The Team Management Resource in the Training Agency

An analysis of the practical application of the Team Management Resource designed by Charles Margerison and Dick McCann in the Training Agency (formerly the Manpower Services Commission) is represented. The results represent the completion of the instrument by 855 managers in the Commission and compares these results with those produced by Margerison and McCann for a wider, more general sample of managers. Several differences are noted between the two samples and some possible reasons for these differences are proposed. The article samples were obtained principally during training events (normally Team Development, although the instrument was administered during developmental events) and suggests implications for trainers and training in its use.