• Peter Carey in the running for first hat-trick

• Truly Commonwealth list with authors from Australia, South Africa and Britain

• Chosen from longlist with strongest sales on record
  

Peter Carey, Emma Donoghue, Damon Galgut, Howard Jacobson, Andrea Levy and Tom McCarthy are today, Tuesday 7 September, announced as the six shortlisted authors for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.  For over four decades the prize - the leading literary award in the English speaking world - has brought recognition, reward and readership to the outstanding new novels of the year.  The shortlist was announced by Chair of judges, Sir Andrew Motion, at a press conference held at Man's London headquarters.

The six books, selected from the Man Booker Prize longlist of 13, are:

Peter Carey, Parrot and Olivier in America, Faber and Faber

Emma Donoghue, Room, Picador - Pan Macmillan

Damon Galgut, In a Strange Room, Atlantic Books - Grove Atlantic

Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question, Bloomsbury

Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Headline Review - Headline Publishing Group -

Tom McCarthy, C, Jonathan Cape - Random House

Chair of judges Andrew Motion, comments:

"It's been a great privilege and an exciting challenge for us to reduce our longlist of thirteen to this shortlist of six outstandingly good novels. In doing so, we feel sure we've chosen books which demonstrate a rich variety of styles and themes - while in every case providing deep individual pleasures."

Australian author Peter Carey is one of only two authors to have won the prize twice, in 1988 for Oscar and Lucinda and in 2001 for True History of the Kelly Gang.  Should he win this year, he would become the only author to have won three times.  He was also shortlisted in 1985 for Illywhacker.   South African author Damon Galgut has previously been shortlisted for his book The Good Doctor in 2003 and Howard Jacobson has been longlisted twice before for his novels Kalooki Nights in 2006 and Who's Sorry Now? in 2002.  Irish author Emma Donoghue is, at 40, the youngest author on the shortlist.

The winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction will be announced on Tuesday 12 October at a dinner at London's Guildhall.  The announcement will be broadcast on BBC News across television, radio and online.

The winner will receive a cheque for £50,000 and worldwide recognition.  Last year's winning novel, Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, has now sold over half a million copies in the UK alone. Each of the six shortlisted authors, including the winner, receives £2,500 and a designer bound edition of their shortlisted book.

Chaired by Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate, the 2010 judges are Rosie Blau, Literary Editor of the Financial Times; Deborah Bull, formerly a dancer, now Creative Director of the Royal Opera House as well as a writer and broadcaster; Tom Sutcliffe, journalist, broadcaster and author and Frances Wilson, biographer and critic.

On Sunday 10 October, two days before the winner is announced, the shortlisted authors will appear at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. It is the only public opportunity to join the 2010 shortlisted authors for readings from their books, discussion and an audience Q&A. 

In addition, the Man Booker Prize has teamed up with the Victoria and Albert Museum and the London based private members' club The Groucho Club, who will both host events with some of the shortlisted authors for their members.

Last month the prize announced exciting new digital plans for 2010.  The Man Booker Prize App is now free to download from the App Store to an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch and is the UK's first app for a literary prize.  The prize has also partnered with T-Mobile via the digital book retailer GoSpoken.  T-Mobile users can access content on their mobile phones and GoSpoken has provided free audio extracts from all the 13 longlisted titles which can be downloaded to subscribers' mobiles.

For further information about the prize please visit www.themanbookerprize.com or follow the prize on Twitter at twitter.com/ManBookerPrize

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During this year's Young People's Shakespeare Week (8-11 September), the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Arts Award have launched a new initiative to inspire young people to explore Shakespeare through the Bronze Arts Award, a national qualification which supports individuals to develop as artists and arts leaders.

The Shakespeare Challenge will encourage young people to explore Shakespeare's original text, go to live performances, and research the links between Shakespeare and their current role models. Young people who achieve the Bronze Arts Award through the Shakespeare Challenge will receive a personal letter of endorsement from the RSC's Artistic Director, Michael Boyd, as well as their Bronze Award Level 1 qualification.

