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Professor Jean-Anne Stewart

Professor of Leadership Development

Programme Director, MA Leadership
Programme Director for the Apprenticeship Levy in Management
Senior Fellow, UK HEA

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Specialisms

  • Leadership, 
  • Leadership Development, 
  • Facilitation, 
  • Action and Virtual Action Learning, 
  • Small and Medium Sized Entreprises

Location

Room AB5, Greenlands campus

Professor Jean-Anne Stewart is a Professor of Leadership Development at Henley Business School.

Jean-Anne has over 14 years' experience of research and teaching at Henley Business School and is Programme Director for the MA Leadership programme, launched in June 2016 following extensive research into leadership, leadership development and management learning. She is also responsible for corporate global MBA qualification programmes for a variety of international clients, most recently with Deloitte. She designs, develops and delivers programmes and modules, specialising in leadership, facilitation, action learning, project management, change management and leadership development. Jean-Anne has led several European and UK research projects, particularly focused on leadership, action learning, SMEs, third sector leadership, management learning, technology-enabled learning, leadership development and evaluation.

Prior to joining Henley Business School, Jean-Anne gained over 20 years business experience, focused on implementing complex international IT and business change programmes. The most recent was at British Airways, where she was responsible for developing their internal facilitation, leadership, project management and change capability.

Her current research interests are responsible leadership, collaboratories, leadership and management across generations, evaluation of action learning and virtual action learning for leadership development.

Reference: Stewart, J.-A. (2024) Facilitating action learning & virtual action learning for leadership development: experiences and insights from a UK Masters programme. Action Learning: Research and Practice, 21 (1). pp. 43-62. ISSN 1476-7333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14767333.2024.2310289
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. (2021) Action Learning & Virtual Action Learning for Leadership Development: Experiences and Insights from European Masters Programme. In: International Leadership Conference 2021, 20-23 OCT 2021, Geneva Switzerland.
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. and Cho, Y. (2016) Action learning to develop inclusive leadership capability: lessons from South Korea and the U.K. In: 18th Annual International Leadership Association Conference, Atlanta 2016, 31 October - 5 November 2016, Atlanta. (Unpublished)
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. and Dickenson, M. (2012) Virtual action learning. In: Pedler, M. (ed.) Action Learning in Practice. 4th edition. Gower, Aldershot, pp. 153-162. ISBN 9781409418412
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. (2009) Making it happen - the facilitation bit. In: McKean, D. (ed.) Strategy: fast track to success. Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, p. 154. ISBN 9780273719908
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. (2006) High-performing (and threshold) competencies for group facilitators. Journal of Change Management, 6 (4). pp. 417-440. ISSN 1479-1811 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14697010601087115
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. and Alexander, G. G. (2006) Virtual action learning: experiences from a study of an SME e-learning programme. Action Learning: Research and Practice , 3 (2). pp. 141-159. ISSN 1476-7341 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14767330600885854
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Birchall, D., Stewart, J.-A. and Pedler, M. (2007) Improving the facilitation of organisational knowledge creation. In: Kazi, A.S., Wohlfart, L. and Wolf, P. (eds.) Hands on knowledge cocreation and sharing: practical methods and techniques. Knowledge Board, Stuttgart, pp. 311-326. ISBN 97895163500
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. , Day, M. , Print, C. and Favato, G. (2009) Compliance in the supply chain: implications of Sarbanes-Oxley for UK businesses. The IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management, 6 (1). pp. 7-19. ISSN 0972-9267
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart - Professor Marc Day
Reference: Stewart, J.-A. (2009) Evaluation of an action learning programme for leadership development of SME leaders in the UK. Action Learning: Research and Practice, 6 (2). pp. 131-148. ISSN 1476-7341 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14767330903006802 <https://doi.org/10.1080/14767330903006802 >
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Jean-Anne Stewart
Reference: Thurloway, L. and Stewart, J.-A. (2010) Generation Y and Z: who are they? Should we manage them differently? In: Ross, D. (ed.) Fast track to success: managing people and performance. Pearson education, UK. ISBN 9780273732884
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lynn Thurloway - Professor Jean-Anne Stewart

Understanding Leadership

This module introduces leadership concepts to those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of leadership models and concepts. There is no prior requirement for leadership knowledge and experience, as this...

Module code: MM206

Neuroscience of leadership coaching

This module aims to: Provide a thorough underpinning of understanding on the foundations of neuroscience and leadership behaviour Give examples of leadership coaching case studies, with neuroscience commentary illustrating how...

Module code: MQM2NLC

Facilitation for leaders

This module aims to: Develop the capability of individuals to plan, manage and reflect on their facilitation interventions Encourage development of behavioural skills in individuals to increase the effectiveness and...

Module code: MQM1FFL

Personal leadership development

This module aims to:Develop the capability of individuals to plan, manage and reflect on their individual personal leadership development Encourage development of behavioural skills in individuals to increase the effectiveness...

Module code: MQM1PLD

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Stewart, J.A. (2017), 'Innovative Techniques to Develop Leadership Practice: Strategic Leadership Marketplace', International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference 2017, Brussels.

Stewart, J.A., (2016), 'A Study of Leaders currently on a MA Leadership programme at a UK business school', International Studying Leadership Conference, Edinburgh, December 2016.

Stewart, J.A., (2016), 'A Pilot Project to Explore Responsible Leadership in UK Business Schools', presented at UN PRME UK Conference, Nottingham, June 2016.

