Discusses the Youth and Community Service in England and Wales and indicates that its fundamental purpose is to provide programs of personal development comprising social and political education. (JOW)

Since humans change from the inside, it is more valuable for administrators to try to change themselves than to prescribe staff development for others. Principals can cooperate in self-development programs by participating in principals' centers being established around the country. (PGD)

Describes personal development as a process of individuals acting and reflecting on the world and themselves. Discusses practical issues faced by facilitators in setting up and running self-development groups; focuses on the structure of the process; and presents guidelines. (JOW)

Selecting managers with high leadership quotients is only part of an organization's task. Grooming managers for effective interpersonal functioning involves knowing what traits and skills are to be enhanced, and then designing programs which cultivate a deep understanding of human nature and of the self. (LRA)

Describes a management development approach that enables managers as individuals to develop a sense of purpose and direction for themselves and the business. It encourages individual and organizational analysis to identify desired directions. (JOW)

The theoretical framework for a center for infinity is based on four propositions: (1) Untapped human resources in educational leadership are infinite. (2) The dimensions of effective educational leadership approach infinity and, as a result, leadership development should be based on diagnostic specification of instruction. (3) A seemingly…

Effective organizational learning must build on individual learning. Continuous work-centered learning is a sequential process of interaction, implementation, integration, and iteration. A learning organization should aim to improve individual capacity to recognize and use learning opportunities. (SK)

The rationally based model of action learning limits learning and change. Adding a psychological component (emotional experiences that promote or discourage learning) and a political component (effects of institutional and personal power relations on learning) broadens understanding of individual and organizational development. (SK)

The importance that a study of the humanities plays in preparing educational administrators has been recognized by many, but remains an elusive concept. There are several reasons for including the humanities in administrator preparation programs: they provide time-tested examples of appropriate relationships, they deal with enduring concerns and…

Development of learning organizations is lengthy and risky, involves unlearning behaviors, is affected by external factors influencing individual identity and might reduce organizational stability. Because sociocultural context cannot be controlled, alternative strategies to organizational learning may be more appropriate for future survival. (SK)

The individual's ability to function effectively in society differs, it is suggested, from the ability to observe and understand society and its work roles. Which responsibilities for training are appropriate to higher education and which to employers are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Business skills described are as follows: think creatively, set goals, implement a winning business strategy, implement a winning marketing strategy, be excellent at selling, negotiate better deals, give leadership, understand financial implications, and manage time well. A bibliography contains 90 references categorized by the nine skills. (SK)

Administrators can discover what kinds of implicit assumptions direct their personnel decisions. From this discovery they can gain a clarification that will broaden and strengthen their basis for administrative action. All too often administrators become preoccupied with the systems they develop or inherit for structuring their work, when they…

Humanized management may be the core of a successful extension career for both administration and staff, according to the author, who discusses the process of humanizing and managing for extension (and other) professionals. He states that humanized management is an art that must be learned and practiced. (MF)

This study points out the similarities between the backgrounds of corporate chief executive officers (CEOs) and academic deans. It notes that most CEOs are fairly well educated white males who rose through the ranks of middle management to reach their current positions; the typical dean has a doctoral degree, has often been a department chair or…