The Shakespeare Challenge is inspired by the Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Stand up for Shakespeare' Manifesto, which calls for children and young people to Do Shakespeare on their feet, See It Live and Start it Earlier. The company believes that when young people experience Shakespeare in these active, lively ways, they  deepen their understanding and appreciation of his work and are more likely to form a life long relationship with it. 

Michael Boyd, the RSC's Artistic Director, says: "The Shakespeare Challenge is one of the legacies of the 'Stand up for Shakespeare' campaign - our call for young people to 'Start Shakespeare Earlier, See Shakespeare live and Do Shakespeare on their feet'.  Just reading Shakespeare does not allow young people to really experience the power of his work. It is only by lifting his words off the page and performing them on stage, or seeing a live show that children and young people can truly enjoy Shakespeare.

"We hope that the Challenge will inspire a life-long passion for Shakespeare in young people across the country and really help to deepen their enjoyment and appreciation of his work."

The project, which was successfully piloted in ten schools last year, is being rolled out nationally from today and made available to 11 to 25 year olds up and down the country. Participants in the pilot project overwhelmingly agreed that the Challenge is a fantastic way to learn about Shakespeare's work. One student who was involved in the pilot, says: "'The more I understood the language, the more enjoyable it became. I have realised that Shakespeare doesn't have to be boring and just involve reading out of a book; it can be fun, interesting and get everyone up on their feet."

Speaking about the launch of the Shakespeare Challenge, Diana Walton, Head of Arts Award Development for Arts Council England, says: "We are thrilled to be collaborating with the Royal Shakespeare Company to inspire young people to actively engage with Shakespeare, while also working towards their Bronze Arts Award.

"The partnership will not only encourage young people to explore Shakespeare, it will also allow them to develop their own creative skills, learn more about themselves and also share their newly acquired knowledge of Shakespeare with their wider community. We are looking forward to hearing about and seeing the work of the young people involved over the coming months."

If you work with young people and are interested in running the Shakespeare Challenge you can find out about how to get involved by going to www.artsaward.org.uk/shakespearechallenge

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Notes to Editors:

Arts Award

• The Arts Award supports young people to develop as artists and arts leaders. Young people aged 11-25 of all abilities and interests can gain Arts Awards through any art form. More information at www.artsaward.org.uk

• The Arts Award runs in England through a collaboration between Arts Council England and Trinity Guildhall. Nine Regional Development Co-ordinators support the award in each English region.

• The Arts Award has three levels ­­- Bronze, Silver and Gold ­- which are accredited on the Qualifications and Credit Framework at levels one, two and three. Young people receive an Arts Award qualification and certificate from Trinity College London, endorsed by the Arts Council.

About Arts Council England:

• Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people's lives.

• As the national development agency for the arts, the Arts Council supports a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, and carnival to crafts.

• Great art inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves, and the world around us. In short, it makes life better.

• Between 2008 and 2011, the Arts Council will invest £1.3 billion of public money from government and a further £0.3 billion from the National Lottery to create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country.

About Trinity Guildhall:

• Recognised by the QCA, and internationally respected, Trinity Guildhall examinations extend across music, drama, and into English for speakers of other languages, with assessment at every level from beginner to higher-level vocational qualifications. Trinity provides quality assurance and certification for the Arts Award. For more information on Trinity Guildhall, telephone 020 7820 6100 or visit www.trinitycollege.co.uk

Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)

• The mission of the RSC's education team is to seed a life long engagement with Shakespeare in children and young people. They aim to create a transformed landscape in schools where the potential of Shakespeare in education is fully realised; where children enjoy the challenge of Shakespeare and achieve more as a result of connecting with his work.

• Stand up for Shakespeare is the RSC's manifesto for Shakespeare in Schools which has three simple aims:  To start Shakespeare earlier, see live productions and to do Shakespeare on their feet as actors do, not sitting behind a desk. The Arts Award helps us put Stand up for Shakespeare into action.

