Claire Collins

Professor Claire Collins is an Emerita Professor at Henley Business School.

Claire was previously a Professor of Leadership and the Academic Lead of the Army Higher Education Pathway. She researched and taught leadership and leadership development with a special interest in diversity and inclusion, quiet leadership, coaching leaders, leadership derailment and women in leadership.

Outside academia Claire worked with organisational and academic clients from the private and public sectors before joining Henley Business School in 2007. She has 20 years' experience in the NHS, firstly in a scientific role and then in senior management in a large acute Trust, following which she became CEO of a London law firm. She has also enjoyed some years as an independent consultant and coach and combined this with being a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Nursing Institute. Claire is an accredited and experienced Business Coach working with a wide variety of senior clients.

Claire taught Leadership and Change on all modes of MBA. She managed a partnership with the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and delivered modules for the Reading Researcher Development Programme, specifically Leadership for PhDs. She has expertise in the design and delivery of programmes for external bodies in areas of expertise, providing consultancy and outreach to OFCOM, Amnesty International and the University of Oxford. This consultancy covers regular training and consultancy on diversity issues and a leadership training for Post-Doctoral Fellows.

Specialisms

• Leadership and Leadership Development
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Women in Leadership and Coaching
• Armed Forces
• Public Sector

Papers:

Conference papers

Collins, C. (2012) "Why would anyone be coached by you?" Invited Speaker, British Psychological Society, Special Group in Coaching Psychology Conference

Collins, C. (2012) 'Using Coaching to Eliminate 'Stuckness' in the Leadership of Change' Paper accepted for the British Academy of Management Conference, Cardiff University, UK., Sept.

Collins, C. (2010) 'The role of precursor factors in the creation of dyadic leadership development relationships: Using coaching as a intervention example'. British Academy of Management Conference. University of Sheffield, UK. Joint first prize, Leadership and Leadership Development Track.

Collins, C. (2010) 'The role of precursor factors in the creation of dyadic leadership development relationships: Using coaching as a intervention example'. Joint Doctoral Colloquium, Paris-Dauphine University, Paris, France

Collins, C. (2010) 'The role of precursor factors in the creation of dyadic leadership development relationships: Using coaching as a intervention example'. Spring Doctoral Symposium, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

Collins, C. (2008) 'Which Coach will lead me to change (and change me to lead)?' Conference proceedings, 4th European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance, University of Reading, UK.

Collins, C. (2008) Creating the Coaching Relationship. Doctoral Symposium, British Academy of Management Conference, Harrogate, UK.

Collins, C. (2008) Coaching: More than just a buzzword, but is it the Holy Grail, SEEDA Leadership Academy, Feb

Collins, C. (2007) National Audit of the Management of Leg Ulcers, Report to the Healthcare Commission, June

Collins, C. (2006) National Audit of the Management of Leg Ulcers, Wounds UK, Harrogate, Nov.

3M prize for best paper

Creative techniques for senior team development, Law Society Conference, 2004

Books:

Collins, C., 2011. Advanced Facilitation Skills. In: K. Kruckeberg, W. Amman & M. Green, eds. Leadership and Personal Development: A Toolbox for the 21st Century Professional. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc., pp. 171-184.

Collins, C., 2011. Relational Aspects of Coaching and Communication. In: K. Kruckeberg, W. Amman & M. Green, eds. Leadership and Personal Development: A Toolbox for the 21st Century Professional. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc., pp. 243 - 258.

Conference:

British Psychological Society, Special Group in Coaching Psychology Conference.

(2011) Invited Speaker. British Psychological Society, Special Group in Coaching Psychology Conference. Committee Member 2005 - 2011.

QSMBA Fair (Oct 2011) Keynote speaker on Women in Leadership. ILA Conference

(2011) "One Planet, Many Worlds", Local Conference Organiser Collins, C.

(2010) 'The role of precursor factors in the creation of dyadic leadership development relationships: Using coaching as a intervention example'. British Academy of Management Conference. University of Sheffield, UK. Joint first prize, Leadership and Leadership Development Track. Collins, C.

(2010) ‘The role of precursor factors in the creation of dyadic leadership development relationships: Using coaching as a intervention example’. Joint Doctoral Colloquium, Paris-Dauphine University, Paris, France Collins, C.

(2010) ‘The role of precursor factors in the creation of dyadic leadership development relationships: Using coaching as a intervention example’. Spring Doctoral Symposium, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK Collins, C.

(2008) ‘Which Coach will lead me to change (and change me to lead)? ‘ Conference proceedings, 4th European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance, University of Reading, UK. Collins, C.

(2008) Creating the Coaching Relationship. Doctoral Symposium, British Academy of Management Conference, Harrogate, UK. Collins, C.

(2008) Coaching: More than just a buzzword, but is it the Holy Grail, SEEDA Leadership Academy, Feb Collins, C.

(2007) National Audit of the Management of Leg Ulcers, Report to the Healthcare Commission, June Collins, C.

(2006) National Audit of the Management of Leg Ulcers, Wounds UK, Harrogate, Nov. 3M prize for best paper.

Claire works with a variety of individuals and groups from the private and public sector in teaching, consultancy, coaching and facilitation.