After working as an academic zoologist, Dr. Steve Hutchinson moved to the field of training and development and for the last ten years has been at the forefront of academic development practice – having led programmes and units at the Universities of York and Leeds.
After setting up his own consulting company he has designed and delivered acclaimed programmes for a huge range of institutions internationally. A programme director for the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, he has also worked as a consultant for the HEA.
He wrote and directed the acclaimed ‘Leadership in Action’ programme for Vitae, and co-wrote the follow-up ‘Preparing for Leadership’.
He is a qualified coach, specialising in Communication, Personal Impact and Leadership and his third book – Enhancing the Doctoral Experience – was published in 2014.