World-Class Leadership Hub

Lancaster University Management School is a world-class hub for leadership research and leadership development.

As one of the UK's top business schools, we are internationally recognised for cutting-edge leadership research, and we have considerable experience in designing and delivering innovative leadership development programmes that have real impact with organisations.

Leadership Research

Faculty across the School are involved in high-impact leadership research. Key centres for leadership research include:

Leadership Programmes

We offer a wide variety of programmes, including Masters courses for individuals and customised leadership development designed for organisations. These include:

  • The LEAD Programme
    LEAD is a cutting-edge programme for SME owner-managers to drive the development and growth of their business.
  • Leadership for Housing
  • A modular programme, developed with the National Housing Federation, and aimed at those in senior management positions within housing associations.

Leadership News

The Independent: 'Prepare for a place on the board'

16 April 2012

The Independent carries a feature on the IMPM - the International Masters in Practicing Management - a senior leadership programme jointly run by LUMS and McGill University in Canada.

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Sustainable Business: 'Activists in Action'

2 March 2012

Sustainable Business magazine carries a feature article by Professor Judi Marshall, who explains how 15 years ago, a new MSc brought together a community of pioneers to address issues of sustainability and social justice in business. She describes how the graduates have had an effect on organisations. See page 20 for the full article.

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Lancaster's MSc in Manufacturing Leadership featured on Works Management website

23 February 2012

Lancaster University Management School's MSc in Manufacturing Leadership, delivered in partnership with the Manufacturing Institute, is featured in an article on the Works Management website.

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Showcasing six decades of leadership research

7 September 2011

In March this year, a new four-volume set on leadership, co-edited by Lancaster's David Collinson, was published by Sage. This new collection provides a unique insight into how academic thinking on leadership has developed since the end of World War II.

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Leadership Journal

Leadership Journal

Leadership is an international journal co-edited by David Collinson of Lancaster's Department of Management Learning and Leadership, and Keith Grint of Warwick Business School.

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Leadership in SMEs

LEAD

LEAD is a ten-month programme which has been designed for owner-managers of small- to medium-sized businesses. We have worked with over 200 companies and 90% of them have seen an increase in sales turnover, employment, productivity and profits.

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