Thinkers of the Decade

Edward E Lawler, director, Center for Effective Organizations and distinguished professor of business, University of Southern California

Edward E Lawler has been honoured as a top contributor to the fields of organisational development and behaviour, corporate governance, compensation and HR management. As well as being a director of...

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Charles Handy, author, broadcaster and lecturer

Charles Handy was the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

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Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Dave Ulrich was voted the Most Influential Thinker of the Decade at HR Most Influential 2015. He studies how organisations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability and talent...

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Will Hutton, principal, Hertford College, Oxford University and chair of the Big Innovation Centre

Will Hutton, recipient of the award in 2013, is the Principal of Hertford College, Oxford University. He is also the chair of the Big Innovation Centre at The Work Foundation.

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Adrian Furnham, professor of psychology, University College London

Previously a lecturer in psychology at Pembroke College, Oxford, Adrian Furnham has been professor of psychology at University College London since 1992.

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Lynda Gratton, professor of management practice, London Business School

Lynda Gratton is professor of management practice at London Business School where she teaches an elective to MBA students on the future of work.

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Cary Cooper, 50th anniversary professor of organisational psychology and health, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

Cary Cooper CBE is an American-born British psychologist who holds the post of 50th anniversary professor of organisational psychology and health at the University of Manchester’s Manchester Business...

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Rob Goffee, emeritus professor of organisational behaviour, London Business School

Rob Goffee teaches on the world-renowned senior executive programme at London Business School

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Peter Cappelli, George W Taylor professor of management, The Wharton School, and director, Wharton’s Center for Human Resources

Peter Cappelli is the George W Taylor Professor of Management at The Wharton School and director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of...

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David Guest, professor in organisational psychology and HR management, King’s College London

David Guest is one of the leading academic experts on human resource management and related aspects of work and organisational psychology. He has a first degree in psychology and sociology from...

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