The management development of top executives is important for the success of the entire business. Attention needs to be focused on their specific business issues and on the quality of their working relationships. Using the comments of chief executives from various different companies helpful...

A study of US female chief executive officers (CEOs) identifies the women as more creative, better qualified, and appointed to the role of CEO at a younger age. Although female CEOs identify the importance of motivation, personal drive and people skills as key reasons for success, they equally...

The personalities, style and job demands of top ranking police officers have never before been seriously analysed. Here, by using a management development survey, key personality characteristics and the management and interpersonal styles of top ranking officers are identified. The views of...

A good starting point for management development staff is to interview company “high flyers” to establish their views. Research carried out among 711 American client executives (CEOs) to discover their perceptions of management development shows that managers with a high need for achievement...