Rob Elkington, PH.D.
Rob Elkington, Ph.D., currently resides in Canada, where he serves as the CEO of Global Leadership Initiatives, Inc., which exists to "develop excellence in leadership globally."
Rob also serves on the faculty of various universities such as:
- Adjunct Professor at the Ontario Tech University in the Faculty of Education;
- Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University School of Public Leadership;
- Trent University Master of Management program.
These affiliations provide research opportunities and the development and facilitation of several undergraduate and graduate courses related to leadership. These courses include:
- Foundations of Leadership;
- Leadership and Technology;
- Leadership Fundamentals;
- Leadership and Administration;
- Strategic Management;
- Organizational Effectiveness;
- Cross-Cultural Leadership Development and Training.
- Collaborative Leadership;
- Leadership, Negotiation, and Teamwork;
- Critical Thinking and Ethics
- Ethical Leadership.
Rob also works with the Ontario Tech University's Continuous Learning Centre to develop and facilitate numerous courses for public and private-sector corporations.
Rob's research interests centre around topics such as:
- Seeking Best Methods for Leadership Development,
- Ubuntu and African Leadership,
- VUCA and VUCA Prime in Leadership,
- Effective Police Leadership,
- Simulations as a Leadership Development Tool,
- Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership,
- Emerging Issues in Higher Educational Leadership, and
- Leadership Decision Making Leveraging Big Data and Critical Thinking in Organizations.
Rob is also an ICF Certified FLOW Business Coach and a certified MBTI practitioner. He has also published a range of books, book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and has facilitated numerous peer-reviewed presentations.