Kate Cooper

Member Since: 14th Jun 2017
Prior to joining The Institute of Leadership & Management Kate Cooper worked in the university sector. She has appeared on, amongst others, BBC Television, BBC Radio 4 and has a regular column in Dialogue magazine. She is a key note speaker at conferences and provides expert commentary on a range of topics arising from her own research and experience.
23rd May 2018
Very real problems persist around veterans’ efforts to transition into new walks of life when they leave the forces. Newspaper stories...
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10th May 2018
It’s hugely exciting that neurodiversity is garnering greater recognition as an underappreciated field of difference. It marks a new and...
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19th Apr 2018
Judging by how they’re discussed, you would think that SMART objectives (which is to say, S pecific, M easurable, A chievable, R elevant...
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13th Apr 2018
In an era of initiatives such as Time to Change , my organisation’s Mind Culture report and William and Harry’s Heads Together campaign,...
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11th Apr 2018
Leaders must make a strong case for the benefits of self-care, and to do so by providing a highly visible example – the sort that’s hard to...
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5th Apr 2018
It wasn’t the best Six Nations tournament for England. Following their bitterly cold 15-24 defeat to Ireland on 17 March, England came...
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19th Mar 2018
The worker who is closest to the customer is the one who knows the most. Yet this truth is discovered and forgotten with alarming...
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9th Mar 2018
If an organisation has, throughout its entire fabric, staff who accurately represent its customers, then it will automatically have a...
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2nd Mar 2018
You will only build a strong talent pipeline if you invest in it. To support that investment, you need a culture where it’s okay to make...
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21st Feb 2018
I believe that good leadership means focusing on long-term success. And if the growth in the French economy is anything to go by, it’s an...
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