Anbar’s library of 60,000 management-related articles
The Anbar website provides a library of more than 60,000 management-related articles drawn from over 400 of the world’s premier management journals. From this site you can search through and link to the various journals. Access to the articles database is online but requires a subscription payment. Subscriptions are available at various levels ranging from […]
Improving management in non-profit organisations
Excellent, highly readable account of the problems associated with improving management in non-profit organisations, including an analysis of what it will take to create real change and effectiveness in their operation and practice. Excellent, highly readable account of the problems associated with improving management in non-profit organisations, including an analysis of what it will take […]
Performance gaps
“Training indicates that there is a performance gap (problem). And performance gaps can be measured. If you cannot find a performance gap to measure, then you have a training program in search of a problem to solve.”Another fascinating article from Don Clark exploring how trainers might measure this ‘performance gap’. “Training indicates that there is […]
Knowledge Management
The theme of this month’s community focus on the ASTD site is Knowledge Management. This themed series of topics is an excellent way of exploring a less familiar issue in depth. On the site are various guides including background papers on such topics as: Trends in Workplace Learning; and 12 Principles of Knowledge Management.Knowledge Management […]
Performance Improvement Community
A series of six linked course programmes offered by the ASTD focusing on various aspects of performance and its relationship to training and organisational development. A series of related short articles have been posted in the community website which provide interesting background reading for those not able to participate in the programme itself. The opening […]
Performance and excellence
Another excellent page from Don Clark’s Big Dog Human Resource site full of interesting ideas and activities related to achieving excellence through performance. If you want to enhance you’re management abilities, take a read through this! Another excellent page from Don Clark’s Big Dog Human Resource site full of interesting ideas and activities related to […]
From Management to Leadership
Feature article about the life and work of Gary Howard, a prominent HR professional in America, which explores one person’s journey and views about the evolving HR role in modern organisations. The article develops the notion of a holistc HR role encompassing a key leadership function, and explores some of the tensions facing the future […]
Gower launch new Managing Performance resources
People Management provide information and reviews of two of the new products launched recently by Gower in their training resources series. These products include novel animated videos, discussion and support materials related to:‘How to give and receive effective feedback’and‘How to develop teams’The accompanying book to each resource can be bought separately (£16.95) and is full […]
Coming to terms with diversity
Interesting feature article on the subject of diversity awareness which includes good examples, ideas and useful links to many other sites around this important issue. Interesting feature article on the subject of diversity awareness which includes good examples, ideas and useful links to many other sites around this important issue.
Bullying, intimidation and harassment at work
A magnificent site, full of lots of information about detecting and challenging bullying and intimidation at work. It’s far more common that you might think. This is an excellent site for anyone interested in personnel matters and workplace development. A magnificent site, full of lots of information about detecting and challenging bullying and intimidation at […]
Learner-leaders
The growing importance of leadership to organisations in the next century – but few people really understand leadership. The growing importance of leadership to organisations in the next century – but few people really understand leadership.
International Personnel Management Association
New challenges facing trainers as managers become mentors
‘All you need is love’ applied in the workplace
International Association of Facilitators
Voluntary sector management
Two useful manuals reissued. ‘Voluntary but not Amateur: a guide to the law for voluntary organisations and community groups’ (5th edition), and ‘Just about managing: Effective management for voluntary organisations and community groups’ (3rd edition). Both published by LVSC. £14.95 each. Enquiries to 0171-700-8107 Two useful manuals reissued. ‘Voluntary but not Amateur: a guide to […]
Association for Management Education and Development
UK-based professional association for people engaged in management development UK-based professional association for people engaged in management development