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Leaving Leadership (2023)
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Bolden, R. (2023). Leaving Leadership. [Blog]

ILA Fellow Richard Bolden delves into what the surprise resignations of Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern reveal about today’s toxic leadership contexts, what it means to be a “strong leader,” and how leaders transition out of their roles.

A systems approach to tackling severe and multiple disadvantage (2022)
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Bolden, R. (2022). A systems approach to tackling severe and multiple disadvantage. [Blog post]

ILA Fellow Richard Bolden discusses his work leading an independent evaluation of Bristol Golden Key, a collaborative partnership project designed to transform services for people with multiple complex needs such as homelessness and substance misuse.... Read More about A systems approach to tackling severe and multiple disadvantage.

Leadership for the greater good: Reflections on today’s challenges from around the globe. End of the age of arrogance? (2022)
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Bolden, R. (2022). Leadership for the greater good: Reflections on today’s challenges from around the globe. End of the age of arrogance?. [Blog]

People in positions of power and influence, like Prime Minister Boris Johnson, tennis star Novak Djokovic, and Prince Andrew, seem to believe that they are free to operate above the rules. But the tide of public opinion is turning against these egreg... Read More about Leadership for the greater good: Reflections on today’s challenges from around the globe. End of the age of arrogance?.

The fall of Edward Colston and the rise of inclusive place-based leadership (2020)
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Bolden, R. (2020). The fall of Edward Colston and the rise of inclusive place-based leadership. [Blog post]

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.

Leadership, complexity and change: Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
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Bolden, R. (2020). Leadership, complexity and change: Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic

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.