News Archive
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.
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?'"
New collaboration between Executive MBA and CIMA
Published 27 January 2010
Lancaster University Management School and CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) have entered into an exciting collaboration, which enables CIMA Members to be eligible for entry to the Lancaster Executive MBA with a generous discount of 10% on the total fee.
