Rob Elkington

ership Initiatives www.globalleader.ca, an organization that develops excellence in leadership globally. Qualification: Rob holds: • A Ph.D. from North West University, • Is also currently enrolled in a Ph.D. in Leadership and Governance Studies with the Faculty of Law and Governance at the University of Tulbach, in the Netherlands. • An Advanced Certificate in Intercultural Management from Notre Dame University. Affiliation: Rob is: Adjunct Professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology serving the Business and IT faculty, the Social Sciences faculty, and the Education faculty. Rob teaches undergraduate courses such as: o Critical Thinking and Ethics, o Collaborative Leadership, o Leadership Negotiation and Teamwork, o Business Ethics, o Leadership and Administration, and o Entrepreneurial Leadership. Rob also facilitates fully online graduate courses in: o Foundations of Leadership, o Leadership and Technology, and o Ethics and Leadership. Senior Lecturer with the Stellenbosch University School of Public Leadership and Good Governance http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/economy/spl/centres-institutes/sggf Facilitator with the UOIT Management Development Centre http://mdc.uoit.ca Community Liaison and Mentor with the Durham Community Innovation Lab, http://communityilab.ca Member of the International Leadership Association - http://www.ila-net.org Research and Publications: • Served as lead Editor and co-author for the book: “Visionary Leadership in a Turbulent World: Thriving in the New VUCA Context.” (Emerald, 2017). • Served as lead Editor and co-author for the soon to be released: “Exceptional Leadership by Design: Designing Organizational Contexts for Great Leadership.” (Emerald 2018). • Published numerous peer reviewed articles on the topic of leadership in various Leadership journals. • Currently working on: o Emerging Issues in Higher Educational Leadership: A Delphi Survey. o Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership in Disadvantaged Contexts. o Sensemaking in Police Leadership in a VUCA World. o Seeking Best Methods for Leadership Development. • Presented on a number of leadership topics at the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 International Leadership Association www.ILA.org annual conferences. • Co-authored a chapter in the prestigious 2017 Building Leadership Bridges Series: “Global and Culturally Diverse Leaders and Leadership: New Dimensions, Opportunities, and Challenges for Business, Industry, Education and Society.” Rob’s chapter is titled: “How the Communal Philosophies of Ubuntu in Africa and Confucius Thought in China Might Enrich Western Notions of Leadership.”