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  • Job title: Senior Lecturer
  • Dept: Business School
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John Taylor
 

Biography

John has a PhD and BSc, both London University (Birkbeck College), and is a Chartered Psychologist.  

Prior to joining Christ Church University, John followed a career lasting some 28 years in BT plc, from early days in Management Services to his final appointments in the Personnel function, as Personnel Director Special Businesses Division, and then Head of BT's Corporate People Strategy.  John spent much of his time in BT in the International Division, and then later in the Corporate Headquarters.

John is a portfolio worker with a range of appointments, including Associate Lecturer with the Open University Business School, is a regular contributor to a range of Croner publications and client services, including The A – Z Guide for HRM Professionals, and runs his own Agora consultancy as an independent futurist and strategist.

At Canterbury Christ Church University  he is a member of the University Research Ethics and Governance Committee and Chair of the Business and Management Faculty Research Ethics Committee. 

He is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management and the Institute of Management Services.

Teaching and Academic Interests

John lectures on the DMS and MBA programmes, on topics including Principles of Management, HR Management, Strategic Management, Knowledge Management and Research Methods (for the Masters Programme). He also supervises research students on Masters and Doctoral (PhD) programmes.

His research interests include the Future of Work, Knowledge Management, and Disaster Planning.

Subject Group

Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management Decision Making

 

Publications, Working Papers and Conference Papers

  • Taylor, J. (2009) A coming employment crunch for young people? (In press).
  • Taylor, F.J.W. (2009) Disaster Planning. Second Edition. (In press).
  • Taylor, J. (2007) Who are your "deep smarts" and what do you do with them? In Developing HR Strategy. Issue 16, September, pages 5 – 8.
  • Taylor, J. (2006) Death, taxes and disasters. In Health and Safety Manager Briefing. Issue 152, pages 13 - 15.
  • Taylor, J. (2006) Guest Editorial for Croner Health and Safety Newsletter. In Health and Safety Manager Briefing. Issue 151, December, pages 2 - 4 .
  • Taylor, J. (2006) Future Imperfect. In Developing HR Strategy, Issue 11, November, pages 18 - 21.
  • Taylor, J. (2006) What has entrepreneurship to do with HRM?  In Developing HR Strategy. Issue 7, March, pages 26 – 29.
  • Taylor, F.J.W. (2006) Disaster Planning. London: Croner.
  • Taylor, J. (2005) Global Terrorism – Business as Usual.  In Developing HR Strategy. Issue 5, November, pages 14 – 17.
  • Taylor, J. (2005) Follow my leader – The roles of servants and courtiers. In Developing HR Strategy. Issue 3, July, pages 18 – 21.
  • Taylor, J. (2005) Total innovation management: Turning ideas into action. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Mark Brown, Visiting Professor of Innovation, Henley Management College, and Managing Director of Innovation Centre Europe Ltd. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 9. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 13 – 17.
  • Taylor, J. (2005) Knowns and unknowns in innovation research: A psychological perspective. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Dr Paul Redford, Head of Psychology, University College Winchester. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 9. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 1 – 4.
  • Taylor, J., and Long, D. (2005) Business ethics – an unfolding challenge for HR. In Developing HR Strategy. Issue 1, March, pages 6 – 9.

    Taylor, J. (2004) Living and working longer – a blessing or a threat? In Human Resources and Employment Review. Vol 2, No 3, pages 153 – 158.
  • Taylor, J. (2004) Organic change. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Chris Bones, Group Organisation and Effectiveness Director, Cadbury Schweppes. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 8. Ambleside: Brathay.
    Pages 1 – 7.
  • Taylor, J. (2004) Managing people and performance through times of corporate turmoil. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Jon Bradshaw, Vice President, Global Marketing, Diageo. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 8. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 23 – 27.
  • Taylor, J. (2002) The strategic dimension of HR. In HRM Professionals Briefing. No 98, pages 4 – 7.
  • Taylor, J. (2002) Human resource management in the 21st Century: Issues and Prospects. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Professor Cris Brewster, South Bank University. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 5. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 1 – 7.
  • Taylor, J. (2002) The fourth age of management. In HRM Professionals Briefing. No 92, pages 9 – 12.
  • Taylor, J. (2001) The future of HR: The drivers of change. In HRM Professionals Briefing. No 88, pages 10 – 12.
  • Taylor, J. (2001) Getting to grips with working from home. In HRM Professionals Briefing. No 86, pages 7 – 10.
  • Taylor, J. (2001) Global terrorism: The challenge for HR. In HRM Professionals Briefing. No 87, pages 12 – 13.
  • Taylor, J. (2000) Managing knowledge. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Professor Paul Quintas, The Open University. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 2. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 17 – 23.
  • Taylor, J. (2000) Corporate universities. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Dr Geraldine Kenny-Wallace, Vice-Chancellor and MD: British Aerospace Systems Virtual University. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 2. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 47 – 52.
  • Taylor, J. (2000) The future of work. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Professor Valerie Bayliss, Royal Society of Arts. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 1. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 1 – 6.
  • Taylor, J. (2000) The state of the psychological contract. Reflections on a presentation to the Brathay Forum by Professor David Guest, Birkbeck College, London. In Organisational Development: Topical Papers 1. Ambleside: Brathay. Pages 31 – 36.
  • Taylor, FJW. (1998) Book Review: Goyder, M. (1998) Living Tomorrow's Company. London: Gower. In The Stakeholder. March/April, Vol 2, No 1. Pages 29-30.
  • Cannon, T., and Taylor, FJW, (1994) Management Development to the Millennium: The Cannon and Taylor Working Party Reports. Corby: Institute of Management.
Presentations
  • 'Key Issues in Disaster Planning'. Business Continuity Summit, organised by Symposium Events. CBI Conference Centre, London Centre Point. 19 June 2007.
  • 'HR and Talent Management – A Knowledge Perspective'. Talent Management Summit, organised by Symposium Events. CBI Conference Centre, London Centre Point. 1 May 2007.
  • 'Scanning the Future'. Institute of Management Consultancy. London, October 2006.
  • 'Followership'. Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. September 2006.
  • 'The Future of Work'. Institute of Management Consultancy. London, April 2006.
  • Conference on 'Ethic et Finance', EDHEC Business School, Lille Catholic University, 9 December 2005.
  • 'Knowledge Management' East Kent Branch CIPD, Hall Place, 6 December 2005.
  • Conference Panellist: 'Wellness Debate' Ironmongers Hall, London. 22 November 2005.
  • Keynote Presentation to the CCCU Faculty of Education Annual Conference:'Well-being'. February 2005.
  •  'The Future of Work'. Conference of HR Directors and Senior Managers. People in Business, London. January 2005. (Repeat presentation).
  • 'The Future of Work'. Conference of HR Directors and Senior Managers. People in Business, London. November 2004.
  • 'Excellent Tutorials'. Open University Business School: South East Region. East Grinstead. February 2004.
  • With David Long: Presentation of Case Study on Business Ethics. EDHEC Business School (Grande École) Lille, January 2004.

Consultancy Interests

Clients of John's Agora consultancy have included the European Commission, the Cabinet Office, Registers of Scotland, the Electricity Association, Thames Water, Scottish Power, St James' House, Norwich Union, and many others.