• Coalition Government and devolved administrations should acknowledge CDIT (creative, digital and IT industries) as a strategic priority alongside STEM
• CDIT employers challenged to work more closely with universities on graduate employability and design of courses
• ICT curriculum criticised for failing to teach fundamental computing principles

The UK's future economic prosperity relies, in part, on the ability of government, industry and universities to spark rapid growth in its Creative, Digital and Information Technology businesses, according to The Fuse a report published by the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) today (Wednesday 8 September). 

The landmark report presents a series of urgent recommendations from CIHE's Creative, Digital and Information Technology industries Task Force - a group of influential figures from industry and academia co-chaired by Rona Fairhead, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Times Group, and Professor Christopher Snowden, Vice Chancellor of the University of Surrey.

The digital market is set to exceed $3 trillion revenue in the next four years, and entertainment and media $1.7 trillion. In the wake of this growth new industries have emerged that are simultaneously creative, digital and IT focused. With technology and content industries currently contributing £102 billion in gross value added to the economy and the Coalition Government's first Comprehensive Spending Review just weeks away, The Fuse argues it is vital that the UK claims a leading position in this fiercely competitive, fast-paced global market.

The report's editor Dr David Docherty, CEO of the CIHE and Chair of the Digital TV Group, said: "We believe that the UK has a window of opportunity in which to establish itself in the highly competitive, multi-trillion dollar CDIT market or be left trailing behind countries such as China, the US, Japan and Australia.

"We have to compete hard for our share of this revenue. To do this the UK Government must recognise CDIT industries as a national priority in the same way as it has science, engineering and manufacturing. UK universities and businesses, meanwhile, need to learn from and replicate the initiatives and innovation environments which brought the world Google, Amazon and Facebook." 

Professor Christopher Snowden said: "The CDIT industries already play a very important part in the economy, with the UK a leading contributor to this global industry. This report captures the dynamic and vibrant nature of the businesses and the important contribution of higher education both in terms of developing skills and contributing to the growth of this sector. Most importantly it identifies the support needed to build on the successes in the UK and extend the contribution of these industries to the economy, ensuring future prosperity and growth."

Dr Mike Short, Vice President, Research and Development, O2, added: "CDIT industries together should be the horizontal platform for growth and competitiveness for the UK in the 21^st century."

The Fuse calls on the Government and its agencies to acknowledge CDIT as a strategic priority alongside STEM and to discourage transactional business-university relationships which place a heavy emphasis on patents and spin-outs rather than nurturing start-ups. The report argues that CDIT start-ups could be helped by a review of current procurement policies and Research & Development tax credits. It points out that the world's most successful innovation 'ecosystem' - Silicon Valley - benefitted at every stage of its development from government backing. Government intervention and public investment, it argues, are vital for leveraging private capital.

For their part, universities and funding bodies are urged to find better ways of working with graduate-rich small and medium-sized businesses in the CDIT industries and to prioritise technology-heavy CDIT programmes. By taking a more interdisciplinary approach and working more closely with business, universities can provide high-quality graduates with a range of work skills and the flexibility and knowledge to remain innovative throughout their careers.

The report does not exempt business from playing its part in developing graduates capable of leading the UK's CDIT industries. It calls on employers to collaborate closely with the universities that supply them. It also proposes that industry bodies such as PACT for TV and TIGA for games should promote volunteer schemes through which professionals can work with students and help them develop the employability skills they need for the CDIT jobs market.

Finally, The Fuse suggests that the inadequate ICT curriculum in schools is partly responsible for holding back the growth of the UK's CDIT industries. The current curriculum concentrates on word processing and office productivity tools but fails to educate students about the vital computing principles which underpin games and internet services. The report says that by supporting the integration of creative and digital elements in the curriculum, schools can provide a more effective pipeline of talent to Higher Education and employment.

