Questions whether current management development programmes do or can have any lasting value. Suggests that many are inappropriately focused, seriously limited in their content and unambitious for their recipients. Argues that management development itself needs to change: clients have a right...

Makes the case for appearance skills: actual appearances may adversely affect the impact a person makes and reduce business effectiveness; a positive appearance relates personal identity to professional role, making the individual more comfortable and confident.

Coaching is a much‐discussed topic on which little has been written at a thoeretical level. Relates coaching to Bandura′s theory of sefefficacy and Schon′s work on developing reflective practitioners. Claiming that enhancement of self‐efficacy (a sense of mastery in a particular domain)...

In today′s rapidly changing and high‐pressured environment, managers need to learn to think more strategically about what they should be doing in their jobs. Shows how managers can take a strategic view of their work by first recognizing the flexibility and freedom in the job and then the...

Our view of leadership is affected by the subconscious impact of the literal meaning of the words “boss” and “leader”. Changing that view to COGAL (Creator of Growth and Learning) will improve our leadership approach. Research into the actions effective leaders take provides a working...

This study explored the relationships between a leader’s self‐awareness of his/her leadership behavior and the attitudes and performance of subordinates. Following previous research, leaders were categorized as overestimators, underestimators or in‐agreement. Results indicate that...

Describes a personal experience of the Management Charter Initiative and the Accreditation of Prior Learning course. Notes what benefits accrued, how difficult it was and the help available. Concludes that the MCI meets the needs of managers who have experience without qualification.

This article aims to stimulate debate from management development practitioners on process and outcomes of techniques by outlining a umber of aspects of the topic. The various aspects of expectations of job seekers, selection criteria via competence, focused development and the link with total...