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Public Leadership
The Public Leadership Member Community serves and involves those who practice, study, and teach leadership in the public domain. This includes civic, governmental, military, nonprofit/NGO, political, and social organizations and institutions typically characterized by a primary emphasis on serving the public good. Increasingly so, this also incorporates collaborative efforts between the aforementioned organizations and for-profit businesses. The community facilitates sharing ideas, expertise, and resources to address public leadership issues; encourages the development and application of concepts, theories, research, and practical experience in the field of public leadership; and highlights emerging issues, challenges, opportunities, and best practices.
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New initiative: Public Leadership (PL) Circles
We are excited to announce our new "Public Leadership (PL) Circles," which are smaller communities of practice for members with common interests and goals. We invite you to join one of our five circles that will meet virtually once per month from April through September. Those who can attend the ILA Global Conference in Prague from October 15-18 can meet in-person to continue the conversations. To join a circle, please email the PL Circle facilitators by Friday, April 11, 2025. Space is limited and the Circles begin in mid-April. Click here for more details .
Member Community Leadership Team
Chair-Elect
Assistant Director for Research, Evaluation and Curriculum Design at Center for Public Service
Tulane University
Contact Member Community Leaders at publicleadership@ilaglobalnetwork.org
Priorities and Projects
- Advancing leadership knowledge & practice to: support effective and ethical public leadership, address common challenges, and explore solutions across domains
- Strengthening the ILA public leadership network by attracting, enrolling, and engaging new members in each domain
- Organizing focused conference programs to specifically meet the needs of public leaders including concurrent sessions and the annual public leadership networking dinner
- Encouraging submissions to the International Journal of Public Leadership
Priorities and Projects
Elevate Public Leadership
Advancing leadership knowledge & practice to: support effective and ethical public leadership, address common challenges, and explore solutions across domains
Expand ILA Network
Strengthening the ILA public leadership network by attracting, enrolling, and engaging new members in each domain
Conference Sessions
Organizing focused conference programs to specifically meet the needs of public leaders including concurrent sessions.
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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 publicleadership@ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Resources
The ILA offers a wide variety of leadership resources to help you elevate your leadership research and practice.
Caribbean From Islands to Influence — Female Trailblazers in Trinbagonian Governance
Live Webinar 12 November 2025, 7:00-8:00 pm EST (UTC-5). What can three women from an archipelagic state teach the Global North about female leadership? Do the complexities of race, age or gender express in the same way in the corridors of power in their part of the world? How do they view development, power and their islands’ future in a rapidly changing global environment? Join us as we explore these and other issues through the lenses of these visionary leaders.
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.
Gradually and Then Suddenly: 25 Steps for Wannabe Dictators
When democracy erodes “gradually and then suddenly,” how can we spot the warning signs? This analysis by ILA Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Keith Grint and David L. Collinson reveals the 25-step authoritarian playbook that transforms leaders into dictators and why recognizing these patterns now matters more than ever.
To Stop a Tyrant: How Five Types of Followers Make (or Brake) a Toxic Leader
Tyrants can only rise with our help. And they aren’t limited to heads of state. Any leadership role can have tyrannical qualities. Ira Chaleff discusses five categories of followers who play a role in a tyrant’s rise and how they can change that course.
Downloadable Book Chapters
- Ukraine, Another Greek Tragedy and the Refugee Crisis, from Matthew Qvortrup’s book, Angela Merkel: Europe’s Most Influential Leader