... accepted the principle that having produced the profile, they would participate in an assessment center in order to assess their behavior against that outlined in the profile. The Area’s requirements were discussed with a number of management development consultancies. It was agreed that Area needed...

...Heather Höpfl Describes the inherent tensions in the relationship between the self and work and considers how these tensions become apparent in relationship between management development and self‐development in the pursuit of“professional” management. Management development is thrown into critical...

...Robert J. Newton; Michael J. Wilkinson Ashworth Hospital has undertaken a management development program for 80 first‐line and middle managers, at the centre of which is the concept of empowerment. To avoid the pitfall, which many other such programs have fallen into, of paying lip‐service...

... process. Concludes with a ten‐point action plan to enable the empowerment process to be as effective as possible. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Competences Corporate culture Employee development Empowerment Leadership Management development Self‐esteem The traditional role of managers has...