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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Webinars
Leadership Instruments Library 2.0: A Tool for Quantitative Analysis in Leadership Studies
Live Webinar 19 March 2026 at 11:00 AM or 6:00 PM EDT (UTC-4). Join Margaret Sloan and moderator Ron Riggio to explore the Leadership Instruments Library, a compendium of 130+ survey tools for leadership research, and share your ideas for making this open-access resource even more valuable to the field.
Leadership Theories, Frameworks, and Approaches in Practice
Live Webinar 25 March, 11:00 AM or 7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4). Go behind the pages with Guthrie and Whitney as they delve into the history and application of leadership theories and how they work in practice. Drawing on over a century of leadership thought, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss!
Latest Leadership Learnings
Collective Leadership
Richard Bolden discusses leading together. Leadership isn’t always about formal roles, it’s about what gets mobilized, the importance of collective discussion before rushing to solutions, and viewing leadership as a lens that reveals hidden dynamics.
Elder Women’s Wisdom: A Reclaimed Paradigm of Leadership
Live Webinar, 9 and 10 March, 2026. Join the editors of Elder Women’s Wisdom to explore a radical paradigm that transforms leadership conversations by weaving seven threads into a model that challenges stereotypes, reclaims archetypes, and celebrates the relational, embodied, and spiritual wisdom of elder women leaders.
Gradually and Then Suddenly: 25 Steps for Wannabe Dictators
When democracy erodes “gradually and then suddenly,” how can we spot the warning signs? This analysis by ILA Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Keith Grint and David L. Collinson reveals the 25-step authoritarian playbook that transforms leaders into dictators and why recognizing these patterns now matters more than ever.
Organizational Member Spotlight: Charlie Life & Leadership Academy Think Tank
Organizational member Bruce Jackson shares the latest initiative of C. Charles Jackson Foundation – a newly launched Think Tank on the Future of Leadership Learning. As Bruce says, “This is not another working group. This is a trajectory-setting convening.”
ILA’s book series offer the best contemporary thinking about leadership from a diverse range of scholars, educators, and practitioners working around the globe. In keeping with the mission of the ILA, the book series build connections between how people research, enact, and experience leadership to advance leadership knowledge and practice for a just and thriving future.