Training Manager of the University of Illinois describes steps in development of the successful series of "Executive Leadership Seminars." Basic questions answered are, "What organizational needs are to be met?""What should the enrollee learn and how should his behavior change?" and "What course content, from a…

Growth in the importance of training and development came as a result of its changing functions and its ability to meet the objectives of agencies and firms. At the same time, personnel departments have declined in importance because of their reactionary outlook towards staff functions. (EC)

The article discusses tools for the self-development of the manager and for the management trainer to use in the organizational setting. These include a range of activities called coaching, delegation, and job rotation for managers. (MF)

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)

The article traces the historical and philosophical perspective of business ownership and management in this country and states that education at the secondary and postsecondary levels is urgently needed for small business entrepreneurs and managers. (MF)

From a 1977 survey of twelve administrators who successfully use a management-by-objectives (MBO) method, the author lists twenty-seven steps for company management to take in setting their organizational goals. (MF)

Describes a program in which line managers were taught in a reasonable amount of time how to conduct management training programs for other managers. (EM)

Assertiveness training involves pursuing personal goals, protecting individual rights, and achieving results without violating the rights of others. (ABM)

Article describes how video taping systems are being utilized by large corporations for management training purposes and as a total marketing and communication tool. (WL)

A professor of adult and community college education at North Carolina State University, Malcolm Knowles, expresses his views on adult learning in interview form. According to Knowles inservice management development and industrial training programs, as well as public school and college programs, require a process structure of learning…

A scoreable biographical data key was developed for a group of women lower level managers, and applied to male and female managers. Showed statistical validity for both the cross-validation sample and for the samples of female and male managers. (Author)

The Greater Capital District Region Principals' Center (New York) allows principals to meet in a collegial setting to share skills and practices and renew administrative energies. The program also helps principals manage stress, improve management skills, and discuss important concepts like instructional leadership and making teaching a true…

Provides four steps that principals can follow to maximize the leadership position of assistant principals. The principal is the key to improving the assistant principal's position. (MD)

Outlines a 10-step model of performance management from corporate and government practices for use in teaching appraisal. Performance management emphasizes each teacher's uniqueness while recognizing the need to support school system goals. Steps include: build rapport, identify key results areas, jointly determine specific objectives, and…

Discusses the purpose of the theory of developmental supervision, as well as the phases necessary to put the theory into practice. In this developmental model supervisors match their style of assistance to teachers' conceptual levels. Includes a table and references. (MD)