Member Communities

Public Leadership

Community Leaders

Timothy Mau
Timothy Mau
Chair
 
Associate Professor, University of Guelph
Patricia Clary
Patricia Clary
Past-Chair
 
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

Blogs

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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.

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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.

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