Helping learning providers to engage with employers

The global balance of economic power is shifting. Chinese managers are setting the management agenda for China and are poised to do so for the rest of the world. The report commissioned by The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)has identified some significant differences starting to emerge between Chinese and Western managers, and provides some important lessons for both UK businesses and Higher Education Institutions offering Management programmes.

The report would be particularly useful for:

• Course Managers/Directors when designing Leadership & Management programmes that are based on the current requirements of UK businesses;
• Business Development Managers when trying to promote the benefits of HE to employers;
• Marketing Managers when drafting marketing material designed to promote the benefits of HE learning.

This two page table highlights the findings from research conducted by the Institute of Leadership and Management. The findings, list the regionl variations in how today's business owners/managers have learned to lead.

• Course Managers/Directors when designing Leadership & Management programmes;
• Lecturers delivering Leadership & Management programmes.