Industrial and Commercial Training: Volume 37 Issue 2

Creating a winning board: differing approaches of the boards of successful and struggling companies

The article is intended to share findings from an ongoing investigation undertaken by questionnaire survey, interview and in‐company observation into the leadership of performance…

Management training: benefits and lost opportunities (part II)

This paper aims to explore why organizations often focus little attention and resources on management training and provides a useful checklist of ways to close the managerial…

Winston Churchill, a leader from history or an inspiration for the future?

In a world where the need for effective leadership has never been greater this article aims to: demonstrate that Sir Winston Churchill exemplified key leadership principles; that…

Co‐ordination and delegation: the core development competencies to create a competitive edge (part 1)

This paper aims to enable the reader to understand: Herrmann's whole‐brained thinking model and its impact on language and difference; trends in development and the need for…

The similarities and differences between coaching and therapy

This article sets out to explore the similarities and differences between coaching and therapy – a subject of great interest currently within coaching and therapy fields.

ROI on a shoestring: evaluation strategies for resource‐constrained environments or ROI on a shoestring: Measuring more with less (part II)

Despite heightened interest in return‐on‐investment (ROI) and increased accountability for training professionals to prove their bottom‐line organizational value, many…

The power within

Aims to consider the two scenarios facing a new manager appointee – the organization chart which outlines assignment of authority in the workplace and the involvement in a work…

Games for Legendary Away Days

Nestlé and Heineken share recipe for successful training

Training puts OIS's new recruits on course

AST to drive continuous employee development

Tarmac places graduates on the path to success

Nissan tops the training league

LaSalle banks on high-technology training platform