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The AMA Guide to Management Development

Author: Daniel Tobin; Maragret Pettingell
Publisher: Amacom
ISBN: 9780814408995
Published In: May 2008
Format: Hardback , 320 pages
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Based on the set of managerial competencies specially developed by the American Management Association for a new core management curriculum, The AMA Guide to Management Development provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of how to continually develop managers throughout their entire organization. The book considers every factor important in management development, and features in-depth information on topics including:

The five major categories of competencies, including business knowledge and the ability to lead and manage change and innovation
The specific skills needed, including communication skills and people management skills
'Alternative methods organizations may use to develop managers, including different types of training and evaluation of learning effectiveness

Management development is a crucial task for every enterprise. This book gives readers the guidance they need to make sure that both current and future managers have the abilities their organizations need to prosper.

CHAPTER 1

Starting with the End in Mind 7

CHAPTER 2

Competence: The Ability to Do Something Well 27

CHAPTER 3

The AMA Management Development Competency Model: Knowing and Managing Yourself 49

CHAPTER 4

The AMA Management Development Competency Model: Knowing and Managing Others 77

CHAPTER 5

The AMA Management Development Competency Model: Knowing and Managing the Business 117

CHAPTER 6

Selecting for Competence 165

CHAPTER 7

Developing Employees 177

CHAPTER 8

Management Development Beyond Training 195

CHAPTER 9

The Role of the Manager/Employee Relationship 211

CHAPTER 10

The Role of the Organizational Leadership 227

CHAPTER 11

The Role of the Human Resources Group 241

CHAPTER 12

The Role of the Training Group 253

CHAPTER 13

The Future of Management Development 267

APPENDIX

The AMA Management Development Competency Model 277

Daniel R. Tobin (Stamford, CT) is Vice President of Instructional Design and Development for AMA and has more than 30 years' experience as a corporate training director, consultant, writer, and speaker on corporate learning strategies. Margaret S. Pettingell (Hillsborough, NJ) is is an instructional designer with AMA. She previously held positions with Novations Group, Accenture, and Decker Communications.