Blogs

Within the leadership development community, we know we hit the iceberg of climate change and it is sinking us, yet it seems we are continuing to play the same old leadership development tunes. Why is that and what can we do together?

For a lot of people, formal education has in the past started with primary school and ended with undergraduate education. However, educating oneself beyond the early phases of life and career has become more and more important. Why is lifelong learning so important?

In our latest Leading Insights, Professor Kevin Money explains why he believes governments could be doing more to tackle climate change.

I recently attended the Managing Processes and Systems workshop as part of my Executive MBA studies. I felt well prepared having done all the course pre-work and was ready to learn new models and frameworks that would enable me to understand business processes more broadly. The reality, however, turned out to be much more about unlearning. Sounds complicated? Let me explain.

Anu Laitila, Executive Director of Leisure and Wellbeing at the City of Kerava, shares her Executive MBA story including why she chose to embark on this journey, how she experienced and managed the studies and why it was worth the effort.

I just received the invitation for the first workshop of my Henley Executive MBA studies and I'm happy that despite the challenging COVID situation we will be traveling to the campus in Henley, UK. It feels good to get started but it also raises some questions regarding proper attire for the workshops and my spoken English.

Why is engagement crucial for boards operating in increasingly demanding and competitive environments? Andrew Kakabadse, Professor of Governance and Leadership at Henley Business School considers the question.

Dr David Pendleton, Professor in Leadership at Henley Business School explores the role of education and the need to adapt in today's business environment.

In preparation for my Executive MBA studies, I have made a mental division of the coming study years: 2021, 2022 and 2023 and I’ve also reflected on my personal hopes and fears for this journey.

Dr Tatiana Rowson about age (and ageism) at work and why this is not only a diversity issue but an occupational health and wellbeing issue too.

Iceland has been on the news because between 2014 and 2019 it trialled a move from a 40-hour to a 35- or 36-hour working week among over 2,500 workers in the public sector. Dr Rita Fontinha looks at Iceland's recent trial of a shorter working week and its consistency with Henley's research findings on the four-day week.

I’ve been considering EMBA studies for many years. Despite many critical comments, I’ve decided to pursue Henley’s EMBA and in this blog I share my reasoning behind this decision.