Stewart, J.A. and Pedler, M., (2016), 'Developing Leadership Capacity through Action Learning', International Action Learning (IAL) Conference, Ashridge, April 2016.

Stewart, J.A. and Cho, Y. (2016), 'Action Learning to Develop Inclusive Leadership Capability: Lessons from South Korea and the UK', International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference 2016, Atlanta.

Stewart, J.A., Gosling, J., Foster-Pedley, J., Kempster, S. Murphy, A., Thurloway, L. and Blakeley, K. (2015), 'BAM Responsible Leadership Collaboratory' pre-conference half-day workshop presented at the International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference 2015, Barcelona.

Stewart, J.A., Murphy, A. and Keevill, J. (2015), 'Action Learning to Develop Multi-generational International Leaders' paper presented at the International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference 2015, Barcelona.

Stewart, J.A., Kempster, S., Murray, A., Alexander, A. and Blakeley, K., (2015), 'Responsible Leadership Collaboratory' professional development half-day workshop for BAM 2015, Portsmouth.

Stewart, J.A. (2015), 'Action Learning programme to develop International Business Leaders' paper presented at the International Action Learning Conference, Cambridge, March 2015.

Stewart, J.A. Simister, S. and Thurloway, L. (2014), 'The Development of the Henley Business School MA Leadership programme' paper presented at PRME 2014 Annual Conference UK and Ireland, Winchester.

Stewart, J.A. (2014), 'Action Learning to develop International Generation Y Leaders' paper for the International Action Learning Conference, Ashridge, April 2014.

Stewart J.A. and Thurloway L (2013), 'Innovative Leadership Programmes to Develop Resilient Generation Y Leaders' Workshop for the International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Stewart, J.A. and Thurloway, L. (2013), 'Leading Generation Y – Exploring Myths and Reality' – paper presented at BAM 2013, Liverpool.

Stewart J.A. and Thurloway L (2012), 'Action Learning for Leadership Development across Generations: Reflections from the Titanic' Workshop for the International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Stewart, J.A. and Thurloway, L. (2012), 'Is Generation Y Really Different? A Critical Evaluation of the Generation Y Literature' – paper presented at BAM 2012.

Stewart, J.A. and Thurloway, L. (2012), Leadership across Generations - a facilitated workshop exploring the challenges of developing Generation Y leaders in multi-generational organisations – paper presented at BAM 2012.

Stewart, J.A. and Thurloway, L. (2012), 'Exploring Challenges of Leadership Development across Generations through Facilitated Action Learning'– workshop presented at ILA Europe, ESMT, Berlin.

Stewart, J.A. (2011), 'Action Learning and Virtual Action Learning for Leadership Development' – paper presented at the International Leadership Association Conference, London.

Stewart, J.A. (2011), 'Towards a Model of Facilitative Leadership' – paper presented at BAM 2011.

Stewart, J.A. and Thurloway, L. (2011), 'Leadership across Generations – exploring the challenges of leadership in a multi-generational organisation' – paper presented at BAM 2011.

Stewart, J.A. (2010), 'Facilitative Leadership, Facilitation and Facipulation – A study exploring facilitative leadership skills development' – paper presented at BAM 2010.

Stewart, J.A. (2010), 'A Blended Action Learning Programme to Develop Facilitation Skills of Leaders in European Organisations' – The International Action Learning (IAL) Conference, Henley, March.

Stewart, J.A. (2009), 'Facilitative Leadership - Abdication of responsibility or an empowering democracy?' – paper presented at BAM 2009.

Thurloway, L. and Stewart, J.A. (2009), 'What is new or different about Generation Y?' – paper presented at BAM 2009.

Stewart, J.A. (2008), 'Leadership Development for Third Sector Leaders in the health and social care sector' full paper presented at BAM 2008.

Stewart, J.A. (2008), 'A Blended Action Learning Programme to Develop Cross Cultural Skills for SME Leaders' – development paper presented at BAM 2008.

Stewart, J.A. (2008), 'Developing and Evaluating an Action Learning Programme for SME Leadership Development' - paper presented at Action Learning Conference, March 2008.

Stewart, J.A. (2008), 'Leadership Development for Third Sector Leaders in the health and social care sector' – paper presented at National Third Sector Leadership Conference, Nottingham, March 2008.

Stewart, J.A. (2008), 'SEEDA Leadership Innovation Diagnostic', presented at SEEDA Leadership Academy, Henley Management College, February, 2008.

Stewart, J.A. (2008), 'Action Learning for SME Leadership Development', presented at SEEDA Leadership Academy, Henley Management College, February, 2008.

Stewart, J.A and Favato, G. (2007), 'Compliance in the supply chain: the present and future implications of Sarbanes-Oxley for UK businesses' – paper presented at Corporate Board Governance Conference, Henley Management College, October 2007.

Stewart, J.A. (2007), 'Facilitating Virtual Action Learning' – paper presented at ICEM/CARDET conference, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, September 2007.

Stewart, J.A. (2006), 'The High-Performing Group Facilitator' – paper and workshop at International Association of Facilitators European conference, Stockholm, 2006.

Stewart, J.A. and Alexander, G. (2006), 'Engaging SMEs in E-learning' paper presented to Networked Learning Conference, at University of Lancaster, April 2006.

Stewart, J.A (2006), 'Virtual Action Learning for SME Leadership Development' PALETTE Conference, Crete September 2006.

Stewart, J.A. and Alexander, G. (2005), 'Engaging SMEs in E-learning' paper presented to eLearnAccredit conference at Said Business School, University of Oxford, June 2005.