Developing managers & leaders : theory & practice in Ireland / by Thomas N. Garavan, Carole Hogan and Amanda Cahir-O'Donnell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one. 1.Understanding management and leadership development -- 2.The context of management and leadership development -- 3.Understanding managers and leaders in organisations -- Part two. 4.A strategic approach to management and leadership development -- 5.Structuring and managing leadership development in organisations -- 6.Management and leadership competency models -- 7.Managing talent and succession in organisations -- Part three. 8.Formal management and leadership development interventions -- 9.Using the job to develop managers and leaders -- 10.Using formal development relationships to develop managers and leaders -- 11.Informal and incidental management and leadership development -- Part four. 12.Self-development and self-managed learning -- 13.Career management and development -- 14.Developing management teams, top teams and senior executives -- 15.Leadership developments for specfic categories and context -- 16.An organisational learning approach to leadeership development -- 17.Developing leaders for international and global roles -- 18.Management and leadership development: country comparisons and world views.

This volume provides practical tips and ideas about how current and prospective managers and leaders can enhance their leadership development in organisations. It is written for practitioners in organisations who design and implement management development processes on an on-going basis.