The meat and poultry industry commissioned the design and production of a management development programme following five years of pressure resulting from health scares and increasing regulation. Companies in the industry acknowledged an ongoing issue in filling management posts effectively and...

While there are many training programmes on change management, how often do these and other training programmes actually reflect the changes that constantly occur in the business, social and economic environments? While a number of issues may cause acute concern to both business leaders and...

Examines the role of leadership at managerial and senior executive level. Analyses research findings to show that managers want more visionary team‐based leadership from their chief executive officers, but there is a significant gap at present. Considers the historic leadership style and role...

Traditional training teaches specific skills and concepts often in a series of discrete and ultimately disjointed processes. Coaching, on the other hand, is an open‐ended process that analyses the present situation, defines the performance goal, combines personal, organizational and external...

Posits that while team development has become fashionable managers are often uncertain about its value to their business and what is required from the organization to support its introduction. Explores some key questions faced by managers and answers are supported by case studies and examples....