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Outdoor Management Development:
A Critical Introduction for the Intelligent Practitioner
Willem G. Krouwel
Review by Roger Greenaway: This ITOL Guidebook is exactly what it claims to be - "A Critical Introduction for the Intelligent Practitioner". It is also more than this because I would recommend it to all Outdoor Management Development (OMD) practitioners - however new, experienced or intelligent! The author actually does have a wider audience in mind. He hopes, for example, that the chapter on Outdoor Media and Course Design will appeal to buyers as well as to practitioners. This book does not claim to be a comprehensive guide. It is more of a selective guide to key issues - which is about the best you can expect from a book this size. Thin books can be superficial. Not this one. Bill Krouwel homes in on key issues and challenges much common practice and accepted wisdom. His targets for criticism include: inflexible programming, predetermined outcomes, frontloading, routine reviewing, imposed culture change, short courses, isomorphic framing, 'Box 1' problems (such as aerial runways and ropes courses), role play (especially fantasy role play), single kayaks, and anything that resembles the TV game show It's a Knock-Out. A theme running through many of these criticisms is a distrust of fixed or imposed objectives. The author's style is ... See Roger Greenaway's full review, summary of key points and comparison with Experience AI |
Team Building Through Physical Challenges
Donald R. Glover, Daniel W. Midura
Synopsis: The activities in "Team Building Through Physical Challenges" are designed to develop interpersonal skills as well as motor skills. These 22 Outward Bound-type tasks challenge students to work together to achieve a common goal. They aim to teach students to value teamwork, practise leadership skills, improve listening skills, and appreciate individual differences. The activities in "Team Building Through Physical Challenges" are broken down into three levels - introductory, intermediate, and advanced. These levels make the challenges ideal for students in primary and secondary schools. (Synopsis continued at amazon.co.uk) |
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With an increasing range of management development outdoor (MDO) courses on offer, potential users need to make wise cost-effective choices. The purpose of this practical guide is to provide actual and potential users of this form of training, with a clear framework to help what is on offer and whether or not this form of training will meet their particular requirements. Issues addressed include: the advantages of using MDO, whether to use standard courses or tailor-made ones, how to find the right provider for your needs and the relevant questions on course quality to ask, the role of the in-house trainer in MDO, etc. (Amazon.co.uk)
From the Author This book is still in print and selling steadily Since publicationin 1994, this book has continued as a steady seller (and Royalty Earner!, and has been published in Portugal and India. At a recent visit to the Outward Bound Professional Centre in Eskdale, the authors were delighted to note that many of the tutorial staff owned and valued the book - because it works! |
There is evidence that the use of Outdoor Management Development (OMD) in Britain has increased significantly throughout the 1990s, even though it remains a training medium that is seldom understood by sponsors, participants and, in some cases, even providers. This paper explores the background to OMD, tracing its origins to Plato's Republic before presenting two analytical frameworks for those who seek to benefit from this form of HR development. (Amazon.co.uk) |
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