Management Web Site?

[10ClarionSt]

Does anyone know a really good web site that gives a good insight to the training methods for senior management? I don't mean them outward bound courses in the open air. I mean proper training they receive at places like Ashridge in Oxford. They have courses for directors and senior level staff who attend from their companies. Thanks.

[buildersmate]

Decent training methods are the same for any training provider. I wonder what makes you think they are different for senior managers. Its just of topic areas that might be expected to be different. BTW Ashridge is near Berkhampstead in Herts - its nowhere near Oxford.

[buildersmate]

I think they are only different because of the segmenting of the market. There aren't too many 'senior managers' (whatever one interprets that to mean) in an organisation, and part of the benefit of training is cross-fertilisation of ideas from others - so such training organisations promote 'senior mgt courses' in this and that as a way of trying to ensure the participants are reasonably balanced in terms of knowledge of mgt theories, previous experience and ability to contribute. Part of training across organisations is networking opportunities too. If its about enhancing a skill, say 'leadership' people are generally more comfortable making mistakes (whilst learning) in front of their peers rather than in front of 'juniors'. When I organised training, I would never put people on a general course across more than 3 levels (grades) of management/supervision - it just doesn't work. More recently running training for a public sector org, if I am asked to run something for grades Cs and Ds and some E1s get in on the act, they normally sit there for a couple days and say nothing, however much one tries to bring them in. They are just out of their depth intellectually. But run a course for E1s only and it works.
Hence that is how I think there is a market for public, open, senior management courses. I don't think the methods are any different - just the best facilitators/trainers who are good at what they do - oh, and better catering!

[Androcles]

Go talk to the Chartered Institute of Management,,,,

http://www.managers.org.uk/

They can help with Management Training. If you want something more senior look at .....

http://www.iod.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/e CS/Store/en/-/GBP/IODContentManager-Start?Chan nelID=3&MenuID=21&TemplateName=training%2Fcont ent%2Ftd.isml

[TwiggyO]

There is a highly reccomended company based in Cambridge. They are Mayfield training and I've attended some of their corporate training seminars and found them to be most beneficial. I know they have a website, so if you type Mayfield Training, Cambridge into Google, you should find them without a problem. Good luck.