Tony Bush is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nottingham and previously held professorial positions at the universities of Leicester, Reading, Lincoln and Warwick. He is President of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) and was presented with the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 2008. He is also a Fellow of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). Tony has been the editor of the BELMAS international journal, Educational Management, Administration and Leadership (EMAL), since 2002. He is a prolific author and his best-selling Theories of Educational Leadership and Management is now in its fourth edition. His extensive international work includes research, consultancy, or invited keynote presentations in 22 countries on six continents.