The programmes will bring together business academicians from the University of Cambridge, such as Professor Dame Sandra Dawson KPMG Professor of Management Studies and Professor David Yates (former COO of Baker & McKenzie), with consulting professionals with experience in providing strategic, leadership and personal advice and skills development to professional service firm leaders. Amongst those professionals on the programmeas faculty is a leading consultant Rob Lees, co-author with Harvard Business School Professors Tom DeLong and Jack Gabarro, of aWhen Professionals Have To Leada which, since its publication has established itself as required reading for professional service firm partners.
Commenting on the initiative, Professor Arnoud De Meyer, Director of Judge Business School said: aFor a long time we have admired the way top US business schools have led the way in providing management education for professional service firm partners; their programmes are first rate and attract professionals from around the world. In establishing a new style of open leadership programme, here in Cambridge, England, with its focus on implementation as well as theoretical insight and which offers a truly international perspective, we hope to create the basis for some healthy competition.a
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