Experience

Hult Ashridge

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Director and Associate Dean

  • Nov 2018 - Present

• Faculty Lecturer

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Kerrie is a member of faculty in Organisational Behaviour at Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School, UK specializing in leadership development with a particular expertise in leader emotional intelligence (EI) and its practical application for individuals and organizations. As a Client Director and facilitator, Kerrie has designed and delivered customized, MBA and Open leadership and management development programs to senior executives, incorporating sessions on emotional intelligence, resilience, influencing, change management, strategy and innovation to Fortune 500 companies as well as UK and international governments, indigenous and international organizations. as well as indigenous and international organizations, such as the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defense, Bank of England, Continental AG, The Abu Dhabi Government Executive Council, BNP Paribas Fortis, Canopius and Bank of Tokyo, Indian Institute of Management and IBO Business School in the Netherlands. Show less



Ashridge

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Director

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  The Executive Doctorate in Organisational Change (EDOC) is a practice based doctorate which uses post conventional methods to explore change in organisations. It’s highly reflexive and prompts a deep inquiry process which starts with an examination of how we view the world and what role that plays in making real change happen both inside of themselves and their social setting. The Executive Doctorate in Organisational Change (EDOC) is a practice based doctorate which uses post conventional methods to explore change in organisations. It’s highly reflexive and prompts a deep inquiry process which starts with an examination of how we view the world and what role that plays in making real change happen both inside of themselves and their social setting.



Irish Management Institute

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Faculty

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Associate faculty

  • Nov 2019 - Present



Ashridge

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Leadership and People Faculty

  • Apr 2013 - May 2015

  Kerrie is former head of the Ashridge Leadership faculty and a practicing member of faculty specializing in leadership development with a particular expertise in leader emotional intelligence (EI) and its practical application for individuals and organizations. She has sat on a number of academic regulatory and research committees at Ashridge and is a client and program director for a range of international clients. As a facilitator, Kerrie has designed and delivered customized, MBA and open leadership and management development programs to senior executives, incorporating sessions on emotional intelligence, resilience, influencing, change management, strategy and innovation to Fortune 500 companies. She has written a book chapter with Dr. David Caruso from Yale on leadership and emotional intelligence and was commissioned by Pearson Financial Times to write a book on the Leaders guide to Emotional Agility (2015). She is editor of a Bloomsbury book Inspiring leadership (2016). She has featured on BBC Radio and is a regular contributor to HR and Learning and development practitioner publications.She is a reviewer of the academic International Journal of Human Resource Management and has presented and chaired many sessions at international conferences. She was the convener of the 8th Annual ‘Developing leadership Capacity Conference’ at Ashridge Business School in 2016. Her latest edited book 'Inspiring Leadership' has just been published by Bloomsbury in January 2017. Show less



University of Galway

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  As a lecturer in Strategy and Management, Kerrie designed, developed and delivered modules on strategy to postgraduate (Masters) students and management to undergraduate students. She carried out the associated assessment and examining processes and provided academic support, supervision and advice to undergraduate and postgraduate students. During her time in this role, she promoted the use of a range of methods and techniques in teaching, learning and assessment and contributed to the management of quality, audit and other external assessments. Show less



Irish Business Training

• Limerick

• Management and Training Consultant

  • May 2008 - Dec 2011

  As a training consultant, Kerrie designed and delivered management development programmes to middle and senior managers, incorporating modules on strategic leadership, people management, innovation, teambuilding, problem solving and conflict management to both indigenous and international organisations such as Apple, Quinn Healthcare, Musgraves, Department of Agriculture, Novartis, EMC, and Merck As a training consultant, Kerrie designed and delivered management development programmes to middle and senior managers, incorporating modules on strategic leadership, people management, innovation, teambuilding, problem solving and conflict management to both indigenous and international organisations such as Apple, Quinn Healthcare, Musgraves, Department of Agriculture, Novartis, EMC, and Merck



Dublin City University Business School

• PhD researcher of Emotional Intelligence, Innovation and Strategy

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2011

  As an IRCHSS* postgraduate scholar, Kerrie's doctoral research examined the effects of leader emotional intelligence on innovation in architectural firms and suggests that emotion management can be used as a behavioural tool to build strong client relationships and manage the strategic demands of the organisation. Other research interests focused on how to capture hidden innovations in service firms in Ireland using a research methodology from the NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts) innovation study of professional service firms in the UK. *Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Show less



University of Limerick

• Ireland

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2008

  Kerrie worked as a full-time teaching assistant at the University of Limerick working individually and as part of a team in applicable delivery methods and course assessment to an average of 500 undergraduate students in the subjects of management, business strategy, communications and marketing along with postgraduate teaching and corporate training to middle management with the Management Development Unit and Centre for Project Management. Kerrie worked as a full-time teaching assistant at the University of Limerick working individually and as part of a team in applicable delivery methods and course assessment to an average of 500 undergraduate students in the subjects of management, business strategy, communications and marketing along with postgraduate teaching and corporate training to middle management with the Management Development Unit and Centre for Project Management.



National College of Ireland

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Lecturer

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2006

  Designed and delivered an economics module to students who completed a Diploma in Management. Designed and delivered an economics module to students who completed a Diploma in Management.



Kerry Group Plc

• CityWest Campus, Dublin, Ireland

• Strategic Projects and Customer Service Manager

  • Dec 1999 - Aug 2004

  Kerrie was part of a key strategic team, leading the execution of an in-house rationalisation project post Kerry Group acquisition, integrating group systems and functions, reducing costs by €1.5 million for that business unit. She managed a team of six persons following a Kerry takeover, introducing new IT systems, training and development functions which was aimed at increasing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction levels of the newly acquired business unit. Built and maintained commercial relationships with a portfolio of forty customer accounts, with a collective turnover of €3.5million, located in the North and South of Ireland. She successfully increased this turnover by 20% in the first six months of the role and developed and implemented strategy to source and develop new products on behalf of Irish manufacturing companies in conjunction with motivating and liaising with in-house NPD, operations and customer services, with a view to maximising sales and delivering long term growth for the brand and business. Kerrie was active in customer promotional activities and product launches, negotiating with key buyers, and granting tailored marketing presentations on the most up to date global food products and key worldwide marketing data of the Kerry Group to existing and new customers. Show less



Kerry

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Account Manager

  • 1999 - 2004



University College Cork

• B. Commerce

  • 1994 - 1998