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Dr Theano Lianidou, Associate Professor of Management at Richmond, has just had an article published in the International Journal of Management Reviews, a British Academy of Management journal. The British Academy of Management is the leading authority in the academic field of management in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars and engaging with international peers.

Entitled, ‘Leader Diffuse Status and Leadership Outcomes: Toward an Integrative Framework’, the article explores how a leader’s status related to characteristics such as gender and race can influence leadership outcomes, such as motivation to lead and perceived leader effectiveness.

As Dr Lianidou explains, “The focus for my article is on the leader’s ‘diffuse status’, so the status derived from demographic (e.g., gender and race) and physical (e.g., height and body shape) characteristics. It is a review article on a fascinating topic at the intersection of leadership and diversity.”

Tessy de Nassau, who graduated with a BA in International Relations from Richmond in 2014, is a social entrepreneur, businesswoman, philanthropist, UNAids Ambassador, public speaker, activist, and mother.
Tessy is the Founder of the Global consultancy ‘ Finding Butterflies Consultancy Ltd’. Some of her clients include(d) Montessori St. Nicholas Group in the UK, Vodafone Foundation Luxembourg, KPMG New Zealand, and Nexus among others. Tessy is also an associate at LSEideas at the London School of Economics.
Tessy shares here with us her coping strategies during the pandemic.
“Covid-19 has made us understand how important it is to support your communities. In this spirit, it gives you a good insight into the needs of your fellow neighbours, colleagues, families and friends. Use this newly gained insight and create through your education and skill earned at Richmond University the innovation needed to boost our economy, save lives, foster dialogue and cooperation. Each and every one of you and your skills are needed now more than ever.”