Lesley McLean
Lesley McLean

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

Lecturer

 0131 455 4359

  L.McLean@napier.ac.uk

  

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.

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Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

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

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • CIPD Learning and Development Special Interest Group Public Event: L and D through the eyes of volunteers
  • CIPD Learning and Development Special Interest Group Public Event: Data Driven Learning and Development
  • 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: 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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CIPD Scotland Exhibition and Conference

Exhibition / Performance
McLean, L. CIPD Scotland Exhibition and Conference. [Exhibition]. Exhibited at Edinburgh. 12 March 2024 - 12 March 2024. (Unpublished)

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McLean, L. CIPD Scotland Exhibition and Conference. [Exhibition]. Exhibited at Edinburgh. 12 March 2024 - 12 March 2024. (Unpublished

Nurturing Excellence through Communication, Participation, and Empathy

Digital Artefact
McLean, L. (2024)
Nurturing Excellence through Communication, Participation, and Empathy. [Blog]

Maintaining rigour, seeing improvement: The effectiveness of poster presentations as a culturally inclusive approach to post-graduate assessment.

Presentation / Conference Contribution
McLean, L., Gerard, L., & Luong, S. (2023, May)
Maintaining rigour, seeing improvement: The effectiveness of poster presentations as a culturally inclusive approach to post-graduate assessment. Paper presented at SEDA Spring Conference 2023: The Role of the Educational Developer in an Ever-evolving Landscape, Online
This project explores perceived and potential challenges and benefits international students encounter when undertaking a non-traditional/unique assessment practice, specifica...

CIPD Scotland Conference 2023

Exhibition / Performance
McLean, L. CIPD Scotland Conference 2023. [Exhibition]. Exhibited at Edinburgh. 30 March 2023 - 30 March 2023. (Unpublished)

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McLean, L. CIPD Scotland Conference 2023. [Exhibition]. Exhibited at Edinburgh. 30 March 2023 - 30 March 2023. (Unpublished

Continuing Professional Education: A Framework of Participation

Presentation / Conference
McLean, L. (2022, December)
Continuing Professional Education: A Framework of Participation. Paper presented at Mobilities in Higher Education: SRHE International Conference 2022, Online
This paper explores the nature and context of students’ participation in Continuing Professional Education (post-experience), with a focus on the experiences of those engaging...

Contemporary Workplace Ethics

Working Paper
McLean, L. Contemporary Workplace Ethics

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McLean, L. Contemporary Workplace Ethics
Series of reflective Learning Papers on Leadership and People Practice published by The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University. Renowned for its close ties with practi...

Post-Experience Learning

Presentation / Conference
McLean, L. (2020, May)
Post-Experience Learning. Paper presented at Chartered Association of Business Schools - Learning, teaching and Student Experience Conference, Belfast
This research explores the nature and context of students’ participation in post-experience education, with a focus on the experiences of those engaging in a Masters level, pr...

Dissertation Maze: The Key Components of a PG Dissertion

Digital Artefact
McLean, L. (2017)
Dissertation Maze: The Key Components of a PG Dissertion. [Video]

Adult Learning: Towards a Framework of Participation

Thesis
McLean, L. Adult Learning: Towards a Framework of Participation. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6895
This thesis explores participation in adult learning and focuses upon three key areas of interest: reasons for participation, the challenges of participation, and the enabling...

HRM In Practice- A New Role For HR Professionals

Book Chapter
McLean, L. (2012)
HRM In Practice- A New Role For HR Professionals. In J. Bratton, & J. Gold (Eds.), Human resource management : theory and practiceLondon: Palgrave Macmillan
No abstract available.

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