Describes how training managers initiated a senior management development program to help an organization develop a new approach to managing change and upheaval. (Author/JOW)

Describes a graduate study program designed by the Journalism department of Northeastern University to meet the needs of journalists who wanted management training. Discusses the program's development and problems it has encountered. (FL)

In 1979, the University of California began using the assessment center method as a development program for staff employees. Expected outcomes of the program were improved job performance by participants and improved success in competing for management positions. The design and administration of the program are described. (MLW)

Discusses a joint labor-management training program designed to explore possibilities of improving postnegotiation relationships between the two. Planning, design, implementation, and results of the program are described. (WL)

A force field model application for improved effectiveness." (Editor)

Concerned about improving beginning principals' professional development, the Minnesota Administrators' Academy initiated an administrative mentoring program in the early 1990s. A recent evaluation found that successful mentoring relationships involved mutually respectful pairs that met at least monthly and participated in various activities…

Elements of a competency-based leadership and management skills program include assessment center evaluation, personality and self-assessment measures, experiential learning, development of career plans, meetings with career coaches, and selection of courses to enhance skills to achieve career and life goals. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

This publication describes a meeting of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Commonwealth Higher Education Support Scheme (CHESS) to design an agenda to facilitate the advancement of women administrators in Commonwealth universities, to further use of their skills in contributing to university development, and to increasing…

The article is an overview of the design of a Managerial Skills Development Program Model in an industrial setting which was based on adult education principles. Discussed are: program objectives and philosophy, educative environment, group commitment, group-centered action, program evaluation and revision, manager/instructor teams, and…

Twelve training experts discuss their views on the efficacy of sales training in relation to organizational budget and sales success. (WL)

Reviews the needs of the owner/manager for training and development and indicates how they might best be met. Discusses the nature of management in small business and explores implications for training methods. Also discusses program possibilities and marketing strategies. (JOW)

If employee development is to reach its dynamic potential in the corporate world, corporations should adopt a lifelong learning approach which considers individual employee growth. Five essential steps to consider when initiating a corporate development program are presented. (WL)

This document contains two papers written for a workshop conducted by the Community College Leadership Development Initiative (CCLDI) and Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in June 2000. The introduction discusses CCLDI's presentation of leadership programs affecting the community college segment of higher education, and the progress they have…

Development and Implementation of a management by objectives system is examined. Cited is the Oklahoma experience which has shown management by objectives to be an effective management system for the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education. Planning, decisions, evaluation, goals and stumbling blocks of program implementation are…

Author describes Organization Development as a process of diagnosis, selection of appropriate interventions'' or solutions to the problem, and reinforcing the new behavior so that it becomes a way of life. (GB)