Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 17 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
A need for training: The chasm of knowledge and application of employment regulation within the small business sector
Effective knowledge management can be used to enhance efficiency and improve business performance. However, there is a sector of the business community where knowledge management…
Effective communication: The key to successful leadership
Throughout our schooling, much emphasis is put on the written word. Speaking is very rarely taught and frequently discouraged. This results in natural abilities being repressed…
Lifelong learning : A necessity not a luxury
We are living in a time of transition and the old view, that after schooling or vocational training the development of ability was due to “experience”, remains a significant…
Action learning with a work team: Developing influencing skills in the public sector
This article reviews how action learning was used to support a team to develop their influencing skills. I shall look at why action learning was used and consider some limitations…
Strategic leadership: A learning partnership
When we sat down over ten years ago to design the MSc in strategic leadership at the University of Salford there were three basic considerations in mind. One was to provide a…
Leading to learn: Learning organizations and the role of leadership
For many, the learning organization (LO) remains something of a mythical concept despite 13 years passing since Peter Senge helped to popularize the subject in his book The Fifth…
Preparing tomorrow’s leaders: The pitfalls of leadership development and how to avoid them
A fascinating article from spring’s MIT Sloan Management Review focuses on leadership development programs – and more to the point the reasons why they fail. Among the issues…
Under new management: How do changes in managerial career patterns affect your career path?
Some 20 or 30 years ago, embarking on a managerial career was a safe and secure option. You could reasonably expect to join a company, work your way up the ladder, hit top…
Why managers can be entrepreneurs, too: Nature versus nurture
The idea that certain skills or values cannot be taught is expressed frequently in many areas of life. Can creative writing be taught, for example, or is the talent so innate that…
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1477-7282Renamed from:
Training Strategies for TomorrowOnline date, start – end:
2003Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Anne Gimson