Centre for Leadership Innovation (CLI)CLI aims to explore the nature of leadership needed for healthy,
effective, high performing and sustainable organisations, stimulate
research and research-related activity within the sphere of
management, in particular with regard to the strategic direction of
organizations and the management and development of human
resources.http://hdl.handle.net/10547/1322112024-03-19T23:55:40Z2024-03-19T23:55:40ZThe challenge to Western consultancy by gulf Arab cultureRead, IanLee-Davies, Lindahttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/6036152020-04-23T07:33:38Z2013-09-01T00:00:00ZThe challenge to Western consultancy by gulf Arab culture
Read, Ian; Lee-Davies, Linda
This article provides an empirical, comparative study of the consultancy skills available from expatriates in relation to those required by the Emirati vision and their current and evolving culture. A rigorous quantitative study of consultancy skills applied to a carefully selected—and as representative as possible—sample of more than 100 senior management consultants from both Emirati and expatriate background demonstrates potential blocks to progress and the need for more specific communication abilities to overcome them. Set in context of real work experience through the analysis of a work diary and in more strategic context by the analysis of a range of consultancy job descriptions, findings are placed alongside current and classic cultural literature.
2013-09-01T00:00:00ZIndividual and organisational leadership: the shared approachLee-Davies, LindaKakabadse, Nada K.http://hdl.handle.net/10547/6035732020-04-23T07:33:44Z2013-01-01T00:00:00ZIndividual and organisational leadership: the shared approach
Lee-Davies, Linda; Kakabadse, Nada K.
Purpose - this paper focuses on reducing the margin for leadership error in meeting strategic aims by forming a more robust approach to developing a broader and more reliable set of leadership skills to provide a greater likelihood of strategic alignment between corporate and individual need, increasing both of their respective shelve lives. Design and Methodology - underpinned by empirical studies as well as conceptual argument, a new and original model of shared leadership is formed from six previous publications by the same authors as well as selected leadership literature reviews resulting in interesting and novel propositions. Findings – the examination presented shows that these skills, therefore, need to be embedded in every day practice and shared at every strategic level in order to provide necessary strength and yet be flexible enough to adapt to survive in differing environments. These push the modern leader into developing softer skills to really get to know themselves and their company in a more holistic manner with the purpose of increasing the long range planning and survival of both. Originality and Value - the resulting original model demonstrates the value of leadership through collaboration which requires a different approach from developing self to acquiring and sharing critical organisational information for more informed decision making through a deliberative inquiry approach, before aligning all effort towards the organisational vision.
2013-01-01T00:00:00ZLearning CSR for sustainable corporate advantageKakabadse, Andrew P.Kakabadse, Nada K.Lee-Davies, Lindahttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/6035962020-04-23T07:33:44Z2016-08-01T00:00:00ZLearning CSR for sustainable corporate advantage
Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Lee-Davies, Linda
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a strategic and operational reality of the business and academic world. Not that the principles of CSR are always respected or that its practice is consistently applied. Bearing in mind the multi-faceted nature of both CSR and the corporate environment, as well as the paradox of what is taught in Higher Education and what is practised within its own walls, this paper provides a learning cyclical pathway to sustainable CSR implementation and progress review. As well as highlighting the role that Higher Education has to play, the paper emphasises that in order to embed CSR within the corporate environment, questions need to be raised concerning on-going CSR improvement in order to both protect and engage a wide range of stakeholders towards sustainable corporate advantage.
2016-08-01T00:00:00ZConstructing a leader's identity through a leadership development programme: an intersectional analysisMoorosi, Pontsohttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/5945762020-04-23T07:33:26Z2013-09-24T00:00:00ZConstructing a leader's identity through a leadership development programme: an intersectional analysis
Moorosi, Pontso
This article explores the notion of leadership identity construction as it happens through a leadership development programme. Influenced by a conception that leadership development is essentially about facilitating an identity transition, it uses an intersectional approach to explore school leaders’ identity construction as it was shaped and influenced by experiences on the leadership development programme. The article draws data from a mixed-methods study that evaluated the impact of the leadership training programme offered to practising school leaders in South Africa. In order to examine the process of leadership identity construction, the article draws from data where identity work was visible. It argues that categories of identity – gender, race and social class – interacted simultaneously with the contexts and backgrounds of participants to shape and influence the outcome of the leadership development programme. This complex intersection enabled unexpected outcomes where women appeared to benefit more from the programme despite their less privileged entry status. The article calls for more work that asks direct questions on leaders’ construction of identity in order to inform leadership development programmes more meaningfully.
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