Developing Leadership Practice Brochure

Programme directors

Jacquie Drake Dr Jacquie Drake is a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield School of Management where, until the close of the 2007 academic year, she was Executive Director of The Praxis Centre and also co-founder. She has been a faculty member at Cranfield for 25 years in the field of Organisational Behaviour. Before moving into management education, Jacquie’s work experience was in marketing and information services. She has degrees in Economic History (BA), Business (MBA) and Management Development (PhD). During her time at The Praxis Centre, Jacquie delivered innovative and pioneering work in management development, introducing psychotherapeutic practices and arts-based management development into the business world. Whilst she holds the full repertoire of Organisational Behaviour, her areas of special interest are communication, leadership, team building and managing change. Jacquie has over twenty years of experience working internationally, delivering management development courses and workshops, facilitating senior-level off-site strategy meetings and team-builds, and undertaking individual mentoring and coaching at director level. She has worked with a wide range of organisations and individuals in the business world, including L’Oréal, Sport England, HSBC, Swissport, London Ambulance Service, and the BBC. Kate Lowry Kate is a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield School of Management specialising in leadership development and unlocking individual potential. She has over 23 years experience working in organisations as an organisational development practitioner covering three main sectors: retail, IT and financial services. She has worked as a designer and implementer of key cultural interventions, change, leadership and management development programmes. She has run teams and implemented projects both in Europe and in the US. Whilst working for Digital Equipment Company Kate designed and delivered a women’s development programme for individuals identified as having high potential. An experienced coach and facilitator of group and team development, Kate is known for the creativity and pragmatism she brings to the work she is involved in. Her current client base includes professional services, engineering, pharmaceuticals, as well as a range of public sector organisations. Kate’s current work focus is on developing leadership potential, relationship building and how to maximise presence and impact.

www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/dlp

+44(0)1234 754500

execdev@cranfield.ac.uk

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