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The dynamic leader – leadership development beyond the visionary leader

Manning, Tony; Robertson, Bob - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 34 (2002) 4, pp. 137-143

Describes the background behind the development of a new leadership self‐assessment instrument, the dynamic leader … inventory and how the authors were able to confirm much current thinking on “visionary” leadership. They found leadership … situations were enormously variable – what was appropriate behaviour in terms of visionary leadership varied from one situation …

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Management and leadership development: making it work

Cook, Petra - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 38 (2006) 1, pp. 49-52

Purpose – Given the huge national and corporate investment in developing management and leadership capability … – The report provides evidence demonstrating how management and leadership development works when it is: a clear … that there is clear evidence that management and leadership development improves organizational performance over time …

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Businesses profit through people

Eastgate, Maureen - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 32 (2000) 5, pp. 161-163

The year 2000 is the tenth anniversary of Investors in People. The past decade has seen a dramatic change in the business landscape of the UK. Service industries, such as call centres, are replacing a traditional manufacturing base that is facing mounting pressure to remain competitive....

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People make the difference

Pickett, Les - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 32 (2000) 6, pp. 225-229

Conference presentations often implore delegates to take human resource development issues seriously – after all, research has clearly shown that people are the key to business success. Moreover, a clear link between business strategy and people management significantly increases the...

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Transforming the annual fiasco

Pickett, Les - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 35 (2003) 6, pp. 237-240

The annual fiasco of the performance review continues in many organisations despite evidence that it has the potential to be one of the most effective management tools in the entire executive toolkit. Senior executives in many countries indicate that they regard the performance review...

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