Paul Iles

Paul Iles

Paul Iles is Running Stream Professor of Human Resource Development at Leeds Business School, Leeds Metropolitan University. He is the author or co-author of four books, as well as of numerous articles, book chapters and conference papers, most recently Leadership, Personnel Review and Employee Relations.

Formerly at the Open University, Liverpool John Moores and Teesside Universities, he is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. His most recent work has been on talent management and the leadership development of chief executives for the Academy of Chief Executives (North-East), and on ethical leadership in local government, with particular reference to the support and development needs of monitoring officers. He has recently completed a report with colleagues on a Learning and Skills Council study on world-class comparisons in HRD.