Management and leadership development news archive

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28/09/06
Bersin & Associates expands research practice
Bersin & Associates has announced the expansion of its research practice to encompass corporate leadership development.

18/09/06
Rammell announces college principals' qualification
Bill Rammell, minister for lifelong learning, further and higher education, has announced details of a new qualification for leaders and managers in colleges across the Further Education (FE) sector.

16/08/06
VUE launches new management programme
Kent-based VUE Recruitment & Training has launched a new management programme, entitled 'Leading for Tomorrow'.

10/08/06
Providers announced for school leadership programmes
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) has announced the providers who will deliver three of its school leadership programmes from September 2006.

07/08/06
CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition 2006
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is holding its Annual Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate from Tuesday 24 October 2006 to Thursday 26 October 2006.

28/07/06
New courses from Learning Tree
Learning Tree International has added two new courses to its management and leadership curriculum: a two-day 'Information Security Essentials for Managers' course and a three-day 'Effective Leadership Skills' workshop.

21/07/06
New leadership programme released
The Ken Blanchard Companies has released a new leadership development programme based on Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller's book, The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do.

29/06/06
Leadership Trust announces conference line-up
The Leadership Trust Foundation has announced details of its 9th annual conference. Entitled 'Leadership: inspiring greatness in others', the conference will be held from 19-20 September 2006.

26/06/06
Chancellor helps launch £12m leadership initiative
A £12 million initiative to promote management and leadership excellence in the creative and cultural sector was launched last week.

15/06/06
Striding Out to host 'Extreme Weekend'
Striding Out founder Heather Wilkinson has designed a leadership and team training event aimed at anyone between 18 and 30 who is toying with new business ideas, starting or already running a business.

18/05/06
SkillSoft unveils new information portals
SkillSoft has launched two online portals designed to provide employees with access to a wide variety of data relating to leadership and project management.

16/05/06
Learndirect business launches 'The Apprentice'
Hot on the heels of the highly popular and BAFTA award-winning television programme, 'The Apprentice', comes a new training programme from learndirect business based on the format of the show.

28/04/06
Training firm managers LEAD the way
Two managers of training businesses in the North West have graduated from Lancaster University's LEAD programme for SMEs.

15/03/06
Leadership Trust offers conference place as exhibition prize
Visitors to the Leadership Trust's stand at HRD 2006 will have the chance to win a free place at the Trust's annual conference in September.

13/03/06
Olympians offer leadership coaching to business heads
As competitors across the globe prepare themselves both mentally and physically to take part in this year's Commonwealth Games, former Olympic medallists for the British and Australian rowing teams, Greg Searle and Drew Ginn, say they are using the lessons they learnt in the world of sport to coach business heads about leadership issues and 'mental toughness'.

10/03/06
Students access management Institute resources
London South Bank University has teamed up with the Chartered Management Institute to help develop the management and leadership skills of their post-graduate management students.

08/03/06
Leadership event looks at getting your dream job
The Wall Street Journal Europe it is to stage a panel discussion at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School on Thursday, March 9 2006 as part of its Future Leadership Programme.

02/03/06
Cable & Wireless to roll out business continuity e-learning
Brightwave has recently completed an e-learning programme on business continuity for Cable & Wireless.

15/02/06
Retail seminar focuses on inspirational leadership
What makes an inspirational leader? That question will be the focus of a Northern Ireland management and leadership seminar organised by Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for the retail industry.

11/01/06
Acevo launches leadership programme for senior execs
Acevo, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, has chosen Cranfield School of Management as its partner to provide a new leadership programme for senior executives operating in the sector.

01/11/05
Coaching association announces leadership seminar
Acevo, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, has chosen Cranfield School of Management as its partner to provide a new leadership programme for senior executives operating in the sector.

27/10/05
Leadership Trust announces PhD success
The Leadership Trust Foundation has announced that senior researcher, Gareth Edwards, has successfully completed his PhD. Gareth's research centred on investigating effective leadership across organisations.

