In 2004, at the inception of the Clore Leadership Programme, Robert Hewison published an article titled The Crisis of Cultural Leadership in Britain. The crisis which he (and Clore) sought to address was characterised by low morale produced by government underfunding, low pay, loss of status, ill-defined career paths and over-regulation. Sound familiar?
Over the past two decades cultural leadership has attracted significant public and private investment. It remains a major focus for... more