Case studies

The report contains a number of case studies showing how some universities and CDIT employers are already collaborating to produce a new breed of innovative people capable of driving radical change in the digital economy. These include:

• The Highwire Doctoral Training Centre at Lancaster University - funded through the RCUK Digital Economy programme which supports the training of 50 PhD students over five years
• The Centre for Digital Entertainment - a collaboration between the University of Bath, Bournemouth University and partners from the computer animation, games and visual effects industries
• The University of Abertay Dundee and the games industry in Dundee - demonstrates how university-business relationships that are well-balanced and systematic can forge new industries and revitalise ailing towns and cities
• The University of Surrey and the Guildford Cluster - this covers the development of the Cluster from the establishment of Surrey Research Park in the 1970s to 2007 when Electronic Arts (annual sales of $4.2 billion) chose to move its European HQ to Guildford
• Wired Sussex - how Brighton's Digital Media Cluster grew out of a collaboration between the faculty of art and design at the University of Brighton and Gatwick Airport
• Silicon South-West - how the M4 corridor from Swindon and Newport came to have the largest concentration of silicon designers anywhere in Europe and the University of Bristol's vital role in this
• DigitalCity in Teeside - a 'supercluster' which has developed with the backing of the Institute of Digital Innovation at Teeside University and DigitalCity Business in Tees Valley. The project has been a cornerstone of regeneration in the North East

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Notes for Editors

Dr David Docherty and Task Force member Dr Mike Short, Vice President of Research and Development at O2, will be available for interview. Please contact Colman Getty.

CIHE

The CIHE is a strategic leadership network of businesses and higher education executives promoting a system of higher learning that leads to greater market competitiveness and social well-being. www.cihe.co.uk

Creative, Digital and Information Technology Task Force members:

Mrs Rona Fairhead, Financial Times Group - Co-chair

Professor Chris Snowden, University of Surrey - Co-chair

Dr David Docherty, CIHE

Dr Mike Short, O2

Professor Elaine Thomas, University for the Creative Arts

Mr Nigel Carrington, University of the Arts London

Professor Adrian Hilton, University of Surrey

Professor Julian Crampton, University of Brighton

Professor David Frohlich, University of Surrey

Professor Bernard King, University of Abertay Dundee

Mr Alan Jenkins, Kaplan Open Learning

Mr Peter Phillips, Ofcom

Dr Bill Mitchell, BCS Chartered Institute for IT

Ms Anne Morrison, BBC

Professor David Howard, University of York

Professor Geoffrey Crossick, University of London

Mr Gavin Patterson, BT Retail, BT Group

• One month left to enter New Music 20x12, run by PRS for Music Foundation
• Highly respected judging panel, chaired by Controller of BBC Radio 3, announced

Festivals, ensembles, promoters and organisations from across the United Kingdom have less than a month left to submit ideas for New Music 20x12, which will support 20 new works each lasting 12 minutes.

These pieces will put new music centre-stage as London hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, and will be performed throughout 2012 and UK wide. Today (6 September) PRS for Music Foundation urged music creators in all genres to respond to this open call and announced the judges tasked with selecting the 20 best works from amongst the entries this October.

Composer Judith Weir, journalist Kevin Le Gendre, composer and performer Errollyn Wallen, producer Joana Seguro and DJ and musician Rita Ray will meet in early November to give their views on the response to New Music 20x12.  This panel will be chaired by Roger Wright, the Controller of BBC Radio 3 and Director of the BBC Proms.

The deadline for entries is Friday 1 October. All selected works will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and each will be performed in at least three different venues across the UK so that as many people as possible have the chance to enjoy the music created. In addition to financial support for the commissions, New Music 20x12 will include networking and professional development opportunities for the selected composers and musicians.

New Music 20x12 will be delivered by the PRS for Music Foundation in partnership with the BBC, LOCOG (the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games) and Sound and Music.   

Vanessa Reed, Executive Director of the PRS for Music Foundation, said:

"PRS for Music Foundation is proud to be running New Music 20x12, which will raise the profile of new music within the Cultural Olympiad. I hope the UK's creative community takes advantage of the chance to be involved in this international celebration of what we do best in the UK." 

