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...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an organisational structure not based on power and control but on the organic and functional processes of the front line. Design/methodology/approach – These ideas arose from discussions about the roles and training needs of frontline...

This paper describes a management development programme, which aimed to increase staff commitment to tasks by strengthening teamwork. It explores the lessons that can be gained from such training programmes, and concludes that both time and leadership are essential attributes for successful...

When there is so much concern today for greater productivity in the private sector and for increased effectiveness in the public sector, it should be patently clear that the training function is being forced into a shape up or ship out situation.

Notes that teamwork has long been hailed as the key to operational success but the ceaseless changes in the workplace, triggered in part by the new technologies, are raising questions about the current validity of some of the claims. Teamwork per se is the essence of collective effort but the...