When people think of industrial or corporate history, some envision the organisation as a combination of distinct parts that work together to produce a specific result. This machine-like entity was itself a product of industrialisation in many areas of the known world. With this structure came managers and a subgroup of staff between ownership and supervisors.
Managers have one overall task: to keep things, well, manageable. In fact, the origins of the word (Italian/Latin) implies that things are trained or handled by hand. Rita Gunther McGrath, the author of The End of Competitive Advantage, believes that there have been three different eras in management. At first it was about getting things done smoothly. The manager may have been closer to the actual product and had a reputation for getting things done.
This evolved into managers with their own fields of expertise digging even deeper into the process for efficiency, then to the last of the three, empathy. This most recent era is one that focuses on meaningful experience to some degree, though this was not an element in the first two periods.
Education as Journey
You may have some idea why it is advisable to have specific, professional education to prepare for work at the manager’s level in one of many global enterprises. For the career manager in any industry, certification can be essential. But the journey to those credits is just as important, if not more important. That is why it is wise to choose a management training programme carefully.
Those who are seriously considering a top-level programme are advised to seek experienced business/management consultants and instructors. These people have knowledge and expertise from industry, and have the ability to communicate them to the willing learner. Students of these programmes are given an excellent blend of up to date theories and actual practice.
It is also advisable to connect with a programme that is recognised worldwide, so as to answer any questions a company or organisation might have about the quality of education and the specific focus on best management practices. Standing in U.S., European, Asian, and all other markets is necessary for global commerce.
Company Specific Training
Top training programmes also offer specific training for a single client, with custom courses and even in-house programmes. This allows for adapting to the particular needs of one company, or even one location within that company. Because the best trainers represent an amazingly wide spectrum of industry, custom programmes are available in nearly every sector.
Whether the necessary training must be in transportation, commodities, energy, telecommunications, non-profit, or any one of the hundreds of business sectors, there is or could be a quality programme available. Providers based in the UK, for example, have established relationships with dozens of corporations and organisations in the home country, Europe, and all around the Mediterranean. The best training programmes produce some of the best personnel because they focus on the true quality of education, a necessity in what may be a new era of management.