Member Communities
Public Leadership
Community Leaders

Public Leadership and Nonprofit Sector Consultant, Southeastern University

Associate Professor, University of Guelph

Discipline Chair for Anatomical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
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

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

Build Back Better… With Care and Compassion
As governments and organisations around the world seek to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic, Richard Bolden stresses the importance of making time and space for recovery — where leaders and others can experience the care and compassion needed to help them heal from the physical and emotional exhaustion that permeates our workplaces and communities.

The Power of Belief, The Triumph of Voice
ILA Fellow Katherine Tyler Scott discusses the re-emergence of autocratic leadership around the world and its ties to societal anxiety before exploring Ukrainian President Zelensky’s ability to use his voice to encapsulate the universal yearning of humanity to live free.

Ukrainian Resistance: The End of History or Its Regurgitation?
Keith Grint looks at Russia’s War in Ukraine through a leadership lens – touching on the Make Russia Great Again story, Ukrainian resistance, Destructive Consent, and the power of shame.
Downloadable Book Chapters
- Ukraine, Another Greek Tragedy and the Refugee Crisis, from Matthew Qvortrup’s book, Angela Merkel: Europe’s Most Influential Leader