Management skills training does not work, according to a new book.
Author Bill McAneny argues management training fails to effectively enhance the performance of managers. He claims, it simply creates a “Frankenstein’s monster, with a bunch of ill-fitting parts rather than a complete and coherent whole person”.
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McAneny, an organisational psychologist and consultant, makes the claims in his book Frankenstein’s Manager, published by Oak Tree Press.