Susanna Eastburn, Director, Music at Arts Council England, said:

"New Music 20x12 offers a uniquely creative opportunity for composers, performers and audiences to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games through music which will live on long after the Olympic celebrations have ended. We're delighted to be supporting the programme in partnership with the PRS for Music Foundation, BBC Radio 3 and Sound and Music, and I can't wait to hear the results."

New Music 20x12 is generously supported by committed patrons and funders from across the UK including the Arts Councils of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Creative Scotland. For more information about New Music 20x12 and how to apply see www.prsformusicfoundation.com

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Note to editors:

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The judging panel:

Roger Wright took up the post of Controller, BBC Radio 3 in November 1998 and, in October 2007, also became Director of the BBC Proms. The BBC Proms is one of the world's greatest music festivals. Roger also co-ordinates the BBC's classical music output across all BBC platforms.

Judith Weir's interests in narrative, folklore and theatre have found expression in a wide range of musical invention. She is the composer and librettist of a series of operas (King Harald's Saga, The Black Spider, A Night at the Chinese Opera, The Vanishing Bridegroom and Blond Eckbert) which have been frequently performed over the last thirty years.  Folk music from the British Isles and beyond has influenced an extensive series of string and piano compositions. She has regularly worked, in England and India, with storyteller Vayu Naidu; and on collaborations with film director Margaret Williams. She spent some time as resident composer with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and has also written music for the Boston Symphony, BBC Symphony and Minnesota Orchestras.

Kevin Le Gendre is a journalist and broadcaster with a special interest in black music. Deputy editor of Echoes, he contributes to a wide range of publications that include Jazzwise, MusicWeek, Vibrations and The Independent On Sunday and also appears as a commentator and critic on radio programmes such as BBC Radio 3's Jazz On 3 and BBC Radio 4's Front Row.

Errollyn Wallen has been described as the "renaissance woman of contemporary British music" (The Observer). She is respected as a singer-songwriter of pop influenced songs, as well as a composer of contemporary new music.  She has been commissioned by outstanding music institutions from the BBC to the Royal Opera House and her work is performed internationally and in outer space - on the NASA mission Atlantis ST-115. Errollyn was awarded an MBE for her services to music in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 2007.

Joana Seguro is an independent producer working in electronic music and new technology, with a growing interest in linking these across other forms and disciplines. In 2001, she set up her own company Lumin, of which she is owner and Director, and throughout has pursued partnerships with some of the major music institutions active in contemporary and electronic music.

Rita Ray is a DJ, musician and African music expert.

New Music 20x12 funders:

This independent initiative is supported by John S Cohen Foundation, PRS for Music Foundation, Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, ISM, RVW Trust, Jerwood Charitable Foundation, Musicians Benevolent Fund, Bliss Trust, Finzi Trust, Charlotte and Dennis Stevenson, John and Ann Tusa, John Wates Charitable Trust, Lilian Slowe.

PRS for Music Foundation for New Music (PRSF)

The PRS for Music Foundation for New Music is the UK's largest independent funder of new music across all genres. Widely respected as an adventurous and proactive funding body, PRSF supports an exceptional range of new music activity by awarding grants and leading partnership programmes that support music sector development. PRSF also motivates public debate about creative music-making through ground-breaking projects such as the New Music Award.  This year the Foundation celebrates 10 years of supporting pioneering musical activity. Over that time PRSF has given more than £13.5 million to over 4,000 new music initiatives. www.prsformusicfoundation.com

Sound and Music

Sound and Music promotes fresh and challenging new work through a range of live events, learning projects and digital content.   Leading the way for artistic exploration and excellence in its field, it embraces complexity and risk-taking, and invites the audience to listen in new ways.  Building on the work and legacy of its founding organisations, its significant scale enables it to engage as many people as possible and make a major impact on public perceptions of new music and sound.  www.soundandmusic.org

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 broadcasts classical music, jazz, world music, arts programmes and drama. Last year BBC Radio 3 broadcast over 600 complete concerts and operas from venues and festivals across the UK and beyond. BBC Radio 3 is the home of The BBC Proms and broadcasts every concert live. It supports composers, writers and new young performers and last year broadcast over 40 new drama productions. See www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 

London 2012 Cultural Olympiad

The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements.  Spread over four years, it is designed to give everyone in the UK a chance to be part of London 2012 and inspire creativity across all forms of culture, especially among young people. Millions of people around the UK are already part of the Cultural Olympiad, through the Inspire programme and Open Weekend.

