Study with us in the Birmingham Leadership Institute

Leadership research and reflection-on-practice

Intersecting research and practice is a distinguishing feature of the Birmingham Leadership Institute. We consider insights from primary academic research and reflection-on-practice as complimentary ways of deepening our understanding about the practice of leadership. As we develop our research programme, we are particularly keen to explore:

• What makes for effective leadership development for leadership in complex contexts
• What distinguishes leadership that is collaborative, inclusive and responsible and how to nurture and develop it
• Interdisciplinary research projects drawing together colleagues from multiple disciplines within the University of Birmingham and practitioners from the public, private and third sectors

Delivering leadership education, training and development

Future Vision is our flagship programme which we run jointly with The Leadership Centre. This cross-sector programmes allows 20 leaders and Chief Executives to come together to work on system leadership challenges and to work on their own development.

We have also run a variety of programmes commissioned by others including:

• the National Graduate Development Programme for Local Government, commissioned by the LGA.
• Leading Libraries, commissioned by Libraries Connected.
• the New To Senior Leadership Programme for Further Education, commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation.
  
• the 21^st Century Public Servant Leadership Programme for Aspiring Directors, commissioned by Public Health England.

We offer a range of adaptable one-day programmes which provide a focus on a particular aspect of leadership embracing complexity. These currently include:

• Adaptive leadership: change and survival in complex systems
• Addressing personal and organizational immunity to change
• Developing your capacity for leadership embracing complexity
• Developing your public narrative
• Framing for systems leadership