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.
Leveraging Polarities in Complex and Turbulent Times
According to Barry Johnson, “in today’s world of increasing interdependency and complexity, it is vital to utilize problem solving AND both/and thinking to address your most strategic challenges and opportunities. The research is clear – leaders, teams and organizations that leverage Polarities well outperform those that don’t.
Values and Story Telling to Deliver Results
Michelle talks about what is most important in creating sustainable success. Sebastian’s work takes leaders and their teams to the new levels of performance and business results.
The Nexis of Leadership and Practice – Royal Dutch Shell and ILA
Jeroen van der Veer talks about his leadership strategy when you are talking about moving from A to B. We then shift focus and Cynthia Cherrey talks about her take away from the conference focusing on Leadership in Turbulent times.
The Dance Between Leadership and Followership
We start with Margaret Heffernan talking about Turbulence as a chronic condition. Leadership is about building organizations that thrive in turbulence. Then Ira talks about understanding that to bring out the best leadership requires the best followership.
How Your Personal Practices Make You an Exceptional Leader
From fostering smiles in the office to mindfulness, your personal practices have a major effect on your team – and your success. Dr. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler shares her research on “waking up at work” – creating greater awareness of workplace systems and how individual actions affect them.
11 Steps to Help You Heal Divides
Mike Hardy argues that peace is crucial for business success. While often overlooked by corporate leaders, peace directly contributes to profits and stability. Drawing on his research and diplomatic experience, Hardy explains how leaders in all sectors can foster peace and security for mutual benefit.
Creating Mindful Organizations
How do we create organizations that promote mindfulness and joy during work? Subanhu talks about how to build mindfulness in organizations. Michelle talks about how she demonstrates authenticity as a leader, a CEO, and a mother.
Dialogical Leadership: Understanding How It Impacts Success
This interview explores dialogical leadership. At a high levels, dialogical leadershp involves ideas such as truth is a relational construct between the individual and society.
Leading With Purpose and Compassion in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Dr. Éliane Ubalijoro shares her experience of how nuance, cultural competencies, and persistence contributed to leader success in African communities. These qualities are emerging as keys to enhancing leadership everywhere.
Maximizing Profit and Social Impact Concurrently – A Case Study
Business is a social institution. Can we maximize value for the firm and at the same time create value for society? How is shareholder value maximization aligned with or in conflict with social good. Mike gives examples of how he drives both profit and social impact. This includes: 1. Appreciative inquiry summit 2. Partnering with Autistic organization to hire adults with autism to fill routine jobs 3. Hiring interns to fill roles and providing education How have you created buy-in for novel processes? 1. Use tools like appreciative inquiry to create alignment, involvement, and commitment across the entire organization 2. Establish processes for inclusion of staff and clients and at the same time ensure leaders retain positive control and accountability for results
Leaders Building On Moral Purpose to Create A Just World
Jorrit talks about the leadership journey Deloitte is creating for people from entering the firm through their retirement. The second speaker in this interview is George Papandreou, Former Prime Minister of Greece. He talks about his leadership journey in democracy.
Buried in an Avalanche: Finding Deeper Purpose in Failure
This discussion is intended to help listeners come to know the deeper purpose of adversity or failure. In some ways to help dissolve judgement and move forward with new ways of seeing difficult events. Ken will share what he learned from being buried in an avalanche and the process he went through to find this deeper purpose.
