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.

Reflecting On Leadership and Peace Building Progress
Mike Hardy discusses the importance of uncovering the ways leaders and organizations lead bring about peace. How can we all lead in ways that create a more peaceful and prosperous future?
More Women on Boards: International Perspective On Taking Action
Marlene Janzen Le Ber and Lynne E. Devnew share the research behind their ILA book, More Women on Boards: An International Perspective.
Global Leadership: Research, Practice and Development
Joyce Osland and Allan Bird discuss global leadership and how we identify, develop, and support our leaders so they can run enterprises that thrive.
Leadership Theory and Practice: Lifetime Achievement Recognized
This interview is with the two 2018 inductees Keith Grint and Joanne Ciulla who have distinguished themselves for the advancements over long and successful careers. While it is impossible to share a full career in a short interview, they share some of their latest thinking.
Democracy on the Run: How Strong and Capable Leaders Can Impact
International thought leaders discuss how would-be despots, dictators, and demagogues have finessed techniques to undermine democracy and the leadership strategies to combat them.
Transformational Leadership and Ethical Considerations
As a prolific author on leadership – Ron talks about his longitudinal study and its impact on his thinking about transformational leadership and the ethical considerations of a leader.
Womens Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Perspectives
During this interview, the editors of the new book Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives (2019) discuss the latest research and novel perspectives.
Revitalizing Leadership: Putting Theory and Practice into Context
Brad talks about his book: Revitalizing leadership – Putting Theory and Practice into Context. He connects leadership theory and practice with context. It argues that the universal prescriptions favoured by most leadership scholars ignore the reality that context always matters in leadership practice – and in leadership theorizing too.
Evidence Based Best Practices for Leadership Development
This interview explores how to develop a broad range of leaders at all levels of an organization.
How do Leadership and The Environment Connect?
Our guests represent multiple frameworks on leadership and the environment. They would like leaders to consider the biosphere as one of the primary frames of leadership. During the interview, they discuss how to apply these frameworks in practice in ways that are practical.
Embodied Leadership and Way Showing For When the Path Is Unclear
This interview explores two critical topics, Embodied leadership and way showing along with ethics. Way showing and embodied leadership include practices for leaders to consider when they are navigating uncharted territory where the path forward is unclear.
Geneva Experts Share Why Leadership Is a Group Effort
Maureen speaks with Patrick Sweet and Peter Cunningham about the evolving nature of leadership. They explore how leadership is no longer just an individual endeavor, but a collective practice, emphasizing adaptability, cultural sensitivity, and resilience.