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Business Leadership
Our purpose is to unite and empower a diverse global community of scholars, developmental practitioners, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and students, by fostering insightful collaboration and knowledge exchange. Our mission is to enrich and advance the practice of business leadership, transforming it into a powerful catalyst for positive change and sustainable impact in societies and economies worldwide. Through innovative events, training, and discussions, we commit to nurturing leadership that is ethical, forward-thinking, and dedicated to adding value across all sectors of society.
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Member Community Leaders
Chair
Co-founder, Clemac Digital Health; Senior Commissioning Manager, London local authority
Contact Member Community Leaders at businessleadership@ilaglobalnetwork.org
Priorities and Projects
Serve Business Leaders
Implementing projects that serve the needs of business leaders
Advance Corporate Knowledge
Advancing leadership knowledge & practice for a better corporate world
Engage Leadership Community
Creating opportunities for members to become involved in the business leadership community
Expand ILA Network
Strengthening the ILA business leadership network by attracting and enrolling new corporate and individual members
Tailored Conference Programs
Organizing focused conference programs to specifically meet the needs of business leaders
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Presenter & Attendee Opportunities
ILA’s member communities make up the foundation of ILA’s Global Conference topic focused streams. Submit your session proposal and attend this premier conference.
Engage in Vibrant Discussions
Navigate ILA Intersections, an exclusive online member resource. Engage in vibrant discussions with like-minded leaders, access members-only resources and ILA’s online member directory.
Volunteer
Our activities and programs are organized by our dedicated team of member volunteers. If you would like to deepen your engagement, please email us about volunteer opportunities at businessleadership@ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Resources
The ILA offers a wide variety of leadership resources to help you elevate your leadership research and practice.
Leadership as Masterpiece Creation
Live Webinar 22 January, 11:00 AM EST (UTC-5) Join Charles Spinosa and Moderator, Leah Tomkins, for this lively conversation on the ways in which elite business leaders are “moral artists” shaping industries and cultures. They’ll share insights from their research on large-scale courageous risk-taking and the ongoing personal revision of one’s own leadership style.
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.
Beyond the Unethical Leader: Rethinking the Root Causes of Corporate Failure
With AI bubble speculation rising, it’s timely to examine corporate failure factors. Dr. Peter Stephenson and Professor Richard Bolden analyze Theranos to reveal interconnected causes of organizational failure, offering insights for policy, practice, and research beyond simple leadership blame.
Deeds, Not Words: How Leaders Combat Genderwashing
Guests: Dr. Rita A. Gardiner & Dr. Hayley Baker 18 June 2025 Share: In this episode, host Scott Allen sits down with Dr. Rita Gardiner (Western University) and Dr. Hayley
Downloadable Book Chapters and Reports
- Stress, Burnout, Derailment and Resilience in Leadership, from Theo Veldsman and Andrew Johnson’s book Leadership: Perspectives From the Front Line.
- An integrity model of leadership for our times from Sebastian Salicru’s book Leadership Results: How to Create Adaptive Leaders and High-Performing Organisations for an Uncertain World
- Power of Purpose Symposium Report: Does purpose impact stakeholder and shareholder value?