Management Development That Works

The reader will gain insight into new and innovative approaches to Management Development, plus an evaluation of some more traditional ones. A very wide range of issues is covered – there is something to interest everyone The reader will understand what will provide good return on investment for a business spending time and money on management development Each chapter discusses a unique piece of research and provides enough methodological detail to provide confidence in the results presented and conclusions reached Enough detail of the techniques used is provided so that the reader can actually implement the techniques in his own context.

Patricia Hind is Director of the Centre for Research in Executive Development at Ashridge Business School in the UK and is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Stellenbosch. Her teaching and research interests focus on many aspects of leadership development, in particular the role of responsible leadership in embedding sustainable businesses practices in organizations. She speaks regularly at conferences and has published widely on a number of aspects of management development. She is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a member of the Academy of Management.