Changes in education and training are geared to get the UK economy fit and to put it at the forefront of international competition. Managers have to spearhead that campaign. After all, their primary role is to ensure that those they manage are able to deliver the quality products customers need,...

Team management strategy will become an increasingly important concern for organizations as they change to or increase the number of teams in their structures. The role of the team leader – as the medium through which teams are managed – needs to be integrated into and become a major aspect...

Today′s managers have an unprecedented opportunity to transform the capacity of companies, harness the talents of people and deliver value to customers. Managerial productivity could be increased by a factor of ten or more. This is not wild speculation, but a tantalizing prospect.

The management of change in a high profile public service with more than its fair share of political influences, demonstrates the scale of change possible, given a clear strategy and a strong managerial commitment. This leads to high productivity, quality and value for money, with a strong...

Learning from others must be planned in such a way that there is maximum co‐operation and goodwill. Managers will, no doubt have to make presentations to their colleagues and discussions will be needed to decide on how to influence others to get decisions made. The higher up in the...

The concept of creating a dynamic self‐help, multi‐interest partnership of employers, training and HR professionals, and educationalists which share best practice and develops a federal framework for management learning, is addressed by the North‐East′s MCI etwork.

Across Europe organizations in industry and education are grappling with the problem of identifying and developing the “competent international manager” who has the skills and abilities appropriate to the changing demands of a new business era. These organizations share one thing in common...

A significant emphasis on investing in people by training and development, plus the use of job sharing, nursery provision and part‐time working which ensures a high, staff retention rate, all contribute to making Sainsbury′s the UK′s leading supermarket retailer.

The UK’s North Sea offshore industry has had a traumatic five years from cycles of reduced demand and volatile oil prices to serious accidents on platforms and helicopter flights. The introduction of BS safety standards will inevitably help in raising quality criteria throughout the industry.

Based on research at Cranfield School of Management, involving 36 organizations in the UK, USA, Ireland, Greece and France and thousands of European executives, addresses such questions as: What does vision mean at the top? What is required for consistent success as a top manager? What does the...