Some entrepreneurs prefer to learn on the job, so how does this affect leadership training? In a recent interview with Jonathan Moules from the Financial Times, Professor Maury Peiperl, Director of Cranfield School of Management says it is essential to provide flexible courses, with a practical element, to help leaders reach their goals. Maury says he learnt most of his practical leadership lessons during his early years of work in industry. He then goes on to talk about his strategy to build on Cranfield’s strengths in combining one of the first schools of management in the UK with an engineering-led teaching institution. See the full interview here

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