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.
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
Former Prime Minister Papandreou’s Path to a Just World
Can you change the world? Former Greek PM George Papandreou dives deep into defending democracy and Deloitte’s Jorrit Volkers unveils why he cofounded Deloitte University.
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.
Emerging Leaders Changing The World
This show focuses on the impact both women have made in their countries and internationally. They discuss their leadership journeys, both coming from humble backgrounds.
How to Avoid the Bad Leader Trap
Bad leadership is everywhere. Barbara Kellerman explores why we don’t do a better job of fixing it.
Deloitte’s Dean Explains Why Your Old Leadership Style Doesn’t Work Anymore
Gill and Jorrit discuss their own research, and how it’s important to blend today’s latest leadership theories with practical, proven leadership techniques. Generational and societal changes are happening too rapidly; leaders can’t simply “wait it out” if they want success.
Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For: A Guide for New Leaders
As part of the International Leadership Association Conference series, Maureen invited Bill to discuss his new book focusing on helping new leaders and the teams they lead succeed.
Understanding Leadership: Moving Away From the Cult of Personality
We discuss changes in leadership we are seeing and how important clear leadership, followership, and agreement on a goals is to drive successful outcomes.
Salsa, Soul, & Spirit – Leading Your Multicultural Team
In this episode, Dr. Juana Bordas shares the principles that set the foundation for cross-cultural leadership..
Understanding How Prejudice Impacts Leadership – Lessons From A Global Thought Leader
Mike discusses the forces of prejudice versus the forces of pluralism. If people are not able to be comfortable living and working among diverse people, then leaders need to spend their time policing and setting rules and guidelines to keep us safe.
Women in Leadership: Why It Matters and How to Develop It
Our two guests – both experts and advocates for women as leaders talk about the role women leaders play in organizations and how we develop girls and women to prepare them to take leadership roles.
Cooperation, Leadership, & Empathy: George Papandreou’s Path for Meeting Challenges
Former Greek PM George Papandreou shares the secret to solving today’s global issues: Figure out common values, then build on them to work together across borders.
