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Unravelling the tangle of the leadership agenda and a few other things…..Archive for BELL David
Leading Without Authority
Julia Middleton’s book is called “Beyond Authority…..Leadership in a changing world”
http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?is=0230500013
David Bell gives information on what is meant by “Leading Beyond Authority” on the Common Purpose website.
http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/about/leading-beyond-authority
Common Purpose is now expanding all over the world as Common Purpose International.
In India, a course is currently being marketed where the wording of “Leading Beyond Authority” has been changed to “Leading Without Authority.”
http://www.tmtctata.com/Progs/program-calender/Leading%20without%20Authority.pdf
In India Common Purpose is working in partnership with The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
http://innovtoday.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/to-forge-the-uncreated-in-the-smithy-of-my-soul/
“Dishaa is the Hindi word for direction. It is an initiative ran by Common Purpose in partnership with the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office that challenges a newly formed group of 40 emerging leaders from India and the UK to develop innovative solutions to common societal issues.”
In July 2010, David Cameron visited a Common Purpose Course in India.
Please note: Permission has to be granted by Common Purpose before direct links can be made to their website.
Common Purpose: the beginning
Common Purpose was founded by Julia Middleton. and at its start up in 1989 was funded partly by government and partly by the private sector.
“Common Purpose is a not-for-profit international leadership development organization that in the 20 years since it was founded runs courses in 11 countries worldwide.
Common Purpose was established in 1989, funded jointly by the government and the private sector. It’s a not for profit organisation that brings together people from a wide range of backgrounds to help them become better leaders in society.
It runs a range of leadership development programmes courses that offer participants the inspiration, knowledge and connections to help them become more active and engaged in society.”
This funding must have come from a conservative government round about the end of The Thatcher Era, the year the Berlin Wall came down i.e. long before Tony Blair and his politics of The Third Way and long before the alleged link between it’s founder Julia Middleton, John Prescott and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
The film explaining common purpose has several narrators, all closely linked with Common Purpose.
These people are:
Julia Middleton
Founder and Chief Executive of Common Purpose,
David Bell
Chairman of Financial Times and Director of People, Pearson PLC, Chair of Common Purpose Trustees
Chris Mathias
Chairman of CMG Partners, Common Purpose Trustee
In addition certain individuals feature in the film:
Reynold Stephen
Assistant Director Local Government Ombudsman
Marion Lang
Foreign Exchange Sales Manager, Global Banks, City Group
Anthony Wills
Borough Commander Metropolitan Police
A mention was also made regarding the late Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop
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