..., colleague surveys, and self‐report mindsets. Matching the “supply” of capabilities against the “demands” of future jobs led to the preparation of personal development plans, the implementation of which was assisted by participation in action learning sets. A presentation to a senior panel, including...

...Gordon Wills; Carol Oliver Too few programmes of management development seek to evaluate their hard ROI for the enterprise. Describes how action learning’s focus on company‐specific issues makes this more feasible. Reports on a four‐year impact analysis from MBA programmes showing that employing...

... skills and the effectiveness of teams. Discusses types of questions to ask when evaluating courses, and claims that thorough evaluation can add value to training. Action learning Evaluation Learning Management Outdoor development Training Recession‐bitten training budgets are prompting...

...; the sense of direction and motivation that he or she has; the extent to which a career plan is already in place or needs to be developed. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Action learning Career development Development High‐fliers Human relations Individual behaviour Mentoring Training...

...Robert Newton; Michael J. Wilkinson Outlines the workings of Action Learning Sets, team‐building and cultural change, and explores the use of Action Learning methodology in the development of health‐care managers. Outlines the spin‐off benefits of the implementation of Action Learning at Ashworth...

... into account the aims of the session and the needs of the participants. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Action learning Groups Organizational development Planning Trainers Training techniques Much thought has to go into workshop facilitation and its discrete elements. Christine Hogan provides...

... managers in the USA, the Federal Republic of Germany, France and Japan have been educated to a higher level than in the UK.” Thus, the Ashworth Model of management development and training has, at its centre, a work‐based philosophy, emphasizing action learning, to achieve strong coupling between...

...Varyl Chamberlain Suggests how temporary management can benefit a company and its employees and describes how action learning sets can give groups of employees confidence to challenge their company′s methods and direction and present new ideas. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Action learning...

...Bill Clarke; Shirley Brennan Reviews the small firm training field, focusing specifically on exporting. Reports on an action learning programme devised by the University of Ulster which sought to prepare small business owners for a United States trade mission under the Young Exporters Trade Mission...