Focus Areas
CIL Focus Areas
Faculty and affiliates of the Center conduct research on the factors that improve leadership across a range of industries in the modern world of work, focusing on six key defining challenges of leadership today
Unlocking collaboration in a dynamic world of work.
The nature of work is changing – and so are the teams that get that work done. Effective leaders bring teams together to navigate dynamic challenges and produce innovative solutions in the face of changing memberships, tasks, and environments. CIL’s faculty and affiliates explore how leaders can build trust, share knowledge, and foster collaboration across disciplines to achieve extraordinary outcomes. Learn More
Unlocking collaboration in a dynamic world of work.
The nature of work is changing – and so are the teams that get that work done. Effective leaders bring teams together to navigate dynamic challenges and produce innovative solutions in the face of changing memberships, tasks, and environments. CIL’s faculty and affiliates explore how leaders can build trust, share knowledge, and foster collaboration across disciplines to achieve extraordinary outcomes. Learn More
Empowering diverse strengths to drive breakthrough results.
Innovation thrives when every voice is heard. The best leaders create cultures of inclusion where diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds come together to inform decisions. CIL’s faculty and affiliates advance practices by which leaders can be stronger allies and create inclusive work environments that allow everyone to contribute their unique skills and ideas. Learn more
Empowering diverse strengths to drive breakthrough results.
Innovation thrives when every voice is heard. The best leaders create cultures of inclusion where diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds come together to inform decisions. CIL’s faculty and affiliates advance practices by which leaders can be stronger allies and create inclusive work environments that allow everyone to contribute their unique skills and ideas. Learn more
Innovating leadership to improve the delivery of care.
Effective leadership and management are essential foundations for safe and reliable patient care. Yet these skills are often overlooked in the highly clinical and technical setting of health care organizations. Extending Johns Hopkins’ legacy for excellence in medicine and public health, CIL’s faculty and affiliates examine leadership at all levels in health care, delivering critical insights for one of the world’s most complex and essential industries. Learn more
Innovating leadership to improve the delivery of care.
Effective leadership and management are essential foundations for safe and reliable patient care. Yet these skills are often overlooked in the highly clinical and technical setting of health care organizations. Extending Johns Hopkins’ legacy for excellence in medicine and public health, CIL’s faculty and affiliates examine leadership at all levels in health care, delivering critical insights for one of the world’s most complex and essential industries. Learn more
Harnessing innovation without losing humanity.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of work, ethics, and decision-making. Tomorrow’s leaders will need to be versed in the nuances and implications of working alongside increasingly powerful digital tools and technologies. CIL’s faculty and affiliates are on the cutting-edge of research on AI in knowledge-intensive work organizations, helping leaders leverage these emerging technologies responsibly, ensuring human potential remains at the center of progress. Learn more
Harnessing innovation without losing humanity.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of work, ethics, and decision-making. Tomorrow’s leaders will need to be versed in the nuances and implications of working alongside increasingly powerful digital tools and technologies. CIL’s faculty and affiliates are on the cutting-edge of research on AI in knowledge-intensive work organizations, helping leaders leverage these emerging technologies responsibly, ensuring human potential remains at the center of progress. Learn more
Leadership that transforms communities and advances society.
Leadership is not only about performance – it’s about purpose. Leaders at all levels and in all industries must find innovative strategies to meet new market opportunities and positively impact a wide range of societal stakeholders. CIL’s faculty and affiliates study how leaders deploy key practices and structures to align organizational success with meaningful impact in communities around the world. Learn more
Leadership that transforms communities and advances society.
Leadership is not only about performance – it’s about purpose. Leaders at all levels and in all industries must find innovative strategies to meet new market opportunities and positively impact a wide range of societal stakeholders. CIL’s faculty and affiliates study how leaders deploy key practices and structures to align organizational success with meaningful impact in communities around the world. Learn more
Navigating disruption to achieve resilient, reliable performance.
In an era defined by volatility and complexity, leaders must be resilient and adaptive. Leaders are tasked with translating a constantly-changing set of inputs into consistent, reliable performance, while also building individual and collective resilience within their organizations. CIL’s faculty and affiliates – including pioneers in the study of High Reliability Organizing (HRO) – identify practices that allow leaders to coordinate action in the face of uncertainty. Learn more
Navigating disruption to achieve resilient, reliable performance.
In an era defined by volatility and complexity, leaders must be resilient and adaptive. Leaders are tasked with translating a constantly-changing set of inputs into consistent, reliable performance, while also building individual and collective resilience within their organizations. CIL’s faculty and affiliates – including pioneers in the study of High Reliability Organizing (HRO) – identify practices that allow leaders to coordinate action in the face of uncertainty. Learn more