The boundaries of living in the last millennium have disappeared. Time, distance and space have new meanings and make new demands. Structures which gave purpose and stability to the world of work are losing their relevance. We need to build wind turbines, not shelter walls, if we are to harness...

“Staff training is one of the most effective ways of gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage.” This, from a current text, is a message which has been handed down for many years, but training does not always equate with learning and without supportive coaching subsequent performance...

The pressures on managers today are increasing and what was current yesterday may be quite different from the uncertainties of tomorrow. Top level leadership may be transient and organisational structures are changing but one element of constancy is probably that most people at work continue to...

The concept of teamwork in the workplace as defined in the literature requires a planned development to reach its maturity and a reasonably stable environment in which it can operate, but today there is no assurance that either condition can be met. Development time has been truncated and...

The principles of management enshrined in innumerable texts have been developed in the crucibles of business practice through the ages when there was at least some confidence in the predictability of events. Globalisation of production, processing and distribution, facilitated by the 7/24...

Purpose of this paper – Aims to consider the two scenarios facing a new manager appointee – the organization chart which outlines assignment of authority in the workplace and the involvement in a work group in which teamwork is advocated. Design/methodology/approach – Advises new managers...

Purpose – To show that the skills of managing and leading are both essential for those holding in‐charge positions wishing to generate the optimum contribution of employee effort. Organisational success and continuity lie in identifying the reality, clarifying the purpose, providing the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to reinforce an awareness that the forces driving the business world today have changed quite dramatically in the last few years. Training must respond to this and become more actively involved in the quest for higher productivity. The article also aims to introduce...

Purpose – The paper seeks to create an awareness that by adopting the designation of frontline manager the position should now be demonstrating a more significant contribution from merely supervising work to a wider concern for organisational effectiveness and productivity....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider whether secondary school education is adequately preparing young people for entering into the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – The paper seeks to match the expectations of the employee with the qualities which might be expected in...