Describes the importance of training and summarizes learning theory. Details the top ten learning methods: videotapes …, lectures, one‐on‐one instruction, role plays, games/simulation, case studies, slides, computer‐based training, audiotapes and … films. Discusses the factors to consider when selecting a training method or combination of methods. Emphasizes the …

training the shock to a new manager on his/her appointment can be greater than expected. Shows that people who are outstanding …

interpersonal skills, based on drama as a learning medium. Suggests that such a technique has many advantages over role‐play and …

Reviews the development of the concept of the learning organization, and describes a project which developed a range of … practical tools to be used by trainers and line managers in order to help their organizations become learning organizations …

Discusses critically some of the misconceptions of self‐managed learning enshrined in arguments propounded by … traditionalist management educators unsympathetic to current trends in strategic learning. Offers a rationale for extending strategic … approaches to learning in terms of “pragmatic maturity” in response to an increasingly complex world.  …

as a key development technique which can accelerate learning and performance management when effectively applied …

Most training courses do not ask delegates to evaluate what they have learned, merely what they think of the course … evaluating courses, and claims that thorough evaluation can add value to training.  …

The concept of creating a dynamic self‐help, multi‐interest partnership of employers, training and HR professionals …, and educationalists which share best practice and develops a federal framework for management learning, is addressed by …

improve their recruitment and training if they made use of active learning and appraisal. Active learning may seem …, superficially, to be more expensive than passive learning and assessment, but inappropriate training and recruitment can prove to be …Suggests that active learning means participating in events which are facilitated rather than taught, and in which …