July 2000
Beginner
30 pages
39m
English
The Pull of Work and Life

If you were to ask managers and executives where they get the most influential and effective developmental training, the answer you’re likely to get is “on the job.” It’s widely accepted in organizations that experience gained from job assignments and formal training helps managers develop their skills in such areas as implementing agendas, working through relationships, creating change, and increasing personal awareness.
Too often, however, those same managers and executives discount what can be learned from experiences outside of work. The popular media consistently portrays the intersection of work life and family ...
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