The recruitment and retention of senior school leaders is high on the UK Government's agenda with much attention currently being given to succession planning. Future Leaders and other fast track leadership development programmes are, in part, a response to this "crisis" brought about by demographic change--many headteachers are due to…

The "Report to the Legislature: School Leadership Academies Training Initiative" is submitted pursuant to Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2007, line item 7061-941. In FY 08, the legislature appropriated $1 million to support the second year of a program to develop and implement School Leadership Academies for principals and superintendents to…

Recognizing that effective management of personnel requires continued growth on the part of supervisors, the author describes a series of management seminars designed to meet these needs. (KR)

Summarizes major theories and research approaches to leadership (leader characteristics, single-approach leadership models, and multivariate models) and describes their application to the University of Illinois 1-week management development seminars, which emphasize individual participation in philosophy of leadership, organizational analysis, and…

This module is part of a set of management and supervisor training (MAST) materials developed by the Department of Energy for the Waste Isolation Division. Its stated purpose is to enable trainees to adjust their behavior to supervise/manage a variety of situations and employee types. The first section of the module is an introduction that…

This module is part of a set of management and supervisor training (MAST) materials developed by the Department of Energy for the Waste Isolation Division. Its stated purpose is to enable trainees to deal with employees fairly and effectively. The first section of the module is an introduction that includes a terminal objective and opening remarks…