Podcasts

The ILA partners with ILA Member Maureen Metcalf on a series of global leadership episodes each year within the Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future podcast.

ILA’s official podcast is Phronesis: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, which offers a smart, fast-paced discussion on all things leadership. Host Scott Allen and his expert guests cover timely, relevant topics and incorporate practical tips designed to help you make a difference in how you lead and live. We also partner with ILA Members Lauren Bullock and Dan Jenkins to feature the work of ILA members on a series of episodes within the Leadership Educator Podcast.

Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future

JEDI SPACE Principles for CEOs and Board Chairs

Dr. Christopher Washington and We Empower Winner Valrie Grant discuss the importance of Just, Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive (JEDI) environments at every level of organizational leadership.

DEI: Needed Conversations And Understanding

Laura Morgan Roberts and Courtney McCluney join the show to share insights from their work, and to encourage leaders to examine and understand racial barriers and how those barriers can be removed.

Mindfulness and Its Benefits in the Work Place

Supporting the long-term mental health of your team can mean the difference between an engaged, collaborative and productive organization…or one riddled with toxicity and turnover. Peter Weng and Rich Fernandez join Maureen to discuss mindfulness and employee well-being.

Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations

Gender inequality around the world has many facets. The Gender Equality and Governance Index (GEGI) taps into some of the world’s best datasets to analyze gender discrimination on a global scale, using five critical “pillars”: governance, education, work, entrepreneurship, and violence.

Disruption in America’s Favorite Pastime: MLB CEO Shares Insights

Mark Shapiro, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays, shares his approach to effective leadership and discuss how this approach positioned the Toronto Blue Jays to navigate the challenges they faced – and the solutions they implemented so that the game could go on amidst the COVID pandemic.

Innovative Leadership for the Health Care Industry

Medical schools do a great job preparing students for medical procedures, but a crucial element for great healthcare is missed: leadership training. Neil Grunberg shares his experiences and how the leadership framework he developed with Maureen can be used to build the leadership skills needed by medical staff to make our healthcare system stronger.

The Future-Ready Board Member

Competent Boards CEO Helle Bank Jorgensen joins Maureen to discuss the critical competencies boards needs to truly benefit organizations.

The New Era Of Stakeholder Value

What is the purpose of business in the 21st century? And what are the values and skills needed by business leaders in this new era of stakeholder value? Keith Tuffley joins Maureen to discuss these emerging topics and share his experience.

The Essentials Of Theory U

Otto Scharmer discusses his latest book: The Essentials of Theory U: Core Principles and Applications, which helps us bring necessary changes to our foundational systems from a place of deep consciousness and perspective-taking from all key stakeholders – including the future itself.