ILA Newsletter: INTERFACE
The name evokes those spaces and boundaries where our work reaches out and touches another’s — where theory and practice meet, shake hands, and learn from one another. It honors the fact that the ILA’s membership includes people located in many, and often multiple, independent systems who all Interface in the ILA around their commitment to advance leadership knowledge and practice for a better world. Interface shares articles highlighting association news and work being done by other ILA members.
In addition to author interviews, reports from the field, and member spotlights, the newsletter regularly features the following columns, edited by members:
- Exploring Leadership (video blog);
- PAUSE for Pedagogy (article and video interview);
- Grassroots Leadership & the Arts for Social Change (article & radio show); and
- Global & Culturally Diverse Leadership in the 21st, Century (article).
View a Selection of Recent Articles
Call for Book Chapters: Proverbs and Riddles for Leadership: Building Bridges for Practice From Africa
Submit your chapter proposal by 10 January for ILA’s 2026 volume of Building Leadership Bridges, published with Emerald. Edited by Dr. Innocent Assoman (Kansas State University), Dr. Anisah Ari (Kansas Leadership Center), Dr. Jackline Oluoch-Aridi (Notre Dame Global), Dr. Trisha Gott (Kansas State University), Dr. Brandon Kliewer (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Dr. Jillian Martin (Duke University), Dr. Hilary Okeguale (Afe Babalola University Nigeria), Dr. Brandy Walker, and Mr. Macharia Gauntundu (Kansas State University)
Call for Chapter Proposals- Keeping the Fire: Narratives of Women Leaders Embracing Community
Call for chapter proposals for “Keeping the Fire: Narratives of Women Leaders Embracing Community.” Submit by 9 December 2024. The book, part of ILA’s Transformative Women Leaders series published by Emerald will be edited by Drs. Lazarina Topuzova (Robert Morris University), Kem Gambrell (Gonzaga University), and Sydney Richardson (North Carolina A & T State University).
ILA Members Lead the Charge in Advancing Leadership for Public Purpose!
25 U.S. colleges and universities, including 17 who are affiliated with the International Leadership Association, have been named an inaugural Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification recipient. Find out ILA’s role in this groundbreaking initiative and how to apply for next year.
Call for Chapters – Ghost Leadership: Uncovering the Hidden and Unsettling Sides of Leadership
Call for chapter proposals for “Ghost Leadership: Uncovering the Hidden and Unsettling Sides of Leadership.” Submit by 18 November 2024. The book, part of ILA’s BLB series published by Emerald will be edited by Professor Richard Bolden (University of the West of England), Dr Rachel Wolfgramm (University of Auckland) and Dr Neil Sutherland (UCL School of Management).
Call for Chapter Abstracts – Inspirational Women Leaders
Submit your abstract by 15 September 2024 for ILA’s next book in our Transformative Women Leaders series published by Emerald.
Transformative Women Leaders – New ILA Book Series!
We’re excited to announce that the first two books in ILA’s new Transformative Women Leaders book series are now available to pre-order. Learn more about this inspired new collaboration between the ILA and Emerald Publishing that explores women leaders who are making a difference in their communities and organizations around the world.
ILA President and CEO Cynthia Cherrey to Serve on Inaugural Warren Bennis Leadership Council
International Leadership Association President and CEO Cynthia Cherrey was recently honored to receive and accept an invitation to serve on the inaugural Warren Bennis Leadership Council. In April, she participated in the Warren Bennis Leadership Institute Summit and the annual Warren Bennis Leadership Experience.
ILA President Gives Talk at Christopher Newport University
ILA President & CEO Cynthia Cherrey journeyed to Christopher Newport University in February of 2024 to speak before 1,000+ students and faculty on the importance of leadership.
ILA’s Inaugural Dialogue Lab Delivers Thoughtful Inquiry
ILA’s inaugural Dialogue Lab (D-Lab) took place January 2024 and asked, “How might we exercise leadership that responds meaningfully to the issues of this moment?” Learn more about the activities at this experimental event.
Reflective Insights, Ethics, & Critical Thinking: A ChatGPT Experiment in Leadership Education
Students are using ChatBots. How can we guide their use in thoughtful ways with self-awareness and engaged critical thinking? In this PAUSE for Pedagogy, Dan Jenkins shares his experience and the strategies and exercises he utilized teaching leadership Master’s students engaged in a semester-long project, “Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Leadership & Organizations.”
ILA Partners With 2023 International Studying Leadership Conference on Plenary Symposium
How can leadership researchers impactfully engage the public and contribute to systems change? In this plenary, Scott Allen, host of ILA’s official podcast, Phronesis, conversed with ILA President Cynthia Cherrey and top leadership researchers to share how to translate their work and engage in lively public conversations.
ILA President Visits Members in Japan
ILA President and CEO Cynthia Cherrey recently traveled to Japan to acknowledge the great work being done by ILA’s members and to further promote the development of leadership education in the region.
