International Leadership Association
Encyclopedia
The International Leadership Association (ILA) is the foremost member association for individuals with a professional interest in leadership
and leadership studies
. Members of this association include scholars, educators, and practitioners from business, community, and government sectors, among others. The ILA was originally established through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and is housed at the University of Maryland, College Park
.
Focused on being the global network for all those who practice, study and teach leadership, the International Leadership Association is committed to "Transforming Leadership Knowledge and Practice World-Wide" .
Some notable members of the International Leadership Association include Barbara Kellerman
, James MacGregor Burns
, and Warren Bennis
.
The Association’s international roots can be traced back to 1995 and the Salzburg Seminar on Global Leadership, Concepts and Challenges held in Austria, co-chaired by Georgia Sorenson and ames MacGregor Burns and attended by scholars and leaders from fifty countries.
Throughout the mid 1990’s, participants of the Kellogg Leadership Studies Project (KLSP) often discussed the need for an umbrella organization to support the field of leadership studies. Supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation with Larraine Matusak’s leadership and based at the Academy of Leadership, the KLSP convened a premier group of 50 leadership scholars and practitioners to create and publish cross disciplinary leadership research.
At the conclusion of the KLSP project a conference was organized called the Leaders/Scholars Association, a meeting of the minds between those who study leadership and those who practice it. Coordinated by Barbara Kellerman
and hosted at The University of Southern California
by Cynthia Cherrey, the conference was deemed a success. It was decided to continue to meet as an Association of scholars, educators, leadership development professionals, and practitioners who share an interest in leadership and that the Association was to be diverse in thought, discipline, culture, sector, and geography. After many more conversations, the name “International Leadership Association” was chosen.
Around the same time, a group of leadership educators began to rotate conferences between the Jepson School of Leadership Studies
and the Academy of Leadership; when the idea of the ILA became a reality, it was decided to join efforts at the first ILA conference in 1999.
Since then, the ILA has become the largest international and inter-disciplinary membership organization devoted solely to the study and development of leadership. Based for its first ten years at the University of Maryland
’s James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, the ILA is one of the few organizations to actively embrace academics, practitioners, consultants, private industry, public leaders, not-for-profit organizations, and students.
The ILA's 12th annual Global Conference, themed Leadership 2.0: Time for Action, will be held October 27–30 in Boston, MA
. It has been recognized by the Washington Post as one of "seven must-consider" leadership events of 2010.
Past conferences included:
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
and leadership studies
Leadership studies
Leadership studies is a multidisciplinary academic field of study that focuses on leadership in organizational contexts and in human life. Leadership studies has origins in the social sciences , in humanities , as well as in professional and applied fields of study...
. Members of this association include scholars, educators, and practitioners from business, community, and government sectors, among others. The ILA was originally established through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and is housed at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
.
Focused on being the global network for all those who practice, study and teach leadership, the International Leadership Association is committed to "Transforming Leadership Knowledge and Practice World-Wide" .
Some notable members of the International Leadership Association include Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Kellerman (academic)
Barbara Kellerman is a professor of public leadership, currently at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she was a professor at Fordham, Tufts, Fairleigh Dickinson, George Washington, Uppsala, and Dartmouth universities...
, James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns is an historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the of the School of Public Policy at the University...
, and Warren Bennis
Warren Bennis
Warren Gamaliel Bennis is an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies....
.
History
It’s difficult to trace all of the threads and conversations that led to the creation and development of the ILA. Like many ideas, it grew from both a series of informal conversations over many meals as well as more formal discussions in meetings and conferences. The passionate contributions of many people and institutions coalesced to cultivate the networks, connections, and intellectual curiosity required to establish the ILA.The Association’s international roots can be traced back to 1995 and the Salzburg Seminar on Global Leadership, Concepts and Challenges held in Austria, co-chaired by Georgia Sorenson and ames MacGregor Burns and attended by scholars and leaders from fifty countries.
Throughout the mid 1990’s, participants of the Kellogg Leadership Studies Project (KLSP) often discussed the need for an umbrella organization to support the field of leadership studies. Supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation with Larraine Matusak’s leadership and based at the Academy of Leadership, the KLSP convened a premier group of 50 leadership scholars and practitioners to create and publish cross disciplinary leadership research.
