Developing ideas via the experiential route : Wider skills sets also hold the key

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – The old joke about men not being able to multi‐task has become particularly tired and over‐worked of late. Coincidentally, during the last few years the need for workforces to be multi‐skilled has become far more widely discussed and mulled over. Multi‐tasking and being multi‐skilled are related but not quite the same thing, which if there's any truth in the joke, is just as well for men. Practical implications – Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Social implications – Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that can have a broader social impact. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.