Returns on human capital
Esmond Lindop demonstrates why Addaction invested some £80,000 in leadership development
Non-profit organisations tend to attract committed, enthusiastic recruits. But the realities of managing operations and staff effectively day-to-day need a lot more than that. As Debra Allcock Tyler noted in this magazine (see Mike Short and Debra Allcock Tyler's Viewpoint in Caritas, Issue 13, December 2008) managers in the voluntary sector are less likely to receive formalised management training than in other sectors. So how should third-sector bodies set about tackling this skills deficit?
Author: Esmond Lindop
Esmond Lindop managed the Stepping Higher research project on behalf of the CBI, Universities UK and HEFCE. He has conducted a number of other projects in the skills field for the CBI and is an independent consultant on reward, HR and skills issues. Until 2005 he was managing director of Incomes Data Services.
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