Lessons in Leadership

A key aspect of Common Purpose’s Meridian programme is the development of effective leadership skills among senior managers whose working environments involve complex partnerships across public and private sector organisations.   Held at the Bristol Old Vic, H M Lord-Lieutenant Mrs Peaches Golding OBE addressed participants on her experience of authority and leadership.  An area of authority raised by Mrs Golding that interested many of the senior leaders was that of authority by disruption.  In today's fast-moving business or social environments, being fleet of foot, flexible or adaptable may mean that great leaders must harness disruption for the benefit of their organisations.  In response to a number of questions, she discussed a mixture of skills senior leaders and their advisory or trustee boards can develop to improve their opportunities for success.