Transition training helps people examine their responses to change, to develop productive responses, attitudes, values, emotions, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors, and to relate to change. Cultural transition training is needed when the organization changes; personal transition training is needed when people change roles within an organization.…

A joint police-business program called Police Management Workshops is paying big dividends in management skills and civilian-police cooperation. (Author)

Companies are focusing on training supervisors before promotion. Content of such training typically includes interpersonal skills; the art of day-to-day supervision; and the management perspective on company mission, philosophy, and goals. (SK)

The coming challenge is to equip supervisors and managers with the requisite skills to manage a multilingual, multicultural workforce effectively. This includes training of people entering the United States from other nations, and also Americans working in other countries. (CT)

Discusses the training needs of three types of supervisors: (1) those who cannot supervise and know it; (2) those who can but not very well; and (3) those who mistakenly think they are doing a great job. Offers suggestions for designing courses, determining appropriate course content, teaching the class, and evaluating the program. (JOW)

Describes Maryknoll College's supervisory training system that used behavior modeling to teach supervisors how to manage critical situations with subordinates. Discusses behavior modeling, discoveries made during program implementation, program evaluation, and results of a participant's reaction survey. (CT)

The author notes that before any training takes place, managers must know their responsibilities as advisors, coaches, reinforcers, and positive models. They must understand that, if they fail to fulfill those roles, their subordinate supervisors probably will not use their new skills on the job. (SSH)

Describes how Coca-Cola's training department identified problems in the use of a video training package and made improvements that expanded the potential of the corporation-wide training network. (SK)

In the face of a culturally changing work force, there is a need to retrain managers to supervise, develop, and retain workers from different cultural backgrounds. Retraining should include information on (1) stereotypes and assumptions, (2) unwritten rules, (3) membership, and (4) cultural differences. (CH)

The study supported the findings of earlier investigations concerning different teaching strategies and lack of necessity for face-to-face contact between learner and teacher. It would also appear that other management skills as well as technical subject matter could be effectively taught by phone. (Author)

The problems of meeting diverse needs, keeping training relevant, maintaining quality, minimizing administrative loads of course leaders, and keeping costs reasonable are discussed in this article dealing with the General Electric (GE) formen/supervisor program (FSP). Evaluation criteria for FSP course leaders and instructional modules are…

Presents specific methods for trainers to use in conjunction with their supervisory training programs in order to increase the amount of skill transfer that supervisors bring to the job. Methods include developing skill mastery, building confidence, and applying skills immediately. Post-training reinforcement sources for the supervisors are noted.…

Several plans to improve productivity of workers by use of financial incentives are discussed, and provisions of three of the most successful are outlined, with implications for supervisory training in human resources development. (MF)

The report on a U. S. Civil Service Commission study of disincentives to effective training offers a summary of the disincentives process, a training climate check list, and practical suggestions for minimizing impediments. (MW)

A management development program at an RCA division is based on the views subordinates have of their supervisors. (Author)