Management Development

Effective Training & Development is essential if you are to continuously get the best from your people and extend the knowledge shelf-life of your company. This module explores the vast array of options available to the HR function including on-the-job learning, formal management education, coaching and mentoring. Cost-effectiveness and measurable payback are also dealt with as cornerstones of any training and development activity. Introduction to ExpressExec.

Introduction.

What is Management Development?.

Evolution of Management Development.

The E-Dimension.

The Global Dimension.

The State of the Art.

In Practice..

Key Concepts and Thinkers.

Resources.

Ten Steps to Making it Work.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Index.

Michel Syrett has written on business issues for a variety of publications including The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Asian Business and South China Business Post. He has also conducted research on innovation and leadership for Cranfield School of Management and the University of Hong Kong.

Jean Lammiman has commissioned, designed and delivered strategic management development programmes for the International Stock Exchange, Rank Xerox and Grand Metropolitan, as well as directing expert consultancies such as The LSK Group and Ambrosetti Great Britain.

• Fast-track route to designing, delivering and facilitating management development initiatives
• Covers the key areas of: how to link management development initiatives to organizational goals or strategy; how to conduct training needs analysis to test the real learning needs of participants; how to ensure that proper use is made of scenarios, discussions, assignments and action learning; how to capture and sustain the results of the learning
• Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including General Electric, News International, Standard Chartered Bank and Volkswagen/Skoda, and ideas from the smartest thinkers incuding Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Peter Senge, Chris Argyris and Reg Revans
• Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide