The aims of the network are to act as :-
  

[a]      an information exchange for:

• sharing knowledge, understanding and research on leadership issues
• identifying leadership related issues, concerns and problems
• promoting discussion and debate on topics of interest
• approaches to leadership development, designs, content and processes
• providing context and interpretation in trans-national comparisons in this field

  
[b]      a mechanism for promoting research into leadership issues, including:

• identifying areas of potential research collaboration
• facilitating support through the promotion of “critical friendships”
• identifying and developing synergies in the completion of leadership related research

  
[c]      an opportunity for providing support to international exchange visits including:

• supporting their potential for establishing links between leadership centres and individual
• promoting greater cohesion and structure in these exchanges

[d]       a mechanism for identifying and registering speakers for conferences organised by partner organisations
 

[e]       a means of identifying areas of further collaboration between leadership centres worldwide
 

[f]        a means of promoting and developing links between theoretical considerations of leadership issues and practitioners within schools
 

[g]       a basis for promoting virtual conferencing