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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Leading Change in Higher Education: North West of England Regional Event
University of Salford
05 September 2017
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Challenges facing good governance
University of Liverpool in London, 33 Finsbury Square EC2A 1AG
18 September 2017
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Publications
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Getting to Grips with Efficiency
Simon Perks, August 2017
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What Works: The Concept
Exploring the possibilities of a platform for higher education leadership, governance and management. Higher education is experiencing rapid change; leaders need access to best evidence to support high quality decision making. This paper describes a journey scoping a ‘what works’ initiative for the sector.
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Talent Management: Learning Across Sectors - Full Report
Culture, change and organisational development & Developing Leaders [Research]
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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