Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 20 Issue 4

Is too much of our work in organizations remedial? Do we have to pay more attention to how children and young people learn?

To make the case for those involved in organizational learning to take an interest in (and do something about) the problems with schooling.

Managing mistakes to the players' advantage: lessons from coaching in football (soccer)

To show how coaching of footballers has relevance to organizational life.

Executive coach certification and selection: a contrarian's viewpoint

This paper is written to increase awareness and focus on the choice of executive coaches. There is a growing trend of selecting coaches based solely on a certification. This…

Adventure education – a new way to confront reality!

This paper aims to outline the principles and supporting rationale for the utilization of adventure education in enhancing individual and team synergy for future organizational…

Management development through self managed learning: the case of West Sussex County Council

To identify how other authorities in England applied Self managed learning to management development and learning opportunities. The success of the programme within WSCC offered…

How to be an effective charismatic leader: lessons for leadership development

To highlight and explore the concept of charisma and charismatic leadership and to suggest how good leadership is possible.

New knowledge sources: Challenging universities' monopoly for the production of knowledge

Presents an overview of how traditional learning methods have changed, leading to more opportunities for partnerships between universities and industry.

Learning the ABC of brainpower: left and right approach key to success: But don't let them laugh at techniques which work

The paper looks at organizations who spend significant sums of money sending top people on training programs, only to find they are reluctant to put what they have learned into…

Carry on caring: How leadership development boosts NHS performance

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Training's radical agenda: New challenges are destroying old comfort zones

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Keeping on track (continued professional development)

Teaching the top (leadership development)

Context dependent learning: its value and impact for workplace education

Fuelling the fire (BP leadership programme)

In with the old: in with the young

Editorial

Transforming HR: Creating Value through People

Raising your game (training)

Team power (coaching)

Missing link (aligning training with business goals)

A wing and a prayer (management development)

Integrated leadership development

E-learner experiences: a lesson on in-house branding

What’s on the web

Interview with David Clutterbuck

Improving Employee Performance through Workplace Coaching: A Practical Guide to Performance Management

Creating a Mentoring Culture: The Organization#s Guide

Managing middlescence

Chasing promotion (training at the Football Association)

Diary