Dr. Leslie Gadman is a leading expert in the field of leadership development and executive education. A former Managing Director, DukeCE Mindful Leadership Programme, a spin-off of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University USA, Leslie has delivered customised management education worldwide and has written several books on leadership and Innovation. During his many years as a consultant at Cap Gemini, Leslie advised clients in multinational firms and new ventures in several countries, including the United States, Switzerland, France, Lebanon, Jordan and United Kingdom.

A past member of the Academic faculty in Enterprise Behaviour studies at the International Business School on the Isle of Man, Leslie was also lecturer of strategic management and organisational behaviour at The International Business School Isle of Man. He has served as consultant to private companies and public agencies in the areas of strategy formulation and implementation, change leadership and knowledge management. His research interests are strategic innovation; cooperative strategies; strategic processes including organizational learning, knowledge and competence development; strategic management practices in emerging industries.

Leslie is the author of "Power Partnering: A Strategy for Excellence in the 21st Century" and is currently writing a second book entitled 'Open Source Leadership' which will be on the bookshelves this September, 2008. He has published in journals such as the Leadership and Organisational Development Journal, Journal of Management Science, the Asian Journal on Quality and MIT's Sloan Management Review.

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