A two-day management-development course for women administrators and faculty helped them consider work and personal issues faced by female academics. Evaluation immediately and one to two years after the course found high immediate satisfaction and long-term impact on their understanding of work roles, the organization of their work lives, and…

Comparison of 52 British managers who completed National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and 104 with academic management qualifications showed both groups developed similar competence. The academic group was higher in written/numerical ability and the NVQ group was higher in team management. NVQs appear to develop general skills and personal…

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)