Leadership news
CNN: 'Biz leaders should focus on people not targets, says report'
Published 21 January 2010
Iain Densten, Professor of Leadership, and Director of the Lancaster Leadership Centre, is quoted in a CNN story on the effectiveness of people-centred approaches to leadership. "When things get tough," says Densten,"Sometimes leaders have got to almost do the opposite. Instead of walking in and saying: 'I'm cutting your budget by 20 percent' and walking out the door, they've got to engage people and say: 'How can we solve this?'"
FT: 'Master the mix of continuity and change'
Published 19 January 2010
The Financial Times features research led by Lancaster's Professor Gerry Johnson and George Yip of Rotterdam School of Management, which examines what it is that sets winning businesses apart from the also-rans. "You need forces for continuity, and you need forces for change, but you cannot let one dominate the other," says Professor Johnson.
LSIS funded for additional research into leadership issues within the UK learning and skills Sector
Published 23 December 2009
The LSIS (Learning and Skills Improvement Service) Research Centre, has been granted a funded extension until March 2010 to complete the fourth consecutive year of Practitioner Research into leadership issues within the UK Learning and Skills Sector.
New book examines women's experiences of becoming leaders
Published 16 December 2009
Women's Leadership, a new book by Valerie Stead and Carole Elliott of Lancaster's Department of Management Learning and Leadership, takes a fresh and engaging approach to leadership and leadership development by examining accounts of women's experiences of becoming leaders.
Management Today carries opinion piece by Professor Sue Cox
Published 16 December 2009
The December 2009 edition of Management Today magazine carries an opinion piece by Professor Sue Cox, Dean of Lancaster University Management School. Professor Cox urges managers to wake up to the benefits of collaboration with the university sector.
LUMS partners with Renmin University for new senior executive programme
Published 12 November 2009
The Lancaster China Management Centre and the School of Business, Renmin University of China, have collaborated to deliver the very first module of the prestigious new 'Chinese Masters in Practicing Management' (CMPM).
LUMS wins government contract to deliver change management programmes
Published 5 November 2009
After fierce competition from other leading business schools, Lancaster's Management Development Division has won an important contract from the Cabinet Office IT Academy, the organisation responsible for the training and development of IT professionals across government and the wider public sector.
