Investigated the developmental effects of assessorship, i.e., serving as a trained member of an assessment center staff, on managers' (N=80) proficiency in three categories of behavior: acquiring, evaluating, and communicating information about people. Results indicated that experienced assessors were more proficient in these skills. (LLL)

Benefits of a "learning to learn" program of management development are (1) it returns learning to everyday experience, (2) it avoids conceptual explanations of why things happen and helps people understand how they create situations, (3) it accommodates all learning styles, (4) it offers immediate feedback on the job, and (5) it addresses…

Educational leadership needs to change. Principals have been trained to be managers first and leaders second. Current educational needs demand that principal-training priorities be reversed. (MD)

The author of "In Search of Excellence" states that the two most important characteristics of excellence are focusing on customers and providing superior quality and service. (MD)

During the past decade, leadership-style training has become part and parcel of management development programs in many organizations. Understanding the specific patterns of communication associated with leadership styles can make significant and lasting improvements in performance. (SSH)

This paper suggests an approach which combines ideas about coalitions of power in managerial organizations with a soundly based technology of management development intervention. (Author/SSH)

The roof management program at the University of Wyoming involved a consulting firm that provided a computer analysis of the condition of each roof on campus and trained university personnel to act as inspectors in the future. (MLF)

Report on a conference of state agency library directors aimed at upgrading management abilities, planning and evaluation. (KP)

To help new principals succeed, school districts are capitalizing on senior administrators' expertise by adding mentor programs to the practical training programs for beginning principals. This digest examines the nature of mentorships and discusses how they can prepare principals for the next stage of their careers. Although mentoring has existed…

This book presents a framework for administrator peer evaluation within school districts that is already at work and succeeding. The evaluation design emphasizes results, promotes professional growth and development, models expectations for students and teachers, and meets Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards. Chapter 1…

To help new principals succeed, school districts are capitalizing on senior administrators' expertise by adding mentor programs to the practical training programs for beginning principals. This ERIC Digest in Spanish examines the nature of mentorships and discusses how they can prepare principals for the next stage of their careers. Although…

This paper discusses a study examining the lives of women (N=9) involved as either mentors or proteges in the U.S. Postal Service's Maintenance Leadership Program. Participant interviews consisted of the completion of several instruments including a personality inventory, a measure of agentic versus communal values, an instrument that examines…

There are many classifications of management teachers today. Each has his style, successes, and faults. Some of the more prominent are: the company man, the mamagement technician, the man of principle, the evangelist, and the entrepreneur. A mixture of these classifications would be ideal since each by itself has its faults. (DS)

In the exercise the task is to build a hydro electric tower. The students have responsibilities ranging from planning and objective setting to ordering materials and actual assembly. (MS)

A look at how the Trenton (New Jersey) Public Schools developed a project management system. (Author/HB)