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Dominic Houlder

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Adjunct Professor at London Business School
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Dominic Houlder is an award-winning Adjunct Professor at London Business School, specializing in strategy execution for professional services firms. An MBA from Stanford, he blends practical experience from roles at Boston Consulting Group with his unique approach of bringing philosophy to leadership. People who have worked with him often call him a "master strategist".

Outside of academia, Dominic is a committed Buddhist practitioner of over 30 years and has co-authored a book on mindfulness. He is actively involved in charity, serving as a trustee for the mindfulness charity Breathworks and as a Vice President of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Alongside his academic and client commitments, he is a crofter (a small-scale farmer) on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

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Current Role
Adjunct Professor
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

Topics Dominic cares about

Strategy Execution
As Academic Director, he leads London Business School's popular "Executing Strategy for Results" program, helping leaders close the gap between strategic planning and implementation.
Leadership Philosophy
He authored the book "What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader, " focusing on how philosophical concepts can create harmony and fulfillment at work.
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Career

Work history

Adjunct Professor
London Business School
Group Strategy Director
Blue Circle Industries plc
Manager
The Boston Consulting Group
Manager
Swire Group
In the press

Media appearances

LBS's Dominic Houlder investigates effective strategy execution – why is it so hard?. Featured in Facebook (London Business School)
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Who cares about your strategy? | London Business School. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1983 - 1985
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2016 - 2018
Master of Philosophy - MPhil
University of Buckingham
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