The area of team teaching is addressed with reference to methods of implementing it in management development; the benefits of team teaching, both to trainers and trainees, are described. Possible difficulties and problems which can arise when it is used in different cultures are examined with...

Although the focus of management education is on helping the powerful to be more effective in using their power, it gives less attention to the role of politics, in exercising power, than other areas of education. Political understanding is relevant in every kind and at every level of...

Computer simulation is used in a behavioural training programme to effect changes in behaviour and managerial style. Role‐playing by team members, such as leadership, assuming technical responsibilities and business roles is also described. The groups are required to identify critical issues...

Providing help through feedback is a key task of any manager. In the context of a performance management model, the ways in which managers can effectively provide ongoing performance feedback are explored. It is concluded that basic communication skills, such as attending, reflecting, exploring,...

Recent reports on the state of management education are, typically, critical of the relevance of business school offerings to “real world” situations. Furthermore, they stress the need to internationalise the curriculum and develop personal and interpersonal skills through programmes which...

The ways in which companies and business schools are working together in executive development work are described. European institutions which are partnering in executive development are discussed, and practical examples of current, innovative programme designs that use new developments in the...

The evolution and development of the BAT Industries Group Management Centre′s executive training programme (Business Management Seminar) is discussed. Some insights into the executive learners′ needs are given and how the programme provides some unique, individual and group learning...

The emphasis on cross‐cultural learning is discussed, through the medium of the Multinational Management Game, whereby top management decision making is undertaken by participants from different cultures, creeds and languages. How they interact and also react, in the group situation is...

Action learning is presented by its originator, Reg Revans, as an ancient idea. But for those who encounter it for the first time it may be difficult to grasp for several reasons. In this article the author describes the reactions to a visit to Sri Lanka by Revans, and identifies several issues...

Executive education can be a powerful catalyst for both personal and organisational development. How corporations are utilising this potential was the subject of an international study of executive education trends among the Fortune 300, Fortune Service 100, and Fortune International 100 firms....