Outputs (65)

Systems leadership in practice: Thematic insights from three public health case studies (2020)
Journal Article

Background:
‘Systems leadership’ has emerged as a key concept in global public health alongside such related concepts as ‘systems thinking’ and ‘whole systems approaches.’ It is an approach that is well suited to issues that require collective actio... Read More about Systems leadership in practice: Thematic insights from three public health case studies.

Leadership, authenticity and representation in troubled times (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this paper we draw on insights from political science and leadership studies to explore how dynamics of representation play out within place-based leadership. We focus on a case study of Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol’s response to the topplin... Read More about Leadership, authenticity and representation in troubled times.

Leading to achieve social change: An interview with Ruth Hunt, former Chief Executive Officer of Stonewall (2020)
Journal Article

In this interview Ruth Hunt, former CEO of the lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity Stonewall and now crossbench peer at the House of Lords, discusses her approach to leadership for social change. She considers the changing context of LGBT rig... Read More about Leading to achieve social change: An interview with Ruth Hunt, former Chief Executive Officer of Stonewall.

The fall of Edward Colston and the rise of inclusive place-based leadership (2020)
Digital Artefact

The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, USA triggered a wave of protests about racial inequality across the world. In Bristol, UK, it led to the toppling of the statue of Edward Colston, a 17th-century slave trader. The respon... Read More about The fall of Edward Colston and the rise of inclusive place-based leadership.

The rhetoric and reality of systems leadership (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Heralded as a means for improving collaboration and alignment between agencies, communities and providers, ‘system(s) leadership’ is becoming increasingly advocated in public services. In the clamour and enthusiasm with which it has been embraced, ho... Read More about The rhetoric and reality of systems leadership.

Leadership, complexity and change: Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
Digital Artefact

The rise of populism in the last few years has led to a "them vs us" worldview. COVID-19 seems to have reset the dial on this – fostering calls of compassion, solidarity, and collective action. What are the lessons we can take from this and how will... Read More about Leadership, complexity and change: Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hybridity in higher education: Implications for leadership and management practice (2020)
Book Chapter

Our chapter critically explores the nature of hybridity in higher education institutions (HEI) and the implications for leadership practice. We define hybridity as a boundary condition in HEI whereby competing values and diverse institutional logics... Read More about Hybridity in higher education: Implications for leadership and management practice.

Enhancing patient leadership and community engagement through storytelling: Reflections from rural healthcare in New Zealand (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Over recent years there has been increasing emphasis on the need for community engagement and patient leadership in order to tackle health inequalities. Active community engagement is widely recognised as an essential ingredient for a successful and... Read More about Enhancing patient leadership and community engagement through storytelling: Reflections from rural healthcare in New Zealand.

Developing systems leadership in public health: A scoping report (2019)
Report

This document reports the outcomes of a scoping project commissioned by Public Health England (PHE) in order to outline possibilities for developing the systems leadership capacity of public health registrars and newly appointed consultants. It has b... Read More about Developing systems leadership in public health: A scoping report.

Inclusion: The DNA of leadership and change (2019)
Report

This report, commissioned by the NHS Leadership Academy, sets out the evidence base for Building Leadership For Inclusion (BLFI) – an ambitious new programme of work that aims to (1) raise the level of ambition, (2) quicken the pace of change,
and (... Read More about Inclusion: The DNA of leadership and change.