Member Communities
Public Leadership
Community Leaders
Associate Professor, University of Guelph
Public Leadership and Nonprofit Sector Consultant, Southeastern University
Contact Community Leaders: publicleadership@ilaglobalnetwork.org
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 of 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.
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
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Sample Public Leadership Resources
Webinars
El Cìrculo (the Circle) Leading Across Generations: A Model From Young Latino Leaders
Live Webinar 19 April. Leadership expert and ILA Lifetime Achievement award winner Dr. Juana Bordas shares an intergenerational leadership model based on the voices, perspectives, and practices of Latinx youth.
Designing and Publishing Your (Public) Leadership Research: Research Gaps & Common Pitfalls
Richard Callahan and Tim Mau, co-editors of the International Journal of Public Leadership (Emerald Publishing) share observations on the trajectory of public leadership research and highlight some common pitfalls that stymie the publication of a manuscript.
Guardians of Public Value: How Public Organizations Survive and Thrive
With Bert Koopman, Charles Parker, Liesbet Heyse, Margo van den Brink, Susan Ostermann, Sylvo Thijsen, Alan Latourelle, Arjen Boin, Lauren Fahy, and Paul ‘t Hart
Blogs
Leading the Counter-Resistance: Rhetorical Tropes in Defense of Privilege
Using contemporary and historical examples, leadership expert Keith Grint deconstructs the top ten rhetorical tropes leaders use in defense of the indefensible.
Leaving Leadership
ILA Fellow Richard Bolden delves into what the surprise resignations of Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern reveal about today’s toxic leadership contexts, what it means to be a “strong leader,” and how leaders transition out of their roles.
What Just Happened in UK Politics?
Richard Bolden reflects on the recent turmoil in UK politics from the perspective of a leadership researcher and educator, considering the case from the individual, organizational, and societal perspectives.
Downloadable Book Chapters
- Ukraine, Another Greek Tragedy and the Refugee Crisis, from Matthew Qvortrup’s book, Angela Merkel: Europe’s Most Influential Leader