An interview with management theorist Peter Drucker puts current management development issues in perspective. (TA)

This discussion of the needs and characteristics of single-staff librarians provides an overview of continuing education and professional development programs covering issues relevant to this group such as management techniques, the role of the library, time management, planning, budgeting, and automation. Eleven references are listed. (MES)

In a study of a managerial training program, two subsamples of co-workers (supervisors and subordinates) were used to validate the participants' assessments of program impact. Use of subsamples provided support in direction and magnitude of the participants' assessments and generally strengthened the validity of the findings. (TJH)

Discusses issues related to programs of management development by action learning leading to qualification in management. Justifies use of the method against a backdrop of current problems in management education at the postgraduate level and explains the rationale for its use at Manchester Polytechnic. (JOW)

Describes the development, characteristics, and validation of a model, derived from sources in the literature, for the inservice professional development of educational administrators. The model has three crucial stages: planning, implementing, and evaluating. Each of these stages contains four steps: analysing, developing, operating, and…

The author argues a case against the construction of an ethical code for management developers and suggests instead open discussion of ethical issues and, more important, that practice should be questioned and challenged as it happens, by colleagues and management learners. The difficulty of making progress in this way is acknowledged. (Author/CT)

Interest in staff development for principals bodes well for teachers and students. By engaging in and modeling learning, principals can create a community of learners. (MLF)

Discusses the changing role of the human resource manager and the challenge in meeting the expectations of managers who recognize the importance of strategic planning for human resources. (JOW)

Leadership coaching has become vitally important to today's most successful businesses. This book is a landmark resource that presents a variety of perspectives and best practices from today's top executive coaches. It provides valuable guidance on exactly what the best coaches are now doing to get the most out of leaders, for now and into the…

The past few decades have seen substantial debate over the effectiveness of preparation programs for school administrators. A program is suggested that is based on the Texas superintendent certificate of 1994. Eight standards addressing superintendent performance were developed by the American Association of School Administrators: (1)…

Claims that the chief cause of the predicted dearth in managerial talent is "no will to manage." Explores a number of remedial actions that companies can take, such as more selective recruitment, more vigorous weeding out, and more participative management. So far, the most promising approach is formal training to shape managerial motivation.…

Describes a system that allows an administrator to spell out what sort of inservice training he would find personally valuable, then sets up the machinery to help provide it for him. (Author/DN)