Exeter University Centre for Leadership Studies

I am a Fellow of The Centre for Leadership Studies at the University of Exeter and am the Director of the Professional Network - a group of highly experienced consultants who work world-wide with leaders on leadership matters.

As the main European window onto leadership studies, development and practice, Exeter aims to offer first-class leadership development, educate the next generation of leadership developers and assess the value and underlying assumptions of this field in general. At the Centre for Leadership Studies we look at leadership, where it occurs and where it is missing, where it comes from and where it is going. We study leaders, and we also study the claims made about them – we get leadership into perspective. This has been our mission since 1997, and as an integral part of the University of Exeter we continue to be at the leading edge of contemporary research and teaching.

The faculty and consultants in the Professional Network have extensive experience of strategic leadership development and consultancy at the most senior level. We have worked with organisations of nearly all kinds to assist them in the development of individuals, teams, strategic vision, organisational culture and a diverse range of other issues, on a local, regional, national and international basis. Current and previous clients include BAE, Department for Education and Skills, Honda, International Red Cross and the NHS.

Projects are resourced by a combination of faculty members and independent external consultants who have been accredited by the Centre through an unusually rigorous eligibility and selection procedure, leading to admission as a Fellow. Consultants eligible to become Fellows will have demonstrated the necessary educational, experiential and personal attributes to consult at the most senior level on issues on leadership. Being appointed a CLS Fellow represents a standard of excellence that assures CLS clients of receiving exceptional consulting expertise.

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