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teaching that improves business and society. Therefore, our admissions team are exploring how we can support international students who have been affected by Trump’s attack on US universities. Many of those students will be future leaders like John Hung and Elham Fardad, two of our MBA alumni who feature as our Change Makers in this edition of Core . Of course, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to leadership. You need to find a style that suits you, your organisation, and the challenges you are facing. Our innovative LeadershipPlus module was recently shortlisted for a prestigious Academic Employability Award for helping candidates on our Full-time MBA programme do just that. Module leader Dawn Eubanks shares her advice for developing your own leadership style on page 20. We also offer a portfolio of MBA and Executive Education programmes that empower leaders to navigate complex challenges like climate change and AI. The Financial Times continues to rank our Global Online MBA in the top three globally and recently ranked our open Executive Education programmes 19th in the world. Last but not least, we support business leaders and policymakers by sharing our academic expertise through Core magazine, Core Insights articles online, and our Lead Out Loud podcast. For example, Hila Lifshitz is at the forefront of exploring how leaders should implement AI in their organisation. You can read her article on harnessing the power of generative AI on page 52. I hope the insights in this edition help you to lead your organisation to continued success in these challenging times.
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D onald Trump’s return as US President has prompted many well-known brands to abandon their long- standing commitments to sustainability and inclusion. This may be one way of managing the situation, but it is not leadership. The organisational theorist Philip Selznick argued that leaders are not just managers, they are the custodians of an organisation’s core values and its sense of purpose. Those values should act as an anchor in turbulent times such as these. Executives who abandon those values and change direction like a weather vane in response to political bluster risk being blown off course. At Warwick Business School, we remain committed to our mission of conducting research and
Some say leaders are born.
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Change starts here. Discover the leadership style that suits you best.
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