Bristol Leadership and Change Centre (BLCC)

By Dr Kay Galpin in conversation with Dr Peter Stephenson What if leadership isn’t primarily about charisma, vision, authority or the heroic leadership theories we read about in business schools? What if it starts with something much more ordinary: the conversations and things we are doing every day; working and simply relating to other people? … Continue reading "Book launch: Lead from Where You Are"

By Dr Thom Oliver England is one of the most centralised countries in the developed world with a patchwork governance map of overlapping responsibilities, reinforcing uneven development and persistent regional divides that neither the rhetoric of “levelling up” nor the language of “left-behind places” has adequately addressed. Devolution of power is central to new Prime … Continue reading "Can Andy Burnham make regional devolution work?"

The rapid growth of global multi-national corporations raises several questions about the Western dominance of the English language in shaping ideas about leadership in international business. It has been noted for some time now[i] that most research and intellectual debate takes place in English, and this often leads to views of leadership that reflect Western … Continue reading "Multi-national meaning – how inclusive leadership and equality translate across languages"

This transformative research project is carried out in collaboration between three universities: London Metropolitan University, Oxford Brookes University and The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and a pioneering multinational company. The study is funded by two leading research institutions: British Academy of Management and The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies. … Continue reading "Leadership Language and Visualisation – Research Update"

Bristol Leadership & Change Centre recently hosted an international workshop focused on applying the Leadership and Engagement for Improved Accountability and Delivery of Services (LEAD) Framework in African healthcare contexts. Coordinated by BLCC’s Professor Peter Case, the event welcomed delegates from the Centre for Innovation in Global Health (Stanford University), the Department of Disease Control … Continue reading "BLCC Hosts Global Health Workshop 14-15 March 2025"

This is a re-blog from the International Leadership Association (ILA) the original article can be found here The authors are BLCC’s Richard Bolden along with Drs. Neil Sutherland and Rachel Wolfgramm The authors of this article have been commissioned to edit a book on Ghost Leadership: Uncovering the Hidden and Unsettling Sides of Leadership for the ILA and … Continue reading "Monsters, Metaphors and Masks: Leadership Insights From Halloween"

This transformative research project is carried out in collaboration between three universities: London Metropolitan University, Oxford Brookes University and The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and a pioneering multinational company. The study is funded by two leading research institutions: British Academy of Management and The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies. … Continue reading "Leadership, Language and Visualisation project"

Harriet Shortt and Charlotte Von Bülow have recently written the paper: Curating salutogenic spaces in post-pandemic hybrid work environments: A photo-elicitation qualitative study with colleagues Stuart Mclean and Gemma Pike in a cross-school collaboration. The below gives an overview their paper and it’s findings. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid working models have … Continue reading "The Art of Curating Comfort: Healthy Hybrid Workspaces"