Lesley McLean
Lesley McLean

Dr Lesley McLean MA (Hons), Msc, DBA, Senior Fellow HEA

Lecturer

Biography

Lesley is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management with Programme Leadership responsibility for the CIPD accredited MSc Human Resource Management. Lesley is also Deputy Director of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme. She teaches and supervises at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. Lesley sits as a member of the Business School Learning and Teaching Committee, as well as the Research Degrees Committee. She has been an external Examiner at The Robert Gordon University and The University of the West of Scotland and is currently the Chair of the CIPD Scottish Centres Steering Group.

Lesley has been a member of staff at Napier since 2004, and prior to that was an Area Operations Manager at Harrods Department Store in London.

Events

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Professional Advisory Group - Human Resource Management Subject group
  • Chair of The CIPD Scottish Centres Steering Group

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • CIPD Learning and Development Special Interest Group Public Event: Wellbeing, dignity at work and the role of L&D
  • CIPD Learning and Development Special Interest Group Public Event: Data Driven Learning and Development
  • CIPD Learning and Development Special Interest Group Public Event: Artificial Intelligence - are you embracing it?
  • Edinburgh Napier Human Resource Management Alumni Event
  • Edinburgh Napier Human Resource Management Alumni Event
  • Programme Leaders Symposium - PL@N

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External Examiner - University of the West of Scotland
  • External Examiner - The Robert Gordon University

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • CIPD Best Management Research Report: Supervisor for National Prizewinning Research Project

 

Invited Speaker

  • Edinburgh College: Business Research In People Practice
  • CIPD Learning and Development Special Interest Group: HR as Ethical Compass
  • CIPD Learning and Development Special Interest Group: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Meaningful Work
  • Edinburgh College: Business Research in People Practice
  • British Council Hong Kong: Corporate Social Responsibility

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE): Postgraduate Education Practitioners Network
  • UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE): Doctoral Supervisors Network
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • Charity Committee Member/Fundraiser
  • Charity Committee Member/Communications Co-Ordinator

 

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