Podcasts
ILA Members Lauren Bullock and Dan Jenkins partner with ILA to feature the work of ILA members on a series of episodes within the Leadership Educator 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 Member Maureen Metcalf on a series of global leadership episodes each year within the Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future podcast.

Inside the Classroom: Followership Courses
Explore how followership education enhances leadership development as Drs. Mark Rennaker and Mike Linville share insights from their undergraduate and graduate courses at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Inside the Classroom: Teaching Civility and Constructive Debate in Leadership
Dr. Donnette Noble and Jesse New discuss how leadership educators can foster civility and constructive debate in a polarized society by integrating critical thinking assignments, impactful texts, and reflective learning.
Planning a Global Conference With Dr. Scott Allen
Take a behind-the-curtain tour of this year’s 2024 Global Conference. In this episode, Dan and Lauren are joined by Dr. Scott Allen, chair of this year’s conference. Scott shares his journey with the association, his evolving experiences as a conference attendee, and his fresh and innovative vision for this year’s event.
Inside the Classroom: Sparking Leadership through Creative Teaching
Dr. Tony Middlebrooks and Matthew Creasy share their experiences teaching LEAD 300, exploring the intersection of creativity and leadership through innovative classroom activities that foster an innovative mindset.
Intentional Emergence: Addressing 21st Century Learner Needs
Drs. Linnette Werner and John Weng discuss their NDSL issue, Intentional Emergence: Addressing 21st Century Learner Needs. Recognizing the exhaustion among college educators and the feeling that previous methods are no longer working, they argue that educators can reenergize by intentionally partnering with and embracing emergence.
Applying Theories and Models in Leadership Program and Curricular Design
Dan and Lauren discuss New Directions for Student Leadership Issue #180 with issue co-editors, Drs. Melissa Rocco and Darren Pierre.
Teaching Sustainability in Leadership Education
Past and present Leaders of ILA’s Sustainability Leadership Member Community discuss the latest issue of New Directions for Student Leadership and the push for research and action utilizing the UN SDGs as a framework.
Exploring the Dynamics of Toxic Followership
Dr. Wendy Edmonds describes her experience collecting data and writing her book on the Jonestown Massacre and toxic followership. She also provides strategies for addressing and preventing workplace toxicity.
Reflecting With ILA Legacy Award Winner Dr. Sonia Ospina
Dan and Lauren talk with 2023 ILA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Dr. Sonia Ospina on how she got involved in ILA and how ILA’s global mix of leadership scholars and practitioners keeps her coming back.
Reflecting with ILA Legacy Award Winner, Dr. Bruce Avolio
In this episode, Dan and Lauren listen as Dr. Bruce Avolio shares his experience as one of ILA’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners.
Exploring the ILA Leadership Scholarship Member Community
Rich Whitney and Lori Kniffin, leaders of ILA’s Leadership Scholarship member community, discuss ways people can contribute to the scholarship agenda within the association.
Identifying Your Researcher Identity and Community
Dr. Nathan Eva (Monash Univ. Business School) shares strategies for determining your researcher identity, crafting a meaningful research agenda, and identifying a community of scholars to co-author publications.