Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 16 Issue 1

Project‐based Management Development: “The Volvo Story”

John Branch, Bryan Smith

Explores how a modular project‐based approach to managementdevelopment was initiated and developed within Volvo Concessionaires(part of Lex Service plc) in partnership with…

Ringing the Changes: BT′s Use of Development Centres in Redeployment

Ray Knightley

Describes the background to – and some of the design issuesraised by – the BT Redeployment Development Centre project. Boththe ethical considerations of shared feedback and…

A “New Manager” Programme Designed to Deliver

Carole Osterweil

In spite of the trend to delegate the training and development ofnew managers to line managers, new managers often arrive on shortmanagement programmes without clearly formulated…

Team Skills Development: An Experience‐based Framework for Management Training

Adebowale Akande

Presents an experience‐based model which is an approach tomanagement training and development, and describes a management coursewith an integrated framework. Distinguishes between…

Towards a Model of Set Adviser Effectiveness

Charles Donaghue

A model of effective set advising is researched from a literaturereview and repertory grid interviews with set advisers, and is thentested against experience. The model framework…