Towards Management and Leadership in the Professions

Jeff Gold (2002)

This report provides a review of an attempt to engage with a number of Professional Associations (PAs) and other organisations from September 2001 to January 2002.

The overall aim of the project is to engage with Professional Associations in the development of a management and leadership skills strategy for their profession.

The objectives are:
a. to identify professional associations for engagement
b. to contact and meet with key personnel to diagnose the key requirements for the development of a management and leadership skills strategy
c. to seek adoption and utilisation of an 'irreducible core' of management and leadership skills for the professions by professional associations
d. to provide ongoing support in the development of the strategy
e. to report the findings of the work to the Professions Working Group of CEML

We sought to engage with a variety of PAs and co-coordinating bodies such as National Training Organisations and Councils. Meetings were held with the appointed representatives to gather information on their work in management and leadership and to explain the work of the Professions Working Group and CEML. The 'irreducible core' of management and leadership skills for the professions was presented. Assistance was offered to representatives to make further progress including facilitation of a workshop was offered to develop an understanding of the 'irreducible core'