Business Leadership Member Interest Group
Meeting
31 October, 2014
Amber Lineback, Chair
Jennifer Moss Breen, Chair Elect
16th International Leadership Association, October – November 2014
San Diego, CA, USA
Agenda for this meeting
 Welcome and Introductions
 Overview of
 mission and
 conference activities: labyrinth
 Introduction of incoming Chair 2014-15
 grow the MIG
 engage business community
 draw outstanding presentations for 2015 conference
 make MIG valuable to members between conferences
 Brainstorm ways to accomplish these goals and offer others
 How to get involved in fund-raising/business engagement
 Close
Business Leadership MIG Mission
To provide a relevant, respected and compelling experience in
the ILA for established and aspiring business leaders and those
who support leadership development and are committed to the
success of the business sector including university faculty,
consultants, trainers, practitioners, students and scholars.
These key stakeholders can benefit from and enrich the ILA
experience through cross-disciplinary collaboration, program
development and networking.
Received 31 submissions
45 Volunteer reviewers
All submissions were reviewed by 3 reviewers
Final review, ranking and selection took place 11-15 April
Accepted 10 individual presentations, 5 roundtables and 6
poster presentations
Final selection based on: Scholarship Quality, Practical
Application Value, Skills Building, and Relevance to Business
Leadership Mission
Total BL MIG Members: 970
Percentage of ILA Members: 37% (970/2627)
Community members in San Diego: 350
Community countries in San Diego: 20
Non-US BL individuals in San Diego: 50
Clear and simple titles and
understandable content
Action/solution oriented – WIIFM,
results/financial impacts. use of metrics
Real conversation rather than talking
heads or PowerPoint presentations
Uses terms relevant to business (words
like “divisions, business units, employees,
directors”, etc.)
If PowerPoint, light on text, no
scripted talk, no bullet points,
minimal but pertinent info
Good storytelling (“Think TED talks”)
Ability to connect with the audience,
uses active listening
Sequence: find a problem, apply theory,
show relation of theory to that problem,
alternative theory that might also apply,
possible solutions, how to implement
solution(s), next steps
Practical content usable in a
business context, concrete
examples, ROI relevant
The language of leadership = the
language of business: authentic,
consistent, transparent, visionary,
courageous, inclusive common sense
with humor, humility, content in
perspective
Bridging research and practice
Entertaining, upbeat, charismatic
Have an extra dinner/lunch for business leaders where they can go
deep into biz leadership.
Focus on leadership issues within businesses rather than focus on
“business leaders” which assumes a positional construct.
Seems to be a tension between academic and business focus for the
ILA – maybe doesn’t need to be “or” but to further the science and
understanding of leadership. And this would be a rich topic for a
panel discussion/keynote.
Goals for 2014-15
 Meaningful engagement for MIG members
 Continue to engage business community around relevant leadership
issues for them
 Produce outstanding presentations for 2014 conference
 Level of between-conference interest?
 Discuss ways to accomplish these goals.
 Ways to get involved
 be a reviewer
 propose a session for 2014
 invite business leaders to present around relevant issues
Next year in Barcelona! 17th ILA Oct 14 – 17, 2015
Conference Theme:
Leading Across Borders and Generations
 Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
o Contexts (e.g. sector, community, geography)
o Social Justice Issues (e.g. poverty, sustainability, conflict
transformation)
o Difference (e.g. race, ethnicity, gender, generation, rural/urban)
o Skills/Techniques (e.g. dialogue, participatory processes, overcoming
inner and outer barriers)
o Worldviews (e.g. spiritual, political, social)
o Solutions/Innovations/Problem-Solving
Business Leadership Keywords: Ethics, Corporate Governance, Social
identity, Shifting contexts, teams (distal, virtual, intercultural), Bridge
leadership, Multiple stakeholders)
Thank you ….