The Tools for Tomorrow’s Management Development Today

The shape and role of management education in the UK is currently being debated. While the increase in the choice of courses and variety in their mode of delivery is helpful, quantity does not necessarily equate with quality. One institution, however, has pooled the expertise of their faculty and field experience into resources tried and tested in real company training situations. The International Management Centres claims to have provided the first complete suite of resources specifically designed for practising managers. The article considers how the training manager can develop both generalist knowledge and specific skills using these Action Learning Resources.