Studied the effectiveness of a five and one-half day workshop and an alternate three and one-half day workshop on organization development in developing a more democratic style of leadership in Illinois park and recreation supervisory personnel. The shorter workshop resulted in a more positive leadership style change than the longer one. (JJD)

Describes the Academic Leadership Development Program at Texas Tech University, which incorporates personal and organizational aspects of development into a series of training workshops for college administrators. (JJD)

Three articles discuss instructional design considerations in education for executives: (1) "The Use of the Measurement of Continuous Improvement Model for Training Program Evaluation" (Ferdinand Tesoro); (2) "The Systems Design Approach to Developing Computer Based Instruction" (Gerry Costello); and (3) "Training as a…

This discussion of the selection of future business leaders focuses on the Theory W leadership system, and presents a four-step approach to leadership development: (1) selection, (2) one-to-one advising, (3) multi-skilled approach, and (4) evaluation. Various historical perceptions of leadership are described as well as problems with leadership…

The goals of a series of simulation games devised for a graduate level course in leadership models and strategies were to aid students in understanding the process of change, conflict resolution, bargaining and negotiating skills, motivation and self-awareness techniques, and decision-making strategies. Four references are provided. (MER)