Table of contents
The function of regional management centres
Gordon OakesA great many of our shortcomings can be traced back to inadequate management, whether for want of foresight, inexperience, or simply a lack of appropriate training. There have…
Running a management course
Brian SelbyThose who have come on management courses which have aims such as the improvement of communication or interpersonal skills often arrive in a state of considerable uncertainty…
Backs to the wall
George TolleyThis audience, taken together, is responsible for the development of a vast resource for the education, training, and development of the British manager. Each year you spend…
RSVP to ILEA
Gerry FowlerI have the highest respect for Mrs. Janey Rees, until recently Chairman of the ILEA Further Education Sub‐Committee, who has sought to reply in these columns to my criticism of…
Shipbuilding
Michael ChiltonBecause of the diverse nature of the shipbuilding industry, it can offer a wide variety of challenging career opportunities in a stimulating and creative environment. Entry to the…
Management problems — what does the future hold?
William WalshIt is sometimes possible in moments of quiet introspection to get a feel for the future — and if the subject of discussion is the training of managers for the future, then it is a…
Employee motivation through job enrichment
Lyndon JonesPeople have been complaining about work ever since it was invented. Today, however, many believe that there is something different about the discontent. Additionally in many…
Stimulation by simulation
Pam SykesThere has been welcome comment in recent months from all shades of political opinion and from all levels in society, from the Prime Minister downwards, calling for more relevant…
Management and 1984 — for ill or well?
Revd, George Tolley1984 will be, presumably, post‐Bullock, post‐devolution, post‐North Sea oil euphoria; and by then the productivity, growth, and economic indicator curves will either be…
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