Management Development Beyond the Fringe

Recent years have seen an increase in the usage and acceptance of "alternative" techniques and philosophies in management training and development. This book provides an overview of the theories, concepts and thinking behind many "alternative" approaches to traditional training and development. The authors of this book give many examples of how these approaches can be used beneficially in a range of management development areas - either by trainers on seminars or by individual managers undertaking self-improvement programmes. Each chapter considers the alternative techniques or approaches appropriate to a particular management issue, including communication and teamwork, leadership skills, managing change and coaching and counselling.