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Dr. Keith Grint has been Professor Emeritus at Warwick University since 2018. He spent 10 years working in various positions across a number of industry sectors before switching to an academic career. His first undergraduate degree (Sociology) was from the Open University in 1981, and his second (Politics) from the University of York in 1982. He received his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 1986. He was a Jr. Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University, between 1985 and 1986 and a Research Fellow there from 1986 to 1987.

Between 1986 and 1992, he was a Lecturer in Sociology at Brunel University, and between 1992 and 1998, a Fellow at Templeton College, then a University Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour at the School of Management (now Saïd Business School), Oxford University. Between 1998 and 2004, he was University Reader in Organizational Behaviour at the Saïd Business School and Director of Research there between 2002 and 2003. From 2004 to 2006, he was a professor of leadership studies and director of the Lancaster Leadership Centre, Lancaster University School of Management. Between 2006 and 2008, he was a Professor of Defence Leadership and Deputy Principal at Shrivenham Campus, Cranfield University. He was a Professor of Public Leadership at Warwick Business School from 2009 to 2018.

He is a Fellow of the International Leadership Association (ILA) and a Professorial Fellow of the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM). He is also a founding co-editor with David Collinson of the journal Leadership, and co-founder of the International Studying Leadership Conference. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2012 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science at Warwick University in 2013. He received the Chief Constable’s Commendation for Contribution to Police Leadership in 2018 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Leadership Association in 2018.

A Quote From The Book

• "Just because the situation looks bleak for those suffering from oppression does not mean they surrendered meekly."

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Book - A Cartography of Resistance: Leadership, Management, and Command by Grint
• Keith Grint on Amazon
• Keith Grint on Google Scholar
• TV Show - Shogun

About The International Leadership Association (ILA)

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