This paper describes a programme of leadership development which has been developed and delivered by an organisation development specialist and a senior line manager. It offers a blend of soft and hard skills, academic and practical approaches, and learning partnerships which use participants’...

In exploring the impact of digital technology on leadership, we identify e‐leadership as a complex challenge that is characterized by five key paradoxes: swift and mindful; individual and community; top‐down and grass‐roots; details and big picture; and flexible and steady. For people to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the best ways for an organization to instil cultural intelligence and international success in to its workforce. Design/methodology/approach – Possible methods examined include highly tailored cross‐cultural curricula, virtual training,...

Belbin′s Self‐Perception Inventory (SPI) has become a standard trainers′ tool. Interplace II has developed the original concepts, ironed out the weaknesses of the SPI and made progress in the field of team building. Examples are given of the specific assistance that can be obtained from...

The experience of a top team‐building strategy spanning two years is described from two viewpoints: the company′s, Bendix Safety Restraints, and the providers, Sundridge Park Management Centre′s Team Building Services Unit. The development of a client‐consultant collaborative...

This article is the second part of a two part series. The first half of the article described a case study which illustrates the use of several techniques for developing inter‐departmental and inter‐level collaboration. The company manufactures consumer products and was modernising its...

Many organisations are under pressure to diversify products, respond more aggressively to competitors, and reduce inventories. Businesses which operate along traditional, formal lines often cannot adapt sufficiently quickly to these new demands. To be more responsive, people in different...

Work teams are viewed by today′s businesses as a new frontier to be explored. The effect that teams can have has been demonstrated by the tremendous quality improvement of the post‐World War II Japanese products. Japan has set the example for the development of work teams throughout the...

Describes three ways to build teams. Details outline designs based on data, relationships and purpose. Discusses their advantages, disadvantages and appropriateness and illustrates by case examples. Also provides methods of building teamworking between teams, and therefore the organization as a...

Most of us recognise the importance of building effective relationships in the global arena. However, do we have the skills to develop effective business relationships with others whose attitude and behaviour differs markedly from our own? Are we aware that the same skills that bring success in...