Tatjana Dragovič, EdD, Associate professor
Office hours: by e-mail appointmen
E-mail: tatjana (at) humancc.org
Courses
Human Resource Management
Business Coaching
Leadership and Organisational Culture
Leadership Excellence
Learning Organizations and Knowledge Management
Advanced Research in Organizational Sciences
Seminar for Dissertation Proposal
Biography
Dr Tatjana Dragovic is an internationally recognised academic, educator, executive coach, and bridge builder between academia and the business sector. Her work focuses on connecting research, theory, and practice to advance leadership development, organisational learning, and professional growth. Drawing on extensive experience across academic and business contexts, she supports individuals and organisations in navigating complexity, fostering collaboration, and translating knowledge into meaningful organisational impact.
Tatjana has obtained a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Education (EdD) in Great Britain in the fields of adult education, knowledge transfer, professional identity and continuing professional development. Since 2007, she has been affiliated with the University of Cambridge, UK, teaching and researching in education, dialogic teaching, technology-enhanced teaching and learning, wellbeing, creative leadership, and coaching. Dr Dragovic has taught qualitative research methods for doctoral (EdD) students and led the doctoral research community Leadership, Educational Improvement and Development (LEID) at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge from 2015 to 2025.
In her visiting professor and lecturer role, Tatjana has taught at many international universities, e.g. the University of Applied Science in Oulu, Finland, the Katarina Gurska Institute, Spain, and Falmouth University, UK. As a research consultant at the Open University, UK, she has researched professional identity, possibility thinking and creativity.
Alongside her academic activities, she has more than 25 years of experience as an international executive educator and coach in leadership and management. As an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC), she supports organisations in developing coaching cultures through research-informed executive coaching and long-term organisational and leadership development programmes.
Research Profile
Her research interests include leadership development, professional identity, dialogic approaches, creativity, possibility thinking, coaching, organisational learning and development, knowledge management, continuous improvement, and continuing professional development. She is particularly interested in examining and testing theoretical models and concepts in organisational settings, including international corporations and public-sector institutions. As a principal investigator and researcher, she has contributed to numerous international research projects funded by the European Union and UK research councils. Her work seeks to strengthen the relationship between academic inquiry and organisational and leadership practices, and individual, team and organisational learning, with particular attention to knowledge transfer, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the application of research findings in real-world contexts.
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