Index

The Nexus

Lightbulb.jpgLeadership: Person or Purpose?
15 March 2018

Forget about romanticized and heroic leaders. Today’s leadership is all about purpose-led companies that are organized or branded around an idea. Learn more about the forces behind the recent rise of purpose-led companies, the intersections with leadership, and the upcoming Power of Purpose event hosted by the ILA and the Møller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge



Secrettemail.jpgOrganizational Purpose: Corporate Learning at the Nexus of Theory and Practice
24 August 2017

Gillian Secrett, CEO of the Møller Centre, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, reports on a joint symposium with the ILA where leadership scholars, corporate CEOs, and HR directors worked at the nexus of theory and practice. As part of our Nexus series of articles, Secrett expands the boundaries of thinking on the subject and includes a summary of the symposium, a discussion of themes that emerged, how purpose affects various stakeholders, and next steps.



RobynneSherrill.jpgDiscussions Matter to Law Enforcement: When Theory Meets Practice

15 June 2017

Dive into the leadership journey of ILA member Robynne Sherrill, a self-described scholarly practitioner, who took her dissertation and turned it into a guidebook for law enforcement officers in Discussions Matter to Law Enforcement: When Theory Meets Practice.



CynInterfaceEmail.jpgLewin and Leonardo Conversing on the Nexus of Theory and Practice

13 April 2017

ILA President and CEO Cynthia Cherrey playfully asks readers to imagine a dinner conversation between Kurt Lewin and Leonardo da Vinci then uses that as a springboard to talk about the work of ILA and its members at the nexus of theory and practice.