At the conclusion of the KLSP project a conference was organized called the Leaders/Scholars Association, a meeting of the minds between those who study leadership and those who practice it. Coordinated by Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Kellerman (academic)
Barbara Kellerman is a professor of public leadership, currently at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she was a professor at Fordham, Tufts, Fairleigh Dickinson, George Washington, Uppsala, and Dartmouth universities...
and hosted at The University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
by Cynthia Cherrey, the conference was deemed a success. It was decided to continue to meet as an Association of scholars, educators, leadership development professionals, and practitioners who share an interest in leadership and that the Association was to be diverse in thought, discipline, culture, sector, and geography. After many more conversations, the name “International Leadership Association” was chosen.
Around the same time, a group of leadership educators began to rotate conferences between the Jepson School of Leadership Studies
Jepson School of Leadership Studies
The Jepson School of Leadership Studies, founded in 1992 at the University of Richmond, is dedicated to the academic study of leadership. The school is named for Robert S. Jepson, Jr., an alumnus who donated $20 million to establish the school...
and the Academy of Leadership; when the idea of the ILA became a reality, it was decided to join efforts at the first ILA conference in 1999.
Since then, the ILA has become the largest international and inter-disciplinary membership organization devoted solely to the study and development of leadership. Based for its first ten years at the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
’s James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, the ILA is one of the few organizations to actively embrace academics, practitioners, consultants, private industry, public leaders, not-for-profit organizations, and students.
Conference
The International Leadership Association's Global Conference, held each year in the fall, is the premier annual gathering of leadership scholars, educators, and practitioners in the world. Demonstrating the ILA's emphasis on inclusion, the Global Conference is hosted in North America in even-numbered years and outside North America in odd-numbered years.The ILA's 12th annual Global Conference, themed Leadership 2.0: Time for Action, will be held October 27–30 in Boston, MA
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. It has been recognized by the Washington Post as one of "seven must-consider" leadership events of 2010.
Past conferences included:
- 2009 - PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic - 2008 - Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CA, USA - 2007 - VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, BC, CANADA - 2006 - ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, IL, USA - 2005 - AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, the Netherlands - 2004 - Washington, DC, USA
- 2003 - GuadalajaraGuadalajaraGuadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
, Jalisco, Mexico - 2002 - Seattle, Washington, USA
- 2001 - Miami, Florida, USA
- 2000 - TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario Canada - 1999 - Atlanta, Georgia USA
- 1998 - Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California, USA
Awards
The International Leadership Association offers awards which recognize accomplished leaders or celebrate major contributors to the field of leadership studies. These include:Distinguished Leadership Award
The International Leadership Association bestows this award annually at the ILA Global Conference on Leadership in recognition of an individual or group's leadership in their given field. Past recipients include:- 2007 - James MacGregor BurnsJames MacGregor BurnsJames MacGregor Burns is an historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the of the School of Public Policy at the University...
- 2007 - Warren BennisWarren BennisWarren Gamaliel Bennis is an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies....
- 2007 - New York City Fire DepartmentNew York City Fire DepartmentThe New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of the City of New York has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response...
- 2009 - Vaclav HavelVáclav HavelVáclav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
Lifetime Achievement Award
The International Leadership Association inducts individuals into the Leadership Legacy Program by presenting them with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Honorees are selected because of their significant and diverse contributions to the field of leadership. Past honorees include:- Bernard Bass
- Warren BennisWarren BennisWarren Gamaliel Bennis is an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies....
- James MacGregor BurnsJames MacGregor BurnsJames MacGregor Burns is an historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the of the School of Public Policy at the University...
- Frances Hesselbein
- Manfred F.R. Kets de VriesManfred F.R. Kets de VriesManfred F.R. Kets de Vries is a clinical professor of leadership development at INSEAD, where he holds the Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chair of Leadership Development...
- Joseph C. Rost
- Edwin P. Hollander
- Fred FiedlerFred FiedlerFred Edward Fiedler was one of the leading researchers in Industrial and organizational psychology of the 20th century. He was business and management psychologist at the University of Washington. He helped this field move from the research on traits and personal characteristics of leaders, to...
- Jean Lipman-Blumen
- Russell MawbyRussell MawbyRussell G. Mawby, Ph.D. has earned a global reputation as a visionary leader in philanthropy. He led the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for 25 years, during which he was credited for creativity in programming by providing opportunities for youth and leadership in the field.-Early life and...