Management development from Czech managers point of view

Abstract

This paper shows the partial results of the research that was done within the dissertation work of the authoress (Management Competence Models and Manager's Qualification Development) and the research project Developing Managerial Tacit Knowledge, reg. No. 406/08/0459 supported by GA CR - Czech Science Foundation. The research is oriented on tacit knowledge transmission and management competence development. This paper presents partial findings acquired through the questionnaires for managers that were focused on management development and experience of Czech managers with training courses. The paper brings the results related to these questions: In which areas of managerial work do Czech managers have problems that can be eliminated by further development (training, education)? What is the experience of Czech managers with training courses organised by training and development organisations? What are the main weaknesses of training courses for managers? Do common training programmes for managers create the conditions where can managerial knowledge be shared and moulded? What is the experience of Czech managers with mentoring? We should mind the answers of managers themselves when trainers prepare training programmes for managers, mould competences of individual managers and share their knowledge with managers. The authoress sees the need to solve this thematic topic in its contribution to the increased improvement of the quality of the professional preparation (i.e. education or formation) of future managers for the execution of their professional duties. If however, we can come up with new observations relating to this field, the results will show themselves in the actual performance of individual managers in their work. This can as a consequence lead to increasing the competitive abilities of individual organisations. This contribution was written within the framework of the GA CR (Czech Science Foundation) grant-maintained project: Reg. No. 406/08/0459, Developing Managerial Tacit Knowledge, and with the financial support of GA CR.