Julia Middleton
Julia Mary Middleton (née Morland; 21 April 1958)[1] is the founder of Women Emerging in the UK. She is also the founder and former chief executive officer [2] of Common Purpose, an international charity that runs leadership development programmes.[3]
She is a campaigner for the progression of diverse leaders in civil society.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Lambeth, London, Middleton is the daughter of Agnes (née Whowell) and Eric Morland.[1][5] Middleton was educated at the lycée Français in France and New York before earning an Economics degree from the London School of Economics.[6]
Career
[edit]In 1980, Middleton began her career at the Industrial Society, where she created Head Start, a programme providing high school dropouts with training and advice from prospective employers.[7]
In the autumn of 1988, Middleton formed Common Purpose,[8][9] an organization that hosts leadership development courses. The group runs local leadership courses in cities across the world, as well as global programmes for leaders from over 100 countries across six continents.[10]
In 2020, Middleton formed another organisation, Women Emerging, and in 2022, she launched the Women Emerging Expedition, to find an approach to leadership that resonates with women.[11] She also launched a podcast which documents the experiences of the women taking part in the programme.[12]
Middleton is a member of the board of trustees for Alfanar, a venture philanthropy fund,[13] the International Advisory Council for Fundação Dom Cabral,[14] and is a Goodwill Ambassador of the Aurora Forum.[15]
She was also involved in the founding of the Media Standards Trust, a charity that runs Journalisted, a free online journalist portfolio,[16] DEMOS, a UK-based think tank, and Impetus Trust, which develops venture philanthropy in the UK.[4]
In 2019, Middleton handed over the role of CEO of Common Purpose, although she is still involved in the organisation.
In 2020, she founded a social initiative called ‘’Women Emerging from Isolation’’. [17]
Literature
[edit]In 1982, Middleton wrote a book called Quality Circles, published by the Industrial Society in London.[18]
She also wrote the foreword to the book How to be an even better chair: Sensible Advice from the Public & Charity Sectors, written by Sophie Petit-Zeman.[19][20]
In February 2007, Middleton's book Beyond Authority: Leadership in a Changing World was published by Palgrave Macmillan, and she recorded a meet-the-author video.[21]
In 2010, it was translated into Hungarian and published by HVG Konyvek.[22]
In 2014, Middleton wrote "Cultural Intelligence: CQ: The Competitive Edge for Leaders Crossing Borders" published by Bloomsbury[23][24] and she recorded a video about why she wrote it.[25] In late 2014, a paperback version was published for the Indian market.[26][27]
Personal life
[edit]Julia Middleton married Rupert Middleton in 1984; they have two sons and three daughters.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Middleton, Julia, (born 21 April 1958), Founder and former Chief Executive officer, Common Purpose Charitable Trust, since 1989". Who's Who. 2016. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.284798.
- ^ "Middleton, Julia, (born 21 April 1958), Common Purpose Charitable Trust (Chief Executive, 1989–2018) | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U284798. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Bursaries to help bosses". This is Derbyshire. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Julia Middleton - People Alchemy Ltd - Creating Capability". www.peoplealchemy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "London School of Economics and Political Science - Home". LSE. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Cochrane, Peter. "The New Alchemists". Context Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Women in Renewable Energy website
- ^ [1] Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ‘’Bloomsbury’’ website
- ^ ‘’Forbes’’ website
- ^ https://women-emerging-the-exp.captivate.fm/listen
- ^ "Welcome to Alfanar". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Julia Middleton | Responsible Innovation Summit". responsibleinnovation-summit.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "111 PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BECAME AURORA FORUM GOODWILL AMBASSADORS". ISEBOX. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Media Standards Trust | People". Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Women in Renewable Energy website
- ^ Morland, Julia (1982). Quality Circles. Open Library. OL 22592555M.
- ^ Petit-Zeman, Sophie (2006). How to be an Even Better Chair: Sensible Advice from the Public and Charity Sectors. Prentice Hall Business. ISBN 9780273707295.
- ^ [2] Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A video of Julia Middleton talking about Beyond Authority". Palgrave.com. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "HVG Könyvek Kiadó, az online könyvesbolt".
- ^ Middleton, Julia (2014). Cultural Intelligence: CQ: The Competitive Edge for Leaders Crossing Borders. London, UK: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1472904812.
- ^ Cultural Intelligence: CQ: The Competitive Edge for Leaders Crossing Borders Book Information. Bloomsbury. ASIN 1472904818 – via Amazon UK.
- ^ Middleton, Julia. "Julia Middleton on why she wrote Cultural Intelligence". YouTube. Common Purpose. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Middleton, Julia. Cultural Intelligence: The Competitive Edge for Leaders Crossing Borders. Bloomsbury. ASIN 1472915399 – via Amazon India.
- ^ Middleton, Julia (2014). Cultural Intelligence: The Competitive Edge for Leaders Crossing Borders. Mumbai, India: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1472915399.
External links
[edit]- Palgrave Macmillan publishers of Beyond Authority by Julia Middleton
- The Wealth of Experience The Guardian, 16 April 2008 (Article by Julia Middleton)
- Be yourself - but know who you are meant to be The Financial Times, 17 March 2008 (Comments by Julia Middleton)
- Networking | Generation Y recognise the benefits Personnel Today 'Work Clinic' (Research by Common Purpose and comments by Julia Middleton)