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Upcoming Webinars
Swift Leadership: A Taylor-made Approach to Influence and Decision Making
Live Webinar, Wednesday, 29 April at 11AM or 6PM EDT (UTC-4). What can Taylor Swift teach us about leadership? Authors Yates and Urick explore how Swift’s career illuminates transformational leadership, power, creativity, team effectiveness, and more.
What’s Next for Leadership Learning? Adapting the ILA General Principles for an Unsettled World
Live Webinar Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:00-11:15 AM EDT (UTC-4). Leadership education must evolve to meet the fundamental changes in the environments our students and leaders face. What responsibilities do leadership educators and development professionals now carry? This interactive webinar explores how the ILA General Principles can serve not as static guidelines, but as a living framework for innovation and reform.
Mentorship: Empowering Mentees to Take the Lead and Co-Create Their Development
Live webinar Thursday, 14 May at 11AM or 7PM EDT (UTC-4). Join author Frankie J. Weinberg for a behind-the-scenes look at the research and framework behind this bold rethinking of mentoring that flips the traditional model and empowers mentees to lead their own growth with intention and confidence.
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.
Learning Leadership From Dogs: What Can Bulldogs, Dachshunds, Komondors, Pekingese and Otterhounds (Among Other Dogs) Teach Us About Effective Leadership?
Live Webinar 21 April, 11:00 AM or 7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4). Go behind the pages with Aditya Simha to delve into leadership lessons from an unexpected source. Drawing on the traits of various dog breeds, this Buzz explores how qualities like trust, kindness, and courage translate into stronger human leadership.
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.