ILA's Communities

News! Welcome New MIG Chair-Elects!  Visit Each MIG listed below to see who your new representatives are.

ILA offers members the opportunity to participate in three different types of  communities:

• Member Interest Groups (MIGs) organized broadly around field
• Regional Communities organized around geographical local, and
• Learning Communities organized around particular questions

These Communities provide opportunities for networking and exploration of common interests as well as pushing the boundaries of knowledge and practice in leadership.

Member Interest Groups

Interest Group affiliation is encouraged for all ILA members.  As a benefit of ILA membership, one may affiliate with up to three different interest groups, designating one as the primary, secondary, and tertiary affiliation.  Once a member affiliates, they are eligible to participate in the leadership of that group, vote in the annual election, and participate in any activities organized by the group.  MIG leaders will contact members affiliated with their MIG as appropriate. Affiliate by logging into the Member Area of the ILA Web site and following the link to "update your online profile."

Business Leadership (go to homepage)

The Business MIG allows individuals involved in leadership initiatives, research, and practice related to the business sector to share ideas, challenges, trends, questions, and/or experiences in this forum. Interest areas include, but are not limited to: international/global issues; talent development; ethics/social responsibility; spirituality; corporate culture/diversity; organizational effectiveness; strategy; virtual/team dynamics; corporate governance; entrepreneurship; industry-specific insights; transformational change; and/or, other emerging inter-disciplinary perspectives on business leadership.

Leadership Development (go to homepage)

The MIG for Leadership Development is a forum for discussion and dialogue about best practices, new ideas, and the integration and application of leadership theory and practice focused on leadership development in the public and private sectors. Members include leadership development consultants, trainers, program directors, coaches, practicing leaders, and other professionals who are reflective practitioners committed to improving leadership and leadership development.

Leadership Education (go to homepage)

The Leadership Education MIG facilitates the sharing of leadership ideas, methods of teaching and learning, programs, and curricula. The Leadership Education MIG is comprised of members for whom the teaching of leadership is integral or of interest, and who are committed to the development of leadership capacity at educational institutions and organizations.

Public Leadership (go to homepage)

The MIG for Public Leadership provides a forum for those who study or help lead non-profit, social, civic, political, and governmental institutions. These institutions are typically characterized by their primary emphasis on serving the greater good rather than economic gain. The dialogue sponsored by the Public Leadership MIG confronts the challenges posed in the public arena and examines potential leadership strategies and solutions.

Leadership Scholarship (go to homepage)

The MIG for Scholarship provides a forum for scholars and practitioners from all disciplines and fields to interact and mutually further our understanding of leadership, and to disseminate the results of leadership scholarship.

Regional Communities

Communities organized around geographic locale work on issues specific to those regions and frequently convene regional ILA meetings, roundtables, and forums, as well as work sessions at the annual conference.

ILA-Europe
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ILA-Europe was founded in 2003 in preparation for ILA's 7th annual conference which took place in the Netherlands.  ILA-Europe conducts small leadership roundtables and forums throughout the year in a variety of countries in Western Europe. For more information visit ILA-Europe's homepage.  News!  ILA's annual conference will be returning to Europe in Fall 2009.  We hope you'll join us in Prague!

ILA-Latin America
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ILA's 2003 annual conference in Guadalajara, Mexico spurred the growth of ILA-Latin America.  This community has held subsequent events in Mexico and at subsequent ILA conferences.  ILA-Latin America welcomes your involvement and participation.  Please contact ILA Board Member Gama Perruci for more information: perrucig@marietta.edu For more information, including upcoming events and meetings, visit ILA-Latin America's homepage. 
 

Learning Communities

Learning communities are small groups of members who organize around areas of passion, and around questions that are most critical to our work in the field of leadership.  These communities are transient, forming when needed and dissolving when the work has been completed.

There has been rich discussion around how Learning Communities will emerge, be supported, function, and support the mission of the ILA.  Instead of working out every single detail, we hope to launch a few Learning Communities at the Chicago conference and use the next year as a meta-learning lab to capture lessons learned about the formation process, size, leadership style, the inquiry methodologies, and dissemination, while enriching our collective learning about how to best organize and support Learning Communities.

If you are interested in initiating a Learning Community, please download the following form and submit to the ILA.

Current Learning Communities

• Followership Learning Community (home page); Followership Exchange WIKI; Followership-Forum listserv

• Guidelines for Leadership Education Programs (home page); GLEP WIKI

• Respect-Worthy Leadership(home page)

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