Boardroom Education: Training and Development 11.4 (Express Exec) - Softcover

Syrett, Michel; Lammiman, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841124451 ISBN 13: 9781841124452

Publisher: Capstone, 2003

Synopsis

Effective Training & Development is essential if you are to continuously get the best from your people and extend the knowledge shelf-life of your company. This module explores the vast array of options available to the HR function including on-the-job learning, formal management education, coaching and mentoring. Cost-effectiveness and measurable payback are also dealt with as cornerstones of any training and development activity.

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About the Author

Michel Syrett has written on business issues for a variety of publications including The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, European, Asian Business and South China Morning Post. He has also conducted research on business leadership and corporate governance for Cranfeld School of Management, Business International and the Poon Kam Kai Institute of Management in Hong Kong.

Jean Lammiman has designed and delivered programmes aimed at board-level executives for the International Stock Exchange, Grand Metropolitan the National Health Service. She was chief executive of the UK division of Ambrosetti Consulting Group, which specialises in boardroom education and currently runs her own consultancy, The LSK Group, in the same field.

From the Back Cover

• Fast-track route to designing and delivering educational initiatives aimed at directors and board-level executives
• Covers the key areas of defining the development needs of the Board; designing seminars and programs that inform and inspire their ability to make company strategy; capturing and integrating the contribution of independent directors and managing a wide range of suppliers from business school gurus to boardroom learning specialists
• Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses including Diageo, Lufthansa, GlaxoSmithKline, British Petroleum Exploration and Lego, and ideas from the smartest thinkers including Jay Lorsch, Charles Hampden-Turner, John Adair, Chris Argyris, Richard Dawkins and Bob Garratt
• Includes a glossary a key concepts and a comprehensive guide

From the Inside Flap

• Fast-track route to designing and delivering educational initiatives aimed at directors and board-level executives
• Covers the key areas of defining the development needs of the Board; designing seminars and programs that inform and inspire their ability to make company strategy; capturing and integrating the contribution of independent directors and managing a wide range of suppliers from business school gurus to boardroom learning specialists
• Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses including Diageo, Lufthansa, GlaxoSmithKline, British Petroleum Exploration and Lego, and ideas from the smartest thinkers including Jay Lorsch, Charles Hampden-Turner, John Adair, Chris Argyris, Richard Dawkins and Bob Garratt
• Includes a glossary a key concepts and a comprehensive guide

Edition details

• Publisher: Capstone
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841124451
• ISBN 13: 9781841124452
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152