Kenneth A. Loparo & J. Collins 
Leadership Learning 
Knowledge into Action

Taking it theme from the fifth annual Studying Leadership Conference held at Cranfield School of Management, Leadership Learning explores the challenge of learning and developing leadership in the 21st century. This is the second of two books to emerge from the conference, taking the theme ‘Knowledge into Action’.

Table of Content

Meeting the Challenge of Leading in the 21st Century: Beyond the ‘Deficit Model’ of Leadership Development; K. Turnbull James and D. Ladkin External Perspective – An Under-utilised Strategic Leadership Capability; C. Bailey and D. Butcher A Leader’s Journey to Engage; J.Trinder The Aesthetics of Leadership Development; A. George and D. Ladkin Coaching for Leadership Development: A Systems Psychodynamic Approach; J. Bell and C. Huffington The Aesthetic of Leadership Presence: Character Development as the Choreography of Body-mind; J. Chapman and P. Mann ‘Academic Reflection’ vs ‘Practical Training’ – Can the MBA Develop Leadership? R. Kwiatkowski, J. Jaina, M. Creagh, V. Hope Hailey, S. Knox, L. Moir, D. Myddelton and C. van der Hoven Women Only Leadership Development: A Conundrum: D. Anderson, S. Vinnicombe and V. Singh Leadership Learning and Development: A Framework for Evaluation: J. Collins and D. Denyer Developing Future Leaders: The Contribution of Talent Management: E. Blass, A. Knights and A. Orbea Developing Global Leaders: Expatriation in the Talent Management Equation; N. Doherty

About the author

KIM TURNBULL JAMES is Professor of Executive Learning at Cranfield School of Management and Director of the Centre for Executive Learning and Leadership. She is interested in how management learning and leadership development link to organizational goals, aligning leadership theories to appropriate learning designs. Kim is a chartered psychologist.
 

JAMES COLLINS has spent over twenty years in the shipping industry, as a mariner, shipbroker, and marine insurance underwriter before taking up academic study and research. Entering the academic world in mid-life he undertook his Ph D at Cranfield School of Management, where he is a Visiting Fellow at the school’s Centre for Executive Learning and Leadership.