Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the struggles of managerial identity in relation to the process of becoming/being a manager, and the personal conflicts involved within this process. Design/methodology/approach – In a qualitative, longitudinal project, five managers were...

Purpose – The article aims to analyze how personal development training influences managers' identity processes. Design/methodology/approach – The article, taking an interpretive‐critical approach, is based on a qualitative, longitudinal study of five participants (managers) in a personal...