Chris Dalton

Dr Chris Dalton is Associate Professor of Management Learning and module convener for Personal Development (PD) at Henley Business School. He is also the recipient of a University Teaching Fellowship (2022-23).

Chris joined Henley Business School in 2005 and was Programme Director for the Distance/Flexible Learning MBA until 2010, when he took over the PD role. His research is focused on the use of reflection in personal development in post-experience management education. His first book, The Every Day MBA, was published at the beginning of 2015 and his second, Brilliant Strategy for Business, in 2016. In 2019, he published MBA Day By Day. His latest book, The Integrated Leader: a Foundation for Lifelong Management Learning, was released in 2021.

Chris has over 29 years of experience in management education and training, previously working at the Central European University Business School and International Management Centre in Budapest, Hungary, where he was Director of their full-time and modular MBA program.

He teaches on the Henley MBA and DBA runs corporate workshops and seminars related to management development in South Africa, central Europe and the Middle East. He is a visiting professor at Soka University, Tokyo, Japan.

Chris holds a PhD in Management Learning and Leadership from Lancaster University (2013) and an MBA from Henley Business School, gained in 2000. He is a certified coach and online tutor and has trained as a systemic constellations facilitator, regularly working with the public and private sector in facilitating team and organisational development, as well as reflective retreats. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Books and Publications:

Dalton, C (2016) Brilliant Strategy for Business, Pearson Business

Dalton, C (2015) The Every Day MBA: How to turn world-class business thinking into everyday business brilliance, Pearson ISBN 978-1-292-01674-0

Dalton, C (2014) Beyond Description to Pattern: the Contribution of Batesonian Epistemology to Critical Realist Research, Journal of Critical Realism, vol 13, no. 2, pp 163-182

Dalton, C. (2011) Self-coaching and learning. In: Kruckeberg, K., Amann, W. and Green, M. (eds.) Leadership and Personal Development: A toolbox for the 21st Century Manager. Information Age Publishing