Stefan Wills and Kevin Barham base this article on a research report which involved interviewing around 60 senior international executives in companies from a range of different countries and industries. A qualitative analysis of the findings revealed that it can be misleading to totally...

Leadership as an issue in management development has been subject to American hegemony for as long as the notion of developing managing has existed. Stefan Wills recently began a project designed to explore whether the concept of 'European leadership' is myth or reality. As a starting point, he...

Proposes a framework for gaining a greater understanding of all types of managerial learning, which builds on Bateson′s notion of levels of learning, which provides an ideal context in which to position the range of views expressed by the management tutors. Reveals that their assumptions and...

Proposes a framework for gaining a greater understanding of all types of managerial learning which builds upon Gregory Bateson′s (1973) otions of levels of learning. Goes on to discuss a major emergent issue, which has implications for the everyday realities of course content and design,...

Purpose – This paper aims to understand what leadership is and how it occurs within organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Highlights four key principles which serve as a guiding template or frame of reference to help enhance managers' confidence and credibility and encourage strong...