The success of organisational development processes ultimately rests on individual action. A recent research study supports the argument that individual development should be the starting point for organisational development. The article takes the premiss that organisational reality is anything...

Discusses the development of potential in middle managers. Describes the development of competence in key areas and creating the mechanism for learning including action learning groups, performance management programmes and development centres. Concludes that the transition from middle to senior...

Describes a personal experience of the Management Charter Initiative and the Accreditation of Prior Learning course. Notes what benefits accrued, how difficult it was and the help available. Concludes that the MCI meets the needs of managers who have experience without qualification.

Explores the aims of the MCI′s Accreditation of Prior Learning Project for Experienced Managers, which was started in 1989 and was aimed to develop and test methods and materials in pilot centres that would allow managers to gain certificate qualifications. Examines the major learning points...

Describes an investigation into the use of the accreditation of prior learning (APL) within management training and development. A review of training managers use and opinions of APL within companies in the East Midlands region revealed some surprises. Despite the promotion of APL and its...