Entries by Susan Harper

Can Resilience Differentiate You as a Leader?

The following blog is a republish of an article appearing in Forbes written by Maureen Metcalf about resilience during difficult times. The podcast How Does the Brain Impact Leadership Resilience? with Jon Wortmann provides additional resilience tools. In times of uncertainty, resilience is one of our most important skills. I define it as “the ability […]

Managing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Carrie Spell-Hansson provides the following blog. It is a companion to her podcast Diversity Training Then and Now: What Has Changed?  This interview was part of the 12-week series from the International Leadership Association. We can all agree that technology has made the world appear smaller. Managing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) remains a significant […]

Leveraging Technology To Improve Leadership Development

This interview may be useful for those looking to use online platforms instead of in-person instruction. The following blog is a republish of an article in Forbes by Maureen Metcalf. It is a companion to the podcast Leveraging Online Kajabi Platform To Build Thriving Brands. As a university adjunct faculty member, consultant and coach, I […]

Courageous Leadership in Your Sphere of Influence

This blog is provided by Erica Fowler. It is a companion to the podcast with Mike Gerbis, Courageous Leadership Is Required to Address Global Issues The International Leadership Association (ILA) held its global conference in Ottawa, Canada, in 2019 with the theme’ Leadership, Courage Required‘. Maureen Metcalf, ILA fellow, hosted a series of live-recorded interviews […]

Five Ways to Activate the Plural Sector

This blog is provided by Erica Fowler. It is a companion to Henry Mintzberg’s interview on Innovating Leadership, Co-creating Our Future, Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal, Beyond, Left, Center, Right. The International Leadership Association (ILA) held its global conference in Ottawa, Canada, in 2019 with the theme ‘Leadership, Courage Required’. Maureen Metcalf, an ILA fellow, hosted […]

Key Findings from a U.S. National Survey About Leadership

This blog is provided by Lynn Shollen and Elizabeth Gagnon of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. It is a description of the top-line findings of a survey about leadership that they conducted last year. You can read much more about the project on their website. The blog is a companion to the interview […]

The Australian Leadership Index: A New Measure of Leadership for the Greater Good in the Public, Private and Plural Sectors

This blog is provided by Sam Wilson, co-creator of the Australian Leadership Index. It is a companion to the interview with him and Lynn Shollen that aired as part of the 12-week International Leadership Association podcast series, Research Findings on Attitudes About Leadership. Against a backdrop of unethical conduct, irresponsible leadership in our organizations, and […]

Building Leader Character

This blog was written by Maureen Metcalf, based on the article Developing Leadership Character by Mary Crossan, Gerard Seijts, and Jeffrey Gandz, published in the Ivey Business Journal Issues: January / February 2012. It is a companion to the International Leadership Association Interview Series podcast Leader Character. Leadership character is critical in our rapidly changing […]