Bristol Leadership and Change Centre (BLCC)

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"

BLCC’S Professor Peter Case has co-authored a new paper with Michal Izak, University of Chester, & Sierk Ybema, Anglia Ruskin University, entitled “Communication in Organizations: An Overview and Provocations” published in the International Journal of Management Reviews. This paper provides an extensive review of the literature examining the role of communication in social organization and organizing … Continue reading "Announcement: New Paper on Organizational Communication by Professor Peter Case"

Bristol Leadership and Change Centre (BLCC) at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, is incredibly proud to congratulate our very own Dr. Harriet Shortt on being named a 2024 Woman of Influence by The Planner. Harriet has been named one of 54 Women of Influence in 2024 for her pioneering work in … Continue reading "Dr. Harriet Shortt: 2024 The Planner’s Woman of Influence "

We are incredibly lucky here at BLCC to have so many talented researchers within our group. With that in mind we have not one, nor two but three books recently published by members of our team. Join us to celebrate their achievements and learn about their books at the BLCC Triple book launch this month. … Continue reading "Event: Triple book launch."