01/09/05
Charity’s managers begin leadership development programme
Managers at UK charity Addaction are to embark on an Open University leadership development programme.

14/07/05
Development centres help identify future leaders at the LSC
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) are using development centres to help identify and develop its next generation of leaders – and saving money in the process.

30/06/05
Jamie Oliver shares leadership lessons
Chef Jamie Oliver is working with Video Arts to share lessons on leadership and change at an event aimed at managers, HR professionals and trainers.

14/06/05
Sir Bob Geldof to speak at NCSL New Heads Conference 2005
Sir Bob Geldof will be speaking at the National College for School Leadership’s conference for new headteachers.

13/06/05
Network Rail sends its managers to Coventry
Network Rail has announced the purchase of the Westwood leadership centre in Coventry.

18/05/05
Learning the leadership lessons from Shakespeare’s Macbeth
A new development programme, highlighting the leadership lessons from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, has been launched by Roffey Park in conjunction with theatre director Richard Olivier and his company Olivier Mythodrama.

13/04/05
Leadership Trust announces conference line-up
The Leadership Trust Foundation has announced details of their 8th annual conference. Entitled “Leadership Under the Microscope”, the conference will be held from 20th – 21st September 2005 at the Leadership Trust’s centre in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

07/04/05
Theatre helps managers practice behavioural challenges of leadership
Theatre director Richard Olivier is running a management development programme at Roffey Park on 10th - 11th May 2005.

05/04/05
Police team takes advantage of training prize win
Five members from the West Yorkshire Police communications team are undertaking certificate level management training thanks to a free prize the organisation won to develop management and leadership skills.

07/03/05
Socitm calls for applications for leadership programme bursaries
The Society of IT Management (Socitm) is calling for applications from senior managers in local government ICT and e-government roles for up to 100 Socitm Bursaries, each worth £3500.

09/02/05
Workshops aim to develop business leaders
Learning consultancy Headline Training and roleplay company CentreStage have teamed up to offer a series of leadership development workshops.

25/01/05
NCSL Learning Gateway wins e-gov award
A new online learning environment from the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) has won an award of excellence at the e-Government National Awards.

21/01/05
Ashridge launches new programme for management development professionals
Business school Ashridge, in conjunction with the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) has launched a new open programme aimed at those people with responsibility for their organisations' management development.

06/01/05
New Chief Executive for the National College for School Leadership
Education and Skills Secretary Ruth Kelly yesterday announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive of the National College for School Leadership.

31/12/04
Police officers win management award
Chief Superintendent Malcolm Coall of West Midlands Police heads a group of senior police officers and police staff who have become the first members of a UK force to achieve recognition for their management and leadership skills.

06/12/04
Workshop examines Shakespeare's lessons for transformational leadership
A workshop highlighting lessons on transformational leadership from Shakespeare's The Tempest will be held at Roffey Park on 27 January 2005.

12/11/04
Leadership Centre appoints new chief executive
The Local Government Leadership Centre has appointed Dr Wendy Thomson, head of the Office of Public Services Reform, as its new chief executive.

26/10/04
Jamie Oliver lifts the lid on leadership & teamwork skills
Video Arts has launched two new training programmes on teamwork and leadership based on the hit TV series Jamie's Kitchen.

25/10/04
Treejumpers launch

02/09/04
Free event highlights ‘OD' approaches to leadership

20/08/04
Leadership Trust welcomes John Smith Fellows

14/07/04
Retail motor industry launches management excellence campaign

06/07/04
A moral dilemma at the Leadership Trust conference

22/06/04
NCC & Ashridge to deliver executive development for IT professionals

15/06/04
Leadership Trust launch on-line leadership assessment tool

01/06/04
New police programme aims to create leaders of the future

06/05/04
Top leaders - what's important and how do they survive

13/05/04
Sound Practice: a recording studio in the training room

30/03/04
EO/IDeA launch national leadership development strategy

25/03/04
Learning from the Battle of Britain