The author argues that curriculum design requires viewing the whole fabric of management training in its totality; individual training programs are created from this perspective. The challenge in this case is to build a coherent plan that will provide structure and unity to the whole management training program. (Author/SSH)

Leadership behavior derives from the different ways in which leaders respond to different situations. Problems arise when only one type of behavior is utilized in a variety of different situations. A list of variables to be considered by leaders in making appropriate behavioral decisions is provided. (EC)

The 1979 American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) President, Jan Margolis, discusses the organization's challenges and role. Identifies 1979-80 ASTD goals which cluster in four areas: representation and leadership in the human resource field, professionalism, member and leadership development, and maintaining a healthy organization.…

When managers apply the skills they learn, the techniques associated with leadership training often do not translate to improvements in employee productivity or in organizational productivity or profitability. (JOW)

Author outlines two basic session plans and sets down guidelines for a successful training program. (Editor)

Author examines the components of behavior that underlie success in management training. (Editor)

The laboratory approach in managerial training generated a learning design seeking to reverse degenerative communication sequences and to reinforce regenerative communication sequences. (DS)

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)

Charges that there are few studies linking training with observed organizational change. (DS)

The article describes one approach to preparing a diverse group of 15 individuals representing seven different agencies in Chicago-Cook County's criminal justice system, to assume the responsibility for planning, administering, and delivering training within their respective agencies. (Author/BP)

Author suggests increasing worker productivity and developing leadership skills through analyzing, then changing, environmental influences, including supervisory and management personnel's attitudes toward retrained employees. He includes examples of what went wrong" with sound programs and recommends climate that stimulates employees' freedom to…

A study of training effectiveness in textile mills in India. Program is evaluated for trainee reaction, the extent of learning achieved, the changes in behavior effected and the results on the job. Charts, tables, references. (Editor/RB)