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Peter Robertson appointed visiting professor at Zhejiang University

In March 2007, Peter was appointed visiting professor at the Management School at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. We are now working with the Global Entrepreneurship Research Centre at the Management School on several initiatives such as:

►    Joint development of leadership programmes for the high tech zone in Zhejiang Province.

►    Providing leadership team development facilities for multinationals, domestic banks and government agencies.

►    Joint research into the field of business ecology applied to leadership challenges.


Zhong-Ming WANG Ph.D

Professor and Executive Dean of Zhejiang University with Peter on his appointment as visiting professor.


Roundtable Discussion

On the 30th March we hosted a roundtable discussion in conjunction with the Training Journal.  This was a very successful event and we attach a pdf of the article that is in the May edition of the Training Journal (see below).

Also read Annika Ratcliffes's article "As nature intended: the ecology of compex change" (see below)

What was the Purpose of the Roundtable?

Participants were able to share their current experience of complex change and the demands this places on leadership at all levels. The discussion highlighted new ideas and methods and drew some conclusions as to best practice.

The following are the Key questions which were addressed :

  • How do you keep an organisation performing successfully through complex change?
  • How do some companies re-invent themselves to outperform their competitors?
  • What is it about their values and leadership style that sets them apart?
  • Why organisations experiencing great success are most vulnerable to failure?
  • What is the extent to which people in organisations are prepared to change and what are the consequences for their leadership?

If you would to contact us about future events, please email us.

PDFTJ_may_6-9 – PDF-File, 1.8 MB

Savoy Breakfast Event

On the 26th April we held our Savoy Breakfast event.  This proved to be a highly successful and extremely interesting event where Murli Nathan of BP and Deborah Fleming of Chameleon Works presented the story of how a multicultural and diverse team gained support from the AEM-cube®.  This included:

Leading through complex change - using the AEM-cube® to measure diversity through change.  An insight into one leaders perspective on how to overcome the following challenges:

  • Getting the most out of a diverse team and measuring it
  • Coping with a fluctuating and unpredictable economy whilst leading a high calibre team through change
  • Building trust and alignment in preparation for an S-curve jump


Please email us if you would like details of future events.