subordinate to “leadership”. The purpose of this paper is to reclaim “management” from the margins and return it to the center of … the stage, alongside “leadership”. It aims to highlight the importance of a set of “task” management activities (including … organizations, who need to recognize the importance of “management” alongside “leadership”. Originality/value – This paper provides …

Purpose – Proposes to provide a summary of ideas with regard to leadership and management with the author … debate followed by a discussion of organisational leadership (as opposed to individual leadership) with specific reference to … the kaizen (Japanese) approach. Findings – That leadership programs have frequently failed to produce leaders and that …

professionals and line managers looking to develop their team and understand the competencies that impact leadership effectiveness.  …Purpose – The role of the leader is even more demanding, given the challenges of today's business environment. With … fewer resources available for talent management initiatives, it becomes even more important to understand which competencies …

management development is not up to the job when the name of the game is survival. We need new approaches which focus on the real … opportunities and problems of managers, deliver direct benefit to the business and provide a model for empowering the whole … workforce. Describes an approach called “real time management development”, which meets these criteria.  …

companies wishing to respond to modern day management and leadership challenges. The aim of this paper is to explore e …‐learning within the context of global talent management. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the experiences of Lafarge, an …” programme. Originality/value – This ambitious venture has enabled Lafarge to create an equal skills base for managers in over 80 …

The radical changes necessary among management in a building society to produce a dynamic responsive organisation in … altered circumstances are described. Four aspects of excellence – caring for customers, innovation, people and leadership … – were at the heart of the drive. A campaign was embarked on, at the heart of which was a two‐day programme for top managers …

The 4th European Women′s Management Development Conference – “The New Manager: Changes and Challenges” took place in …

, to find ways to enlist male managers as allies for such programmes, has prompted many people to begin to think about the …

, leading to bitter conflict. In the new, flatter organisation conflict is inevitable. A key leadership task is to create a …