International Leadership Association

05/29/2026

How do we prepare the next generation of global leaders?

The International Student Case Competition, organized annually by the ILA Leadership Education Member Community, gives students the opportunity to analyze real-world cases, tackle complex leadership challenges, present innovative solutions, and connect with an international network of leadership scholars and practitioners.

Winning teams in both the undergraduate and graduate divisions will receive a $1,000 USD prize, and each team member will also receive a complimentary one-year ILA student membership.

Learn more and register your team: https://bit.ly/4ebTqjR

05/29/2026

Graduation season is the perfect time to take the next step in your leadership journey. Whether you're a new graduate, educator, researcher, or scholar seeking your next role, the ILA Career Center features leadership opportunities in higher education, research, nonprofit, and professional development settings.

Explore the latest openings and discover where you can make an impact: https://bit.ly/4pad4C2

05/27/2026

Your ILA 2026 Global experience starts before the opening reception Wednesday evening — with a full day of focused pre-conference professional development and cultural immersion sessions on 28 October.

Register for the conference today and add one of these small-group, half- or full-day learning opportunities to elevate your conference experience and make the most of your time in Toronto.

• Navigating Complexity 2.0: Leadership as Cultivating Collective Sensemaking to Build Trust
• Ubuntu Diversity Icebreaker: A Pedagogical Intervention for Collective Leadership and Human Flourishing
• Cultural Immersion With Canadian Military
• Leading in a Disruptive Healthcare Era: AI, Innovation, and Transformative Leadership
• Doctoral Student Consortium
• Leading Through Complexity: Reconnecting to Simplicity
• Leading Through the VUCA Labyrinth: Voices From Canadian Women Leaders Currently Navigating the VUCA Labyrinth
• The Social Justice Toolkit: Lessons from Women Leading on the Frontlines
• Leading With HEART: Sustaining Business Leadership Through Humor, Engagement, Activation, Resilience, and Trust

View all pre-conference events: https://bit.ly/462lGnZ

05/26/2026

Leadership advances because of people who dedicate themselves to research, education, collaboration, and service.

The 2026 ILA Awards recognize individuals whose contributions are helping shape the leadership field and strengthen communities around the world.

Explore award criteria and submit nominations by 15 June for these awards:

🏆 Outstanding Service Award (https://bit.ly/4wuXPYE)
🌟 Horizon Mid-Career Leadership Award (https://bit.ly/4doBl2V)
🎓 Fredric M. Jablin Doctoral Dissertation Award (https://bit.ly/3VEBvvu)

05/21/2026

What might leadership look like if it centered not on power and hierarchy, but on interconnectedness, responsibility, and care for the whole?

In this article, “An Indigenous American Vision of Leadership,” Art Blume challenges conventional Western leadership models and invites us to rethink leadership through an Indigenous worldview — one grounded in collaboration, humility, sustainability, and collective wellbeing.

Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4f6arPX

Using a common American metaphor, Art Blume suggests that not only do many of today’s leaders have difficulty seeing the forest for the trees, many leaders have difficulty seeing how the trees and the forest are connected to the rest of the natural world through the air, the soil, and the water.

05/21/2026

ILA’s Virtual roundtable, 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, wrapped up yesterday as a resounding success, bringing together a vibrant global community online for rich conversations, shared insights, and meaningful exchange. Together, participants reflected on today’s most pressing leadership challenges and explored new pathways to shape the future of women’s leadership.

A special thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success, including our sponsor Indiana Wesleyan University Division of leadership and Followership Studes; Summit co-chairs Drs. Lisa DeFrank-Cole and Sherylle J. Tan; keynote speaker Alys Smith; framers Barbara Kellerman, Joanne Barnes, and Susan R. Madsen; facilitators Yolanda Caldwell, Kayla Gross, Stephanie Johnson, Dorine Lawrence-Hughes, Cheyenne Luzynski, Sarah Smith Orr, Joanna Sztandur, Natasha Turman; and all of our participants!

05/19/2026

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭."

In this video, leadership Development expert Marcy Levy Shankman shares the impact ILA membership and the Global Conference has had on her career, contributing to new thinking, new colleagues, and new practices.

Join Marcy this October in Toronto! https://bit.ly/3XIFKaP

05/19/2026

Do you know someone making a meaningful impact in leadership scholarship, service, or practice? Or perhaps that person is you?

Nominations are now open for the following ILA awards:

🏆 Outstanding Service Award (https://bit.ly/4wuXPYE)
🌟 Horizon Mid-Career Leadership Award (https://bit.ly/4doBl2V)
🎓 Fredric M. Jablin Doctoral Dissertation Award (https://bit.ly/3VEBvvu)

📅 Nomination deadline: 15 June 2026, 11:59 PM EDT (UTC-4)

Learn more and submit nominations today!

05/18/2026

As one of the newest member communities within the ILA, the Indigenous and First Peoples Leadership Member Community creates a dedicated space for Indigenous and First Peoples leaders, scholars, practitioners, and allies to connect, collaborate, and elevate Indigenous and First Peoples leadership perspectives globally.

Its vision is to honor and amplify Indigenous and First Peoples leadership traditions, knowledge systems, and lived experiences, while fostering inclusive dialogue and mutual learning across cultures and disciplines.

Learn more and join the community here: https://bit.ly/3Ri28qf

05/18/2026

ILA’s Virtual Roundtable, 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, kicks off tomorrow, 19 May. And there’s still time to register!

Tomorrow’s session (19 May, 2:00–5:00 p.m. EDT/UTC-4) will feature a 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 by Alys Smith, followed by breakout discussions focused on 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and examining the challenges and opportunities shaping women’s leadership today.

On Day 2 (20 May, 12:00–3:30 p.m. EDT/UTC-4), we’ll continue the conversation by exploring 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Join us as we share effective practices, reflect on current realities, and explore pathways for collaboration, resilience, and systems-level change to strengthen and reimagine women’s leadership work.

Register now — and bring a colleague for FREE! https://bit.ly/4tLBEem

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳.

05/15/2026

Looking for your next leadership opportunity? The ILA Career Center is updated regularly with new openings — from executive roles to emerging leadership positions — aligned with your skills, experience, and career goals.

Explore the latest opportunities: https://bit.ly/4pad4C2