROUND THE GLOBE AND ARE RANKED AT THE TOP OF THE LISTEN NOTES CHARTS: LEADERSHIP EDUCATORS - TOP 5%; PHRONESIS - TOP 2.5%; INNOVATING LEADERSHIP - TOP 0.5%.THE INTERFACE NEWSLETTER HONORS THE FACT THAT THE ILA'S MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES PEOPLE LOCATED IN MANY, AND OFTEN MULTIPLE, INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS WHO ALL INTERFACE IN THE ILA AROUND THEIR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE FOR A BETTER WORLD. INTERFACE SHARES ARTICLES HIGHLIGHTING ASSOCIATION NEWS, NEW RESOURCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ILA MEMBERS SUCH AS THE PAUSE FOR PEDAGOGY COLUMN, BLOGS, AND PODCASTS, AND RESURFACES TIMELESS LEADERSHIP RESOURCES TO MAKE THEM NEWLY DISCOVERABLE.