Professor Ken Parry Biography

[...]related to this concern, Ken was committed to pushing back against the ‘manufacturing’ world of journal article production as the consequence of the imperceptible growth of the neo-liberal norms of university life. [...]drawing on The Who (whom Ken would invariably cite) he inspired us with the familiar clarion call but one not normally associated in academe – ‘We won't get fooled again!’ – a theme that is also explored in one of the SI's papers. The leadership field has notably under-achieved with regard to impact despite the enormous investment in the multi-billion dollar industry that supports it. [...]far, the leadership field has in all frankness a highly impoverished return on investment. The grand challenges are gathering in a seemingly overwhelming cluster in the threatening manner of a perfect storm. [...]we need now more than ever leadership research that gives greater attention to furthering the place-based, purposeful leadership that can propel communities, organisations and networks to tackle and address these challenges.