Dr Daniel Doherty
Teaching Fellow
Contact details
Tele: +44 (0)117 33 17912Email: Daniel.Doherty@bristol.ac.uk
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Room: 3C5
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Teaching Units
MGRCM1802: Managing Change 1MGRCM1801: Theories of Management Learning 1
MGRCM1601: Research Methods
MGRCM1804: Strategic Management
MGRCM2401: Strategic Human Resources Management
Programme Director of MSc in Strategic Management
Chair of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law Quality Assurance Team
Research Interests
Daniel's areas of research interest include the use and understanding of interpretive research methods, including narrative inquiry generally and in particular the use of writing as reflective practice. Fields of interest include management consulting, and taking a critical view of the practice of coaching and mentoring within organisations. He is Chair of the Critical Coaching Research Unit at the University of Bristol, a research network of academics, coaches and coaching commissioners. Prior to returning to academia, he enjoyed 30 years of global management consulting practice, specializing in Business Strategy, Organization Development and Strategic Human Resource Management, living and working in South Africa, South East Asia and the USA.
Conference papers published in proceedings.
- ‘The pervasiveness of liminality in the lives of independent co-creatives’. British Academy of Management (BAM) conference, September 2008. (Best paper in Management Consulting stream).
- ‘The life course of independent co-creatives; an experiment in collective ethnography’. British Academy of Management (BAM) conference, September 2007.
- ‘The interplay between new-age spirituality and corporate transformation initiatives; the role of 'independent co-creatives' in mediating this dangerous liaison. Critical Management Studies Conference, Manchester 2007
- ‘The Writing is on the Wall: a narrative approach to literature review’. Arts Based Educational Research Conference, Bristol GSOE July 2007.
- What's not to like about coaching? Exploring experiences of Coaching through Writing as Inquiry. European Mentoring and Coaching Council Conference, full paper, Ashridge College , April 2007
- ‘The coachees view of coaching: a critical view’. Critical Management Studies Conference, Manchester July 2007
- ‘It begins with metaphor but ends in geometry; the impact of Big Ideas on Management thinking. Research Seminar, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. January 2007.
- ‘My life as a fake’; the presentation of Management Consultants to the outside world. Art of Management Conference, Krakow, Poland, 2006.
Publications
‘The Discovery of Writing as Inquiry in Support of Coaching Practice’
in Clutterbuck & Megginson ‘ Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring Volume 2’. April 2009. London: Elsevier,.
.‘A Reflection on Mentoring Theory in Practice’. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching Vol VII 10/08
TELearn. (The journal of technology enhanced learning). July 2007. ‘Bringing Reflective Practice and Self development activities together on-line’. url: http://telearn.noe-kaleidoscope.org/open-archive/search?search=doherty
Advances in Management: Volume 1 (7) October 2008. ‘Learning from Group Assessment of MSc in Management Students’.
Professional membership
· Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
· Member Academy of Management
· Member British Academy of management
· Member, European Mentoring and Coaching Council.