By Philip SadlerLeadership is a subject of intense debate and one that is to be found increasingly on MBA programmes and various business school courses. More than ever leadership is recognized as central to determining the success or failure of any organization. In an authoritative and highly readable style, Philip Sadler offers an important and incisive contribution to the current debate. Designed to meet the needs of busy MBA students and practising managers alike, this book details why leadership is important and how to recognize different leadership styles. The author looks at leadership qualities and behaviours, at well-known role models, eg Baroness Thatcher and Jack Welch and what lessons can be learnt from their style. He also explores the selection and development of future leaders.
Young African-Caribbean people who have been excluded from school get vital support in continuing their education from voluntary projects, according to research published today. It finds, though, that their dependence on poorly-funded local groups highlights a continuing lack of help from statutory education services.The study by researchers at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham is based on in-depth interviews with 33 young people in London and Nottingham aged from 15 to 19. For many of them, it says, the experience had acted as a ‘critical moment’, making them re-assess their lives and giving them new determination to get qualifications for work. All but three of those in the study were in education or employment when they were interviewed.
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An in-depth study released today finds that the majority of teachers get high levels of enjoyment from their jobs, which the researchers say confirms that past perceptions of teachers facing a daily grind have been overturned. The report has been compiled by psychologists who were sent into classrooms in a variety of schools around the country.The study, commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for Schools, found twice as many teachers find their work extremely enjoyable – the highest rating they could give – compared to professionals with careers in marketing, IT and accountancy. The teachers involved in the research broke into a smile an average of 10 times every half an hour, had two-way banter with children five times and laughed aloud four times during the same period.