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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share the successful experience of Lilly Research Laboratories (LRL) in engaging senior leaders in developing the next generation of leaders. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the principles and approach used by LRL. It provides a...
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overhauling a company's global training, leadership development and succession planning practices. Design … how UPS's internal research of focus groups and surveys revealed that the company's current training and leadership … its internal research by retooling its leadership development and training programs to foster more strategically minded …
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Purpose – This paper was written for the attention of organisations wanting to develop leaders and create leadership programmes and it aims to highlight the fact that a leadership competency model will have an adverse effect on potential leaders. Design/methodology/approach – Research has...
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develop leadership competencies, has been overlooked and offers a new context for consideration in training. Training … development offered insightful methods for application in commercial training. Four development strategies were identified and are …, each of the leadership development training approaches may not be applicable or feasible for traditional employees. Further …
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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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views in relation to the work of training and development specialists. Design/methodology/approach – The current study … these views can be used by training and development specialists.  …
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Purpose – The paper aims to describe the results assessment approach to the evaluation of training and development … evaluate any training initiative. Findings – Ultimately, “results” are what training and development professionals' customers … need – and want – delivered, yet training and development professionals think and act within the limits of a training …
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Recent attention to competencies, especially the McBer approach, is reviewed. Different definitions focusing on personal qualities or task performance are outlined and it is proposed that neither macro‐competencies nor micro‐competencies are necessarily the practical route, and...
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What is the role of the effective human resource development (HRD) organisation in strategic business change. Best practices have emerged which suggest a six‐step approach: (1) a focused strategic approach: identify the key initiatives to which the organisation is committed and build the HRD...
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