Leiden Leadership Centre
Our People
The Leiden Leadership Centre is an interdisciplinary network organisation branching out from its place within the Institute of Public Administration, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (Leiden University in The Hague). The LLC functions as a platform by connecting students, practitioners, and researchers from various disciplines.
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Ben is Associate Professor in Public Administration with expertise in the field of public leadership, organizational change and teamwork. As chair of the Leiden Leadership Centre, he is responsible for our research output, Centre projects and network activities.
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Tanachia Ashikali is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration. Her expertise includes diversity management, leadership and inclusion in public organisations. She develops and applies quantitative research methods and techniques to study these topics among employees and (team) leaders. In her role as coordinator, she is responsible for the representation of the Centre in diverse (executive) education activities.
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Bas Nijboer is involved in building, maintaining and expanding the partner network for the Institute of Public Administration and the Leiden Leadership Center (LLC).
In collaboration with researchers and lecturers, he also helps translate knowledge questions about public administration, organization and leadership from the partners and practice, into research projects and (thesis) assignments. He is also involved in devising and organizing networking events and knowledge sessions. Bas combines a background in International Business Administration with professional experience and interest in the public and political domain. He is fluent in English, French and German and is therefore also available for the relationship management of foreign partners. -
Eduard Schmidt is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration. His research and teaching focuses on leadership, organisational change and creating public value, with a particular focus on organizations in the social domain and healthcare. In his role as research coordinator, he oversees relevance and the inter- and transdisciplinarity of our research.
The community team of the Leiden Leadership Centre consists of academic researchers and PhD candidates that engage with our on-going research projects and our network and education activities.
The following Research Fellows are affiliated to the Leiden Leadership Centre:
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Moniek Akerboom is PhD Candidate within the research programme Furthering Public Leadership. She conducts research on public leadership in collaborative processes. In addition, Moniek coordinates a bachelor’s course on Public Management and an LLC-hosted learning community aimed at facilitating connections between higher education and public organisations.
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Sandra Groeneveld is Professor in Public Management. In both her research and education in the field of public management and leadership she focuses on the challenges regarding organisational change, diversity, and inclusiveness.
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Ben is Associate Professor in Public Administration with expertise in the field of public leadership, organisational change and teamwork.
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Lara van Osch is PhD Candidate within the research programme Furthering Public Leadership She conducts research on shared leadership and purpose-driven decision making. Lara coordinates an LLC-hosted learning community on leadership development.
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Eduard Schmidt is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration. His research and teaching focuses on leadership, organisational change and creating public value, with a particular focus on organizations in the social domain and healthcare.
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Tanachia Ashikali is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration. Her expertise includes diversity management, leadership and inclusion in public organisations. She develops and applies quantitative research methods and techniques to study these topics among employees and (team) leaders.
The Leiden Leadership Centre has an active network of Junior Fellows:
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Lisa GrootLisa is an undergraduate student in Public Administration at Leiden University, with a specialization in digital governance. She is involved in organizing the Leiden Leadership Centre's interdisciplinary science symposium as an intern.
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Bahar HeinisBahar is an alumna of the Social & Organizational Psychology master's program at Leiden University. As a junior researcher at the Leiden Leadership Centre, she contributes to several projects focused on public leadership. In addition, she is a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences where she teaches undergraduate courses in Psychology.
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Nynke Marije is a bachelor's student in Public Administration at Leiden University, specialising in digitalisation and data analysis. Her focus lies on leadership development in a world increasingly influenced by digital transformation and innovation. n her role as a member of the Young LLC, she supports our Centre with the organisation and communication of various student activities.
