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Volume 2, Issue 3
1 December 1994
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Case Report| December 01 1994

Leading Courageous Managers On

Lesley Gore;
Lesley Gore
Human Resource Development Manager, MCB University Press in Bradford, UK.
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Kathryn Toledano;
Kathryn Toledano
Board Director, with reporting responsibilities for the Business Development Centre, Facilities Management and Regional Strategy in India, MCB University Press in Bradford, UK.
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Gordon Wills
Gordon Wills
Founding partner of MCB University Press in 1967. He is currently mentoring/coaching Customer Development, the Electronic Publishing Initiative and Regional Development in the Asia Pacific/Latin America. He is Professor of Customer Policy and Principal of International Management Centres in Buckingham, UK.
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1463-4457
Print ISSN: 0968-4891
© MCB UP Limited
1994
Empowerment in Organizations (1994) 2 (3): 7–24.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09684899410071662

In the light of impending changes that will affect the MCB publishing enterprise, explores the leadership strategies which the owners have pursued. These comprise: management action learning; systems development; mentoring and coaching, and structured change. Concludes with personal experiences of members of the management teams in different departments.

Keywords: Action learning, Electronic publishing, Managers, MCB University Press, Strategy
© MCB UP Limited
1994
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