The finale of the Cultural Olympiad will be in a twelve week UK-wide festival in the summer of 2012, bringing together leading artists from all over the world.

The Cultural Olympiad has benefited from a National Lottery grant of £16.6 million from the Olympic Lottery Distributor. Other funders include The Legacy Trust and Arts Council England. British Council will commit £3million to the international development of London 2012 Cultural Olympiad projects. BP and BT are Premier Partners of the Cultural Olympiad. Panasonic are the presenting partner of Film Nation: Shorts. For more details visit www.london2012.com/culture

• ILM/MT Index of Leadership Trust reveals major trust deficit at the top of recession-hit organisations
• More pain predicted for public sector as level of CEO trust falls to new low
• Women bosses more trusted than men to lead organisations through times of adversity

New research published today (01 September) by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) and Management Today magazine finds that employees whose organisations have been particularly hard hit by the recession have extremely low levels of trust in their CEOs and blame these troubles on poor management.

5,000 employees were surveyed for the second annual Index of Leadership Trust. The research reveals that organisations who have responded to the recession with office closures and involuntary redundancies have seen a sharp drop in CEO trust, with scores plummeting to 51 [on a scale of 1-100, against an average CEO trust score of 63].

By contrast, those who have taken a more measured response, such as flexible working and budget cuts, have seen trust in their CEOs rise, with a score of 68.

The findings are particularly ominous for the public sector, where levels of CEO trust are down on private sector CEOs for the second year running. Local and national government CEOs are among the poorest performers of any sector with a trust index score of just 57. With sweeping budget cuts set to impact on jobs, pensions and service delivery, levels of trust are likely to sink yet further in the public sector over the coming months.

On the other hand, women bosses have emerged well from the recession. Trust in female CEOs has increased by four points since the 2009 Index, with women more trusted as CEOs than men (index score of 66, compared to 63 for their male counterparts).

Male employees trust female CEOs more than they do male CEOs (68 compared with 63), with this figure rising eight points since 2009. Women score better than male CEOs in understanding employees' roles (59 compared with 52) and are also rated strongly in terms of ability (71) and integrity (70).

Penny de Valk, Chief Executive of ILM, said:

"It is clear that the actions of senior managers are scrutinised to a far greater extent during times of crisis, and major cuts are often seen as the direct result of poor management - even when this might be beyond their control. Yet in those organisations where impacts of the recession have been seen to be managed well, trust levels are significantly higher. Female CEOs in particular have fared well at driving trust during times of adversity.

"As CEOs strive to implement radical transformation there is little prospect of success unless they bring their workforce with them - employees have to trust their managers, at every level of the organisation. In the months and years ahead, CEOs - in particular those at the helm of large, hard-hit public sector organisations - will have to focus on building leadership competency and capacity.

"To boost trust it is important for senior managers to increase their visibility and communicate effectively with staff. Boards need to be aware that constant turnover of CEOs will also erode trust. Finally, CEOs need to be consistent in their behaviour. Constantly announcing different initiatives, saying one thing and doing another other and sending out mixed messages all lead to reduced trust within organisations which negatively impact organisational performance."

Other key findings of the 2010 Index of Leadership Trust include:

• Overall trust in CEOs has increased by four points, suggesting that well-led organisations have emerged from the recession with a more trusting workforce.

• Employees believe the most important drivers of trust are ability, integrity and understanding.

• The least trusted senior managers are employed by national/local government.

• Senior managers in the charity sector enjoy the highest levels of trust.

