Description
The two presenters take an informal ‘fireside chat’ approach to exploring their academic theoretical knowledge and practice of leadership as a ‘stimulus’ for wider conversations, questions and engagement from participants.
This is relevant to both academics and practitioners of leadership - effectively anyone interested in a conversation about leadership. Academics will bring their own perspectives on leadership theory into the space/conversation and practitioners will be able to contextualize the ideas in terms of their own experiences and challenges.
The two speakers provide a structural form for the event but participants can take that discussion into many different arenas. Participants are invited to join the conversation, we welcome your own experiences and insights.
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Provider Information
Leadership and Leadership Development SIG
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Who Should Attend?
The event speaks to Sections A1, A2 and C1, as detailed in the BAM Framework
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Speakers
Prof Will Foster
Will Foster is Professor of Leadership and Director of MBA and Executive Programmes with Keele Business School. Prior to joining Higher Education, Will had a rich career in the commercial sector including nine years as a senior consultant working with a diverse range of clients from CEOs and Directors of global corporates to local SME business owners. For the past 15 years he has also served as a volunteer Director on various charitable boards. Will is Principal Fellow of the HEA and a member of BAM’s leadership special interest group.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Rob McKay
Rob McKay is Innovation and Leadership Development Manager at Keele University and has strategic oversight of the Mercia Centre for innovation Leadership. Rob has spent the last decade in Higher Education, leading the executive education team at Staffordshire University for six years prior to joining Keele. Before returning to Higher Education, Rob spent over a decade in the field of economic development working with enterprises from start-up to multi-national.
Chairs
Professor Christian Harrison
Christian Harrison is a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise in the University of Bolton. He is the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment in Greater Manchester Business School. He is also leading the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for Unit of Assessment 17 in the Business School. Christian is a well-known and recognised scholar in the field of Leadership and provides regular expert media commentary on Scottish Television News (STV), Scotland Tonight, the Herald, the Conversation, Sunday Post, the Guardian Nigeria. He is also the author of numerous published research papers on Leadership which is his major research interest and serves as the Director of Studies/First Supervisor of several Doctoral students. He has successfully supervised several doctoral students to completion and his current students are working on projects on Authentic leadership, Entrepreneurial leadership, Transformational leadership, Ethical leadership etc.
Furthermore, he is an active member of several learned organisations. He is the Chair of the Leadership and Leadership Development Special Interest Group of the British Academy of Management and Chair of the Academy for African Studies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Business Administration and Knowledge Management (FIBAKM), Associate Vice President, Chartered Institute of Business Administration and Knowledge Management and serves on several review panels, committees and editorial boards. He is an external examiner to other UK universities such as Heriot Watt University, De Montfort University and University of Aberdeen. Christian is the editor of New Frontiers in African Business and Society by Emerald Publishing and Routledge Studies in Leadership and Leadership Development. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Certified Management and Business Educator of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CMBE).
Christian works extensively as a consultant, speaker and trainer on leadership skills development within organisations. He has delivered several CPDs and sessions on leadership to the Scottish Government Directors, UK Cabinet office staff, NHS, corporate organisations, SMEs etc. He is the founder of the NGO; The Leadership Mould Initiative International and the author of the bestselling book entitled ‘Leadership Theory and Research: A Critical Approach to New and Existing Paradigms’ published by Palgrave MacMillan. In addition, Christian has also authored several video publications on leadership. These videos cover established leadership theories providing a nuanced conceptualisation of the field.
Dr Eleni Karamali
She is also the co-track chair of the leadership and leadership development SIG of the British Academy of Management.
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Benefits of attending
Participants will benefit from:
- a foray into a wide range of topics on leadership
- a platform to contribute their experiences and ideas about leadership
- a good reminder about the rich, varied and often contested field that we love that is leadership
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Contact
Please contact the BAM Office at e[email protected] with any queries.
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Event Fee
BAM Members: Free
BAM Student Members: Free
Non-Members: £30
Non-Members, Students: £20
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