‘New Directions for Leadership and the Implications for Leadership in Health, Professionals and other Domains' was explored at the third and final lecture in the RCSI Institute of Leadership ‘Leadership Lecture Series' this evening. Professor John Burgoyne, Professor of Management and Learning at Lancaster University's School of Management delivered the lecture to more than 100 professionals in RCSI.

Professor Burgoyne said: "Leadership, as we know it, is coming to an end and a new form is now beginning to emerge. To date, leadership has been too much about ‘human relations', missions, visions and empowerment, and not enough about the analytics. A significant cause of the credit crunch occurred because of the neglecting of the scientific spotting of the ‘rotten apples' in the sub-prime mortgage boxes and other areas of business. But now, new work trends are emerging and moving towards a more scientific version of leadership."

Professor Burgoyne has done a lot of work with the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom and has looked at ways of evaluating leadership and processes in order to make the system more effective.

Professor Ciaran O'Boyle, Director of the RCSI Institute of Leadership, said: "We started the "Lessons in Leadership' lecture series to highlight the increasing importance of leadership in the modern hyper-connected world and to help professionals, especially those working in the health sector, to develop appropriate leadership competencies. We are honoured to have someone of Prof Burgoyne's international stature joining us this evening to share his research and experience."

John Burgoyne is Professor of Management and Leadership in the Department of Management Learning in the Lancaster University Management School. He is also a Visiting Professor at the School of Business, Leadership and Enterprise at the University Campus Suffolk, which is jointly owned by the University East Anglia and Essex University. He is an Associate Professor at Ashridge Business School and the Henley Business School (Reading University), a Trustee of the Brathay Trust (outdoor management development), a Fellow of the British Academy of Management and a Fellow of the Leadership Trust.

Professor Burgoyne's research interests include the learning organisation; corporate management development; the nature of management, knowledge and competence; theories of learning and teaching; training and development methods.