Rob Elkington
Trent University, Business Administration, Faculty Member
- Trent University, Master of Management, Faculty Memberadd
- Transformational Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Management, Agentic capabilities, Virtual Simulation, and 8 moreLeadership Development, Higher Education Management, Ubuntu Philosophy and Research, Sustainability Leadership, VUCA - Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous, VUCA world, Liminality theory, and Human flourishingedit
- Rob Elkington, Ph.D., grew up in Zimbabwe, & South Africa, and currently resides in Canada, serving as Assistant Prof... moreRob Elkington, Ph.D., grew up in Zimbabwe, & South Africa, and currently resides in Canada, serving as Assistant Professor at Trent University School of Business and Master of Management program, Durham.
Rob also serves:
• As the CEO of Global Leadership Initiatives, Inc., which exists to "develop excellence in leadership globally," www.globalleader.ca.
• On the faculty of various universities such as:
• Adjunct Professor at Ontario Tech University in the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Education.
o Supervising faculty with the Ed.D program for Education.
o Graduate teaching faculty for Social Sciences and Humanities.
• Associate Professor, Stellenbosch University School of Public Leadership, Cape Town, South Africa.
These affiliations provide research opportunities and support in developing and facilitating several undergraduate and graduate courses related to leadership.
These courses include:
Sustainable Leadership in Business, Foundations of Leadership; Conflict and Negotiation in Business; Organizational Effectiveness; Leadership and Technology; Leadership and Administration; Cross-Cultural Leadership Development and Training; Collaborative Leadership; Leadership, Negotiation, and Teamwork; Ethical Leadership.
Rob also designed and deployed the following leadership courses for first responder services in Canada:
• The University Certificate in Police Leadership (deployed with six Police Services).
• The Certificate in Paramedic Leadership (deployed with three Paramedic Services).
• The Certificate in Firefighter Leadership (under construction).
Rob's current research focuses on:
Women’s Agentic Leadership in STEAM in Disadvantaged Contexts (NFRF Funded), Virtual Role-Play Simulations as a Leadership Development Tool (Business, Military, Paramedicine, Policing); Emerging Issues in Higher Educational Leadership in Liminal COVID-19 Contexts; The Intersection of Paradigms and Worldviews such as Ubuntu & Ukhama upon Sustainability Leadership in Business and Government; The Impact of VUCA and VUCA Prime on Organizations and Organizational Leadership, ESG in Business Leadership in Canada, SOTL and the Analysis of the Impact of Liminal Spaces in Preparing Future Sustainability Leadership in Business, Collaborative Leadership for a Flourishing World.
Rob has published a range of books (Emerald Publications), book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal articles. Rob is a member of the International Leadership Association, an ICF Certified FLOW Business Coach, and an MBTI practitioner. He has facilitated numerous peer-reviewed presentations and workshops in various venues worldwide.edit
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This collection of stories, examples and narratives about exceptional leadership by design provides tangible, examples of how the design process can be applied to leadership practice. It uses evidence-based organizational, behavioral, and... more
This collection of stories, examples and narratives about exceptional leadership by design provides tangible, examples of how the design process can be applied to leadership practice. It uses evidence-based organizational, behavioral, and leadership science to inform a framework that will equip leaders and organizations to be more effective.
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This second publication of the Practical Handbook Series, Technology Tools for Teaching in Higher education also highlights the benefits of international collaboration to create a piece of work that can be used by Educators all over the... more
This second publication of the Practical Handbook Series, Technology Tools for Teaching in Higher education also highlights the benefits of international collaboration to create a piece of work that can be used by Educators all over the world. The demand for the first edition that was released as a hard copy was overwhelming with requests coming from Educators who are constantly looking for new methods and approaches to integrate active learning into their teaching environments.
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Research Interests: Applied Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ecosystem Services, Business Modeling, Design for Social Innovation, and 15 moreEcological Design, Collaboration, Corporate Sustainability, Design Innovation, Business Models, Business and Management, Business architecture, Flourishing, Creating Shared Value, Global Responsibility, Business Model Canvas, Design for Social Impact, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, Flourishing Enterprises, and Future Fit Business
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=Purpose This conceptual paper alerts the reader to the urgent need to address the most pressing challenge and opportunity of the 21st century, namely leadership that enables flourishing for all forever. =Design/methodology/approach This... more
=Purpose
This conceptual paper alerts the reader to the urgent need to address the most pressing challenge and opportunity of the 21st century, namely leadership that enables flourishing for all forever.
=Design/methodology/approach
This concept paper suggests a heuristic for the reader and supplies a working model of leadership as enabling function for flourishing that arises from a survey of the literature around leadership development as well as a brief review of the literature on flourishing.
=Findings
The paper highlights the reality that there are, as yet, only a small number of organizations and leadership that have conceptualized and implemented the notion of flourishing by design and that a great deal more research and implementation needs to occur to prove the validity of the model.
=Research limitations/implications
We need to undertake quasi-experimental research in which leadership development praxis incorporates the element of flourishing by design and then action research through which the outcomes can be measured, modified, and ongoing improvements iterated into the organizational design.
=Practical implications
This paper suggests a different mindset and skillset for leadership, and by implication, leadership development. Our ongoing research into "Seeking Best Methods for Leadership Development," through our Round 1 Delphi survey has uncovered the elements of Human Capital, Social Capital, Structural Capital, and Self Leadership, as core elements desired by global CEO's as necessary for an effective leadership development program. What we did not probe for, and need to probe for, is the element of "Flourishing Capital," or the degree to which the leadership might be developed to serve as enabling function for flourishing for all forever
=Originality/value
The paper highlights the reality that there are, as yet, only a small number of organizations and leadership that have conceptualized and implemented the notion of flourishing by design and that a great deal more research and implementation needs to occur to prove the validity of the model.
[To learn more about Leadership for Flourishing see www.globalleader.ca/. To learn more about the Flourishing Business Canvas see www.FlourishingBusiness.org]
This conceptual paper alerts the reader to the urgent need to address the most pressing challenge and opportunity of the 21st century, namely leadership that enables flourishing for all forever.
=Design/methodology/approach
This concept paper suggests a heuristic for the reader and supplies a working model of leadership as enabling function for flourishing that arises from a survey of the literature around leadership development as well as a brief review of the literature on flourishing.
=Findings
The paper highlights the reality that there are, as yet, only a small number of organizations and leadership that have conceptualized and implemented the notion of flourishing by design and that a great deal more research and implementation needs to occur to prove the validity of the model.
=Research limitations/implications
We need to undertake quasi-experimental research in which leadership development praxis incorporates the element of flourishing by design and then action research through which the outcomes can be measured, modified, and ongoing improvements iterated into the organizational design.
=Practical implications
This paper suggests a different mindset and skillset for leadership, and by implication, leadership development. Our ongoing research into "Seeking Best Methods for Leadership Development," through our Round 1 Delphi survey has uncovered the elements of Human Capital, Social Capital, Structural Capital, and Self Leadership, as core elements desired by global CEO's as necessary for an effective leadership development program. What we did not probe for, and need to probe for, is the element of "Flourishing Capital," or the degree to which the leadership might be developed to serve as enabling function for flourishing for all forever
=Originality/value
The paper highlights the reality that there are, as yet, only a small number of organizations and leadership that have conceptualized and implemented the notion of flourishing by design and that a great deal more research and implementation needs to occur to prove the validity of the model.
[To learn more about Leadership for Flourishing see www.globalleader.ca/. To learn more about the Flourishing Business Canvas see www.FlourishingBusiness.org]