PROGRAMME

What is management development?

• the changing nature of a managers role
• three approaches to management development
  • proactive
  • – reactive
  • – motivational
• an insight into a range of new and leading edge management development solutions
• the contribution of management development to the business

Who are the stakeholders in management development?

• identifying stakeholders and assessing their impact on management development strategy
• tackling tensions in stakeholders goals and expectations of management development
• gaining commitment from stakeholders to management development activities
• the partnership approach

Choosing management development activities

• how to assess the future value of a range of management development options
  • learner centred – vs – trainer driven
  • assessing the costs, feasibility and impact
  • conducting a management development audit
• ways of keeping up to date on new ideas and new thinking
• choosing the right management development activity for the different levels of management

The different ways that managers can learn

• constructivist approaches
• meta skills
• learning styles
• continuous and discontinuous learning
• role modelling, mentoring and action learning
• self-development