Survey Finds High Demand for Mangement Development
Management skills are seen as the greatest development need according to a survey of over 1,000 international HR and business leaders.Developing managerial and supervisory skills were rated as the key employee development concerns, with 64% of respondents citing these issues, followed by customer relationship skills (52%).The survey, by Ken Blanchard, found that interpersonal skills came […]
Emotionally Literate Management
Clive Lewis, MD of illumine, highlights why emotional intelligence sits at the heart of the business agenda. If you are wondering how you and your team can deliver big results in business then the answer might lie in your performance in the area of emotional intelligence (EQ).Larry Bossidy is one of today’s rising stars on […]
Directorship Award Aims to Get IT in the Boardroom
A partnership deal with the Institute of Directors means members of the British Computer Society and others could be eligible to sit a new chartered qualification that could lead to them becoming company directors.David Clarke, chief executive of the BCS said the Diploma in Company Direction is for aspiring executives and senior managers who want […]
UK Managers Accused of Failing to Demonstrate Leadership
Research conducted over the past two years shows that UK managers are failing to demonstrate the leadership qualities employers and their team members want to see, according to the Chartered Management Institute.It’s reseach found that less than four in ten individuals claim to see the management and leadership qualities they expect in the workplace. It […]
Born to Lead?
Many business leaders get their first taste of leadership during their school days, according to a new survey.The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) study of 500 UK business owners revealed that many were marked out as future leaders from an early age with 44% having been school prefects, 9% head boys or girls and […]
Senior Managers ‘Least Likely’ to Get Development
Of all corporate staff levels senior management is least likely to get training and development, according to a survey of 2,000 HR and training and development executives.The study by US-based global consulting and training firm Novations Group,found that while 90% of first-line managers will receive training this year, only 59% of senior executives will do […]
E-Course Tackles Work and Familes Act
Learndirect business, has launched a free e-learning course on the Work and Families Act which came into force last week.The half-hour course covers changes brought in by the Act, including longer maternity and adoption leave, potentially longer paternity and carer leave, and up to 10 optional Keeping In Touch (KIT) days to keep new mothers […]
The Way I See It: Overcoming the Barriers to Collaboration
Being miles apart, whether tens or thousands, is no longer a barrier to team working, thanks to new technologies, yet staff are often slow to grasp these opportunities. Kelly Low, sales director of Premiere Global Services, looks at collaborative technologies and their implications for training. According to new research from Frost and Sullivan1, collaboration is […]
Getting Managers to Develop their Staff
Management consultant John Pope explains why managerial involvement in development programmes is crucial and outlines how to achieve this. Losing good people? People losing their ‘edge’? You lost a very competent and high potential manager recently. At the exit interview you asked why she was leaving – the reply “I was told when I joined […]
Managers Fail to Prepare for Skills Losses
While managers are more worried than ever about losing skilled employees, few are preparing adequately for this kind of disruption, research suggests. One in five managers say their organisation’s productivity has suffered due to a loss of skills in the past 12 months, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute. While 59% are concerned […]
Developing Management Values
Bob Selden explores how management values can set the tone of the organisation. I once worked for an organisation that seemed to embody the epitome of the ideal. In fact, everything the management gurus suggest should be evident in the “excellent” organisation, was there. Employees who were dedicated, management who cared about the staff (and […]
Recruitment: Staff Development is the Competitive Edge
Ashley Williams, Director of Partnership Products at recruitment consultants Angela Mortimer plc, explains why training and development can attract the best candidates. With our economy performing the way it is, British businesses are seeing an unprecedented increase in recruitment activity. However, of our annual blue book research – released in January – revealed that the […]
Management Talk
Gone are the days when managers managed and internal communications dealt with getting their message across. Now managers are expected to be as expert in the art of communicating as they are at managing a budget – no easy task given the proliferation of communication technologies. Mark Shanahan looks at the issues. In the next […]
Public Sector Needs Leadership with ‘Practical Wisdom’
Public service leaders need to develop their practical wisdom and be able to work across organisational and social boundaries, according to a new report.Reforming Public Services, edited by Sunningdale Institute Fellow Professor John Benington, draws on presentations by the Prime Minister, Chancellor and other ministers at a recent conference “21st Century Public Services: Putting People […]
IMHO: Emotional Intelligence at Work
This is the third in a series looking at trends in our world of learning and development. Not so much a how-to series, more of a why-to. In this article, Rob Sheffield looks at emotions in the workplace. In the popular mythology of decades past, employees were encouraged to turn up for work on time […]
Beyond Words
How well do we say what we mean? Diana Gibbs, Director of KD Partnership, explores the unspoken elements of management communication. There is a well-known and sometimes much misused communication grid, based on the work of Mehrabian, which says that 100% effective transfer of our meaning in a spoken message comprises 55% visual signals, 33% […]
TNA: Aim for the Moon
How can you make sure that management development is relevant and meets their needs? Graham O’Connell looks at how to conduct a TNA that will not only identify needs but will help build relationships and add credibility to the training department. Needs Analysis is a vital and tricky process. They say if you aim for […]
Executive Development – Who’s the Boss? By Dan Martin
They might not like to admit it, but occassionally even big bosses needs training. That’s where executive development comes in. With a plethora of options from a variety of providers available, getting help to make the head honchos even better at their job isn’t a problem but what can be more challenging is deciding who […]
Realising Success
Success and achievement have different meanings to different people. While some managers measure their success on the delivery of results, others are motivated by recognition. Jo Causon, director, marketing and corporate affairs, Chartered Management Institute draws on research to identify the barriers to individual success. Globalisation and technological advances have put increasing pressure on UK […]
Ask the Expert: TNA Questionnaires
The question: I’m conducting a TNA and would like to send out a Training Needs Survey questionnaire to all the functional directors. As they are mostly engaged in their busy schedules, it might be difficult if I ask them to write me some descriptive answers; and some of them might find it hard to tell […]