TANC event: Authentic leadership

Speaker:  Guy Gumbrell, Client Director, Cass Executive Education

The word “authentic” is being used more and more in connection with leadership behaviour in the world of business. It’s not difficult to see where the attraction with this word has come from. In large part, its popularity has been born from a sense of shock and betrayal at such scandals as LIBOR fixing, media phone hacking and parliamentary expenses which have brought to light a gap between what leaders of these institutions professed to be doing and what they were actually getting up to.

But what does “authentic” mean and how does it manifest itself in the complex world of today’s corporate leadership? This talk will involve you in a debate about what makes authentic leadership and why it might be a good thing for every business, and every individual.

Discussion points include:

• Authentic leadership and emotional intelligence – theory and practice; illustrations from business practice
• Trust and leadership – stakeholder expectations of leadership
• Bringing the ‘you’ to work – Do you bring the real ‘you’ to work? Should you? If so, how much?

About the speaker

Guy is a Client Director of Cass Executive Education. Before joining Cass in March 2012, Guy had a similar role at Henley Business School for four years, working on leadership and coaching projects. He specializes in leadership development and the implementation of learning through individual coaching and action learning. Guy’s particular areas of interest include - the practicalities of being an authentic leader, organisational cultures that support learning and growth (and those that don’t).

Guy’s background is in education and management development both in the corporate and consultancy environments. He began his management development career in George Wimpey before moving into consultancy where he built up experience of developing managers (both local and ex-patriate) in UK-based Japanese companies. He has worked with organisations from most sectors, including Aon, Bank of Scotland, PwC, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Nokia, Financial Services Authority, Olympus Europe and KPMG.

Guy has a Masters in EU Law from the University of Leicester, the Henley Certificate in Coaching and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Agenda

18.00 - 18.30:  Registration

18.30 - 19.30:  Presentation by Guy Gumbrell

19.30 - 20.00:  Q&A

20.00 - 21.00: Networking over drinks and nibbles

About TANC

TANC is a special interest group of Cass Business School and City University, which organises unique events of actuarial interest in slightly wider fields than actuarial professionals may typically have access to through their work. Although our events are aimed primarily at alumni, we also welcome friends and colleagues in joining our network of like-minded professionals.