Meriel Box
North West England
Meriel is Head of Staff Development at Liverpool John Moores University. She is the LF’s Regional Co-ordinator for the North West of England. She is a Fellow of the LFHE and Staff Development Forum, joint Chair of the UK Organisation Development in Higher Education network and SDF North West Co-ordinator.
Meriel has 20+ years’ management experience working in HE and is passionate about helping people to realise the full extent of their potential. As Chair of the LGBT Staff Network she has been instrumental in enabling LJMU to achieve international recognition as a Top 100 Employer since 2010 in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index; leading the sector on LGBT equality practice. In July Meriel spoke at the Stonewall National ‘Education for All’ Conference. Meriel is a member of the LF’s Diversity Advisory Group.
Meriel also provides consultancy and supports people across sectors in leadership and organisational development. She is a Person Centred Counsellor, Coach and Personality Profiler and is a member of the British Psychological Society and Equity.
Upcoming Events
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Open Programme Alumni Network Event: Leadership and the Art of Being Brilliant
Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square (near Oxford Circus tube), London
29 June 2017
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East and South East Regional Event
Innovation for Health Building, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey
07 July 2017
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Publications
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Leading Collaboration to Solve Global Challenges
HE landscape and context; The role of HE in international influence, relations, and collaboration; Global and cross-sector perspectives [Leadership Insight]
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Leadership in the Fault Lines
Inequality and higher education; HE landscape and context; Global and cross-sector perspectives. [Leadership Insight]
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What Does Global Higher Education Mean for University Leaders?
HE landscape and context; Global and cross-sector perspectives; Geopolitics [Leadership Insights]
Welcome...
We are a membership organisation of and for a sector that has some of the brightest minds in the UK.
Our members are key to our strategy and form a community of higher education institutions with a clear commitment to and experience of developing leadership, governance and management capabilities at all levels. Academic and professional services staff from member institutions contribute to our programmes, projects and research and advise on benefits and services.
Find out more about Membership
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Membership benefits- 25% discount on our open and in-house programmes and consultancy
- a free consultancy day
- exclusive access to research publications, development resources and funding opportunities
- free regional events
- funding for Staff Development Forum and MASHEIN activity
- members’ mailing lists, newsletters and magazine
- participation in our development networks
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How to join- Membership is open to all higher education providers and related sector organisations on an annual or three-yearly subscription basis.
- We have 154 members with around a third taking advantage of the 10% discount offered by three-year subscriptions.
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Membership benefits- Research and innovation: Access to our latest, highly-valued research, Leadership Insights, Getting to Grips series and practical development project resources.
- Management Development Resources: Flexible workshop materials on key leadership and management development topics, for you to deliver in-house to suit your own contexts NEW: ‘Caught in the Middle’.
- The Knowledge Bank: Save time with these extensive multi-media training resources for HR, staff development and OD professionals, covering key leadership and management theory and practice.
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Get in touchMeet the membership team, your national and regional contacts in the UK and Ireland, and LF networks.
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