Public Leadership for the 21st Century Delivering ‘Public Value’ through Entrepreneurship, Engagement and Rigour

Abstract

Will Hutton is chief executive of The Work Foundation, an independent, not for dividend research‐based consultancy that is an influential voice on work, workplace and employment issues in Britain. Will began his career as a stockbroker and investment analyst, before working in BBC TV and radio as a producer and reporter. Prior to joining The Work Foundation, Will spent four years as editor in chief of The Observer.Will has written several best‐selling economic books including The World We're In, The State We're In, The State to Come, The Stakeholding Society, On The Edge with Anthony Giddens and The Writing on the Wall. In addition, he won the Political Journalist of the Year award in 1993. Other roles that Will performs outside The Work Foundation include: Governor of the London School of Economics; Honorary Fellow, Mansfield College, Oxford; Visiting Professor, Manchester University Business School and Bristol University. He is also a member of the Scott Trust and a Fellow of the Sunningdale Institute.

Citation

Hutton, W., Clements, J. and Sang, B. (2007), "Public Leadership for the 21st Century Delivering ‘Public Value’ through Entrepreneurship, Engagement and Rigour", International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 47-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/17479886200700006