Imagining The Future Of UK Archaeological Leadership

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Good leadership is crucial to the success of any team, organisation, or sector – including archaeology.

We stand at an inflection point in UK archaeological practice. With both internal and external forces driving change, it’s a necessary time to turn an action-oriented eye towards how we lead, practice, and evolve as a sector.

What is good leadership? Why does it matter? How do we set the example? What role does a culture of good leadership have to play? And how can you become a good leader?

Our panel will discuss areas including values, progression, standards, limitations, role models, skills and potential ingredients of a more dynamic, equitable, and future-proofed approach to archaeological leadership.

Finally, we’ll wrap up with thoughts around the first next step to translate aspirations into genuine shifts in how we work, plus tips on being a good leader in your archaeological career – useful for all archaeologists at any stage of your career, from students to CEOs.

Our panellists:

• Lisa Westcott Wilkins FSA FRSA MCIfA, Clore Leadership Fellow, Ashoka Fellow, and DigVentures Co-CEO.
• Dr Pen Foreman PCIfA, Senior Inclusive Heritage Adviser at Historic England, Chair at Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
• Lizzie Glithero-West FSA, CEO of The Heritage Alliance

What we’ll discuss:

• Why good leadership matters
• Ingredients of good leadership
• Tips for being a good leader in your archaeological career
• What a more dynamic, equitable culture of leadership for archaeology could look like
• The first next step to translate aspirations into action
• Q&A