Leadership and Managerial Development: A Realistic Approach

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Gerald W. Smith

Do today's leaders and managers receive adequate training and development? The answer is probably yes. However, could the training and development do a better job of equipping them for success? The answer is again yes. More often than not, developmental training (traini... More »

The Value of People Skills Training

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Vince OConnell

The best managers can build productive, motivating relationships. Leadership, after all, is just that, a relationship. But are relationship-building and people skills trainable? Or, are they part of a pattern of interpersonal behavior that forms earlier in a manager's l... More »