The author discusses management principles in general and in relation to time management. Stating that most managers and trainers do not understand these principles, he describes how to put them to work in planning time management programs. (MF)

Suggests 10 ways that meaningful managerial behavior change can be brought about in dimensions such as leadership, initiative, planning and organization, judgment, independence, and delegation. (SH)

The article attempts to identify the need for personal skills, interpersonal skills, task skills, and organization skills in the development of the sales manager. (Author)

Some principles which have guided the U.S. Coast Guard in selecting, training, and developing capable managers in the past 200 years include: quality organizational executives, a selection process based on past performance, management of time, management experience, high ethical level, organizational "belonging," and immediate and…

Article attempts to survey major American corporations in order to present what is actually happening in management training today. (GB)

In the field of organizational development, it is almost self-evident that an intervention or change action comes after a period of data gathering and/or analysis of the organization. This article explores how a manager can determine what actions to take following an organizational diagnosis. (LRA)

The problem of increasing costs in acquiring sales can be met by training salespeople to become more effective and productive. An accountability system for salespeople and sales managers is presented based on the return on investment management formula, a combination which considers responsibilities, objectives, and indicators. (EC)

Article presents a progression training model as a possible approach for minimizing the conflict that often emerges between superiors and subordinates when management by objectives programs are initiated. (GB)

Warren Bennis discusses the field of organization development and its needs, applications, unresolved problems, and future. (LRA)

Reviewing the development of organizational development (OD) since 1969, the author describes the emerging values and historical perspectives of the field, provides a cross-section of processes and theories, and clarifies the changing relationship between the organizational development and human resource development fields. (LRA)

Assertiveness training involves pursuing personal goals, protecting individual rights, and achieving results without violating the rights of others. (ABM)

Emphasizes the importance of recognizing and managing the stress produced by organizational development and encourages practitioners to acknowledge stress management as an important organizational development skill. (LRA)

The most traumatic managerial changes that will take place in the decade ahead will be in management concepts and styles. To be a manager will require a person to be a trained professional in the most up-to-date human processes as well as in the traditional management functions. (LRA)