Brewerton, Antony. (2010) ‘Learning to learn about leadership’ : the Future Leaders Programme. SCONUL Focus (No.50). ISSN 1745-5782

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Abstract

When was the last time a professional course really changed you? Sure, we all pick up tips at conferences and some workshops can really lead to a change in practice. But when was the last time you felt that a course had really changed you?
One course with this potential is the Future Leaders Programme (FLP), run by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education and supported by SCONUL, UCISA (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association), JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) and the British Library. The FLP is designed to help experienced professional information services staff in Higher Education (typically library and ICT staff) to deepen their understanding, leadership ability and potential in preparation for a role as head of service.
A laudable aim – but can it really lead to change?
Well, I have just completed the year-long 2009/10 course and I feel it has changed me. Let me try to explain ...

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Administration > Library
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Leadership -- Study and teaching, Education, Humanistic, Occupational training
Journal or Publication Title:	SCONUL Focus
Publisher:	Society of College, National & University Libraries
ISSN:	1745-5782
Official Date:	2010
Dates:	Date Event 2010 Submitted
Number:	No.50
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
References:	Harvard Business Review on leadership, Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 1998 Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr., ‘The discipline of building character’, Harvard Business Review, March–April 1998 (reproduced in Harvard Business Review on leadership, pp 89–113) Robert Goffee and Gareth Jones, ‘Why should anyone be led by you?’, Harvard Business Review, September–October 2000 (reproduced in Harvard Business Review on what makes a leader, Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2001, pp 153–75) Robert E. Quinn, Deep change: discovering the leader within, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996, pp 59–60
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/3556

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