An integrated approach to management development

Although there is a tendency to view an organisation as a corporate entity with holistic capacity to function within a sympathetic or hostile environment, the reality is that its performance is determined by the individual managers working within it. Clearly the influence of managers will mainly be related directly to their level in the organisation, but even the most junior managers — given that they really are managers with discretion over the use of resources — will have the opportunity to make some impact. And, as today's junior managers are tomorrow's senior managers, it is essential that their own potential is developed progressively to equip them for the responsibilities to come.