The “Coming of Age” of a Leadership Programme

During the last two years management training and development has endured the same strong pressures as other sectors of the British economy, the same questioning, the same reluctant pruning in the interests of cash flow, and even survival. Management attention has therefore been focused on short‐term returns rather than long‐term developments, and this has led to a different attitude towards short management courses. No longer do sponsoring managers turn readily to an educational experience of 3–10 weeks' duration as a background for further development of their staff, unless it forms part of a special development programme, and then only for a few favoured people.