About me
Katalin Illes is a committed promoter of responsible leadership and organisational development.
In her current role she leads Westminster Business School’s External Relations including international partnership development, employer engagement and knowledge exchange initiatives. Her work includes building and leading impactful teams within the Business School and representing WBS externally. Katalin is an inspiring public speaker who has led and developed innovative, creative networks and partnerships to promote practice-based, life-long growth of individuals, communities and enterprises around the world. She is a leader of transformational change and a promoter of sustainable organisational growth.
Over the past 20 years she has contributed to the development of collaborative, successful and humane organisational cultures to fulfil both individual and corporate potentials.
Prior to joining the University of Westminster Katalin Illes was the Director of International Development in China's first liberal arts college in 2012-2013.
Dr Illes has also held leadership and academic positions at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. She has developed and led multi-national collaborative academic programmes in Denmark, Hungary, India and Switzerland.
Katalin Illes has been the adviser of senior management teams and has been assisting the leadership development of executives both in the UK and abroad. Katalin is a qualified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and promotes mind-body connections, well-being, diversity and transparency in organisations.
Teaching
Katalin is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has a wealth of experience in teaching Leadership, Personal and Management Development and Intercultural Communication on post-graduate and executive programmes. With her innovative pedagogy and cultural sensitivity, she knows how to build bridges between theory and practice, encourage critical thinking, action based experiential learning and find creative solutions both inside and outside the classroom.
In her current role Katalin chairs the Business School’s Employability Working Group and leads the efforts to embed work experiences into the curriculum and prepare students for graduate employment.
Research
Katalin's research interests include ethical leadership; leadership embodiment; spirituality and leadership; trust; and innovative approaches to personal and organisational development.
Her list of publications is available on the VRE.
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.