Developing Managers and Leaders: Perspectives, Debates and Practices in Ireland

* Provides a theoretical understanding of the multiple components of management and leadership development




* Provides practical advice and ideas for current and future managers and leaders who wish to enhance their professional development in organisations




* Written for practitioners who design, implement and evaluate management and leadership development processes




* Also written for those undertaking specialist undergraduate programmes and postgraduate programmes of study, in which there is a focus on the development of managers and leaders




* The text has an attractive, full-colour design and is organised into four parts as follows:




Part One summarises key concepts and theories, the context of leadership development and the nature of management and leadership. Topics include: the scope and purpose of management and leadership development; the nature of managerial work; theoretical views on leadership; recent debates in leadership research.





Part Two focuses on organisational aspects of management and leadership development including: the positioning of management and leadership in organisations; the structure of leadership development activities; the use of competency-based approaches to leadership development and talent management.




Part Three analyses interventions and processes including: formal management and leadership development interventions; informal management and leadership development processes; and developmental relationships in organisations.





Part Four examines various aspects of management and leadership development for different groups and contexts. Topics include: individual development and self-managed learning; career development processes; and development issues associated with different groups. There is a focus on the comparative aspects of management and leadership development and an examination of whether there is convergence or divergence in thinking and practices on management and leadership development.