• CEO trust in the leisure and wholesale, distribution, travel and transport sectors has improved considerably in the past year from below average to average.

• CEOs still lag behind line managers in the trust stakes. Line managers' score 69 on the Index, significantly higher than CEOs at 63.

• Size of organisation has a major impact on trust levels. The greater the distance between employee and line manager, whether geographical or hierarchical, the lower the level of trust.

The Institute of Leadership & Management and Management Today magazine polled 5,000 people - 2405 managers and 2501 non-managers - for the research. They came from the private, public and voluntary sectors, and their organisations ranged in size from SMEs to global corporations. The survey asked how much they trusted their line managers and their CEOs in light of the recession, presenting a snapshot of trust from within an organisation.

The full report, ILM/MT Index of Leadership Trust 2010 is available to download from ILM's website: www.i-l-m.com.

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Spokespeople available for interviews (contact Colman Getty):

• Penny de Valk, Chief Executive, ILM
• David Pardey, Head of Policy and Research, ILM

Notes to editors

The ILM/MT Index of Leadership Trust 2010 will be launched on Wednesday 1 September at 6:30pm at a reception at One Alfred Place, London.  The keynote speaker will be Dame Barbara Stocking, Chief Executive of Oxfam.  For a press pass, please contact Colman Getty.

The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) is Europe's leading management organisation. We believe that good leadership and management holds the key to organisational effectiveness and social and economic prosperity.

Our fast-growing community of over 30,000 practising leaders and managers, gives us a real insight into the issues affecting the management community day-to-day, both in the UK and globally.

Each year we help over 85,000 practising and aspiring managers to fulfil their potential and achieve success through a range of flexible leadership and management development solutions.

Backed by an in depth programme of research, ILM operates internationally, improving leadership and management skills, across all sectors, from financial services to the armed forces.

Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM)

www.i-l-m.com

Management Today (www.managementtoday.com) is Britain's leading business magazine.  A feature on the ILM/MT Index of Leadership Trust will be published in the September issue of Management Today, the UK's leading business magazine, out on 3 September 2009, priced £4.70

FreshMinds

FreshMinds Research work across industries to help their clients better understand their markets, competitors and customers and to explore new market opportunities.

Their strength lies in providing strategic insights through comprehensive and robust research, and their holistic approach enables them to deliver analytical and creative solutions to meet a wide range of needs.

FreshMinds' innovative approach to research and consultancy has not only seen them named the Market Research Society's 'Best Agency' two years running, but they were also last year's London winners of the Bank of Scotland's £35m Entrepreneur Challenge.

www.freshminds.co.uk

About the research

The study was conducted via an online survey administered by FreshMinds Research in May and June 2010. A total of 5,000 people participated, drawn from three distinct sample groups:

• A general population sample of employees was sourced from an online panel provider. This included a control for the proportions of managers to non-managers (one in five respondents having people management responsibilities) and was chosen to be broadly representative of the employed population;
• ILM members were invited to participate in an identical survey during the same fieldwork period;
• Management Today readers were also invited to participate in the survey via references in the hardcopy editorial and in electronic mail-outs

The Index measures trust in relation to six defined dimensions of a trusting relationship. These dimensions are based on significant amounts of robust research and align with ILM's framework of leadership and management. 

The six dimensions are:

1.       the manager's ability to do their job (Ability)

2.       displaying knowledge and understanding of their employees' roles and responsibilities (Understanding)

3.       behaving fairly and showing concern for the welfare of employees (Fairness)

4.       being accessible and receptive to ideas and opinions (Openness)

5.       striving to be honest and fair in decision making (Integrity)

6.       behaving in a reliable and predictable manner (Consistency)

The survey asked respondents to assess the importance they placed on these dimensions, distributing a total of 60 points across the six factors. Respondents were then asked to rate their CEO and line manager against these measures on a 1-10 scale.

The relative importance that respondents applied to the six dimensions was then applied to the scores. This ensured that the qualities they thought most important in establishing trust in their managers were commensurately indicated. The resulting trust index scores lie between a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100.