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Management Development and Your Organisation

Q1	How far do you agree with the following statements?
		Strongly disagree		Disagree		Neither agree nor disagree		Agree		Strongly agree
	My organisation gives high priority to developing its managers
	All managers have personal development plans
	My organisation has its own competency framework for managers
	My organisation uses the National Occupational Standards for Management and Leadership
	Our management development policy reflects our business strategy
	Management development has had a positive impact on my organisation over the past three years
	My organisation has an explicit budget for management development

Q2	How is management and leadership development usually initiated in your organisation? [Please tick one box only]
	Individual manager's initiative
	Line manager's initiative
	Senior management decision
	Part of performance and development review process
	Part of a structured development programme

Q3	Approximately how many days did you spend on management and leadership development activities in the last 12 months?

Q4	Approximately how much did your organisation spend on your management and leadership development in the last 12 months?

Q5	Which modes of delivery of management and leadership development: a) are available in your organisation? [Please tick all that apply] b) do you find most effective? [Please tick up to THREE only]
		a) available in your organisation		b) most effective?
	In-house development programme
	External programmes
	External open/public courses
	Seminars/conferences
	Formal qualifications
	Face-to-face coaching
	Online coaching
	Mentoring
	Networked learning
	Blended learning
	Virtual Learning Environment
	Online management portal

Other [please specify]

Q6	Which of the following types of management and leadership learning and development have you personally: a) used during the past twelve months? [Tick all that apply] b) found most effective?  [Tick up to THREE boxes only] c) and which are you most likely to use in the future? [Tick all that apply]
		a) used		b) found most effective [tick THREE boxes only]		c) most likely to use in future
	Learning from own experience
	On-the-job training
	Observing role models
	Cross-functional working
	Accelerated promotion
	Project management
	Secondment within your organisation
	Secondment to other organisation
	In-company job rotation
	Reading management books/articles
	Online management portal
	Academic study
	Structured e-learning programme
	Blended learning
	In-house development programme
	External development programme
	Management qualification/accreditation
	360 degree feedback
	Professional coaching
	Informal coaching
	Formal mentoring
	Informal mentoring

Q7	Thinking about your learning preferences: how effective do you find the following for developing your management and leadership skills? [Please indicate on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1=Not at all effective and 5=Very effective]
		1 - Not at all effective		2		3		4		5 - Very effective
	Self-directed learning
	Tutor-directed learning
	Working with work colleagues
	Working with a coach
	Working with managers from other organisations
	Using a range of media
	Being able to have a conversation with others when learning
	Being able to control the pace of learning
	Action learning
	Contextual learning
	Reflective learning

Measurement and Assessment

Q8	Does your organisation measure/assess its management and leadership development activities?
	Yes		No		Don't know

Q9	If yes, what measures are used? [Tick all that apply]
	Course completion levels
	Number of qualifications/accreditations achieved
	Learner feedback upon completion of modules
	Learner feedback upon completion of a course
	Feedback from line manager
	Time spent learning
	Staff retention
	Rate of internal promotion
	Assessment of performance appraisals
	Employee motivation survey
	Business results

Other [please specify]

Blended Learning

Q10	How far do you agree with the definition of blended learning as: "learning that integrates both face-to-face instruction and online instruction"?
	Strongly disagree		Disagree		Neither agree nor disagree		Agree		Strongly agree

Q11	If you disagree, how would you define blended learning?

Q12	Does your organisation offer access to blended learning opportunities for:
		Yes		No		Don't know
	Management and leadership skills
	Behavioural skills
	Technical skills

Q13	If you have used blended or online learning over the past two years, which of the following best describes your experience? [Tick one box only]
	Face-to-face learning with online support resources
	Online learning with no elements of social interaction
	Online learning with online social interaction
	Learning involving both face-to-face and online learning

Other [please specify]

Q14	Which levels of seniority in your organisation have access to blended learning as part of their management and leadership development? [Please tick all that apply]
	Directors		Middle managers
	Senior managers		Junior managers

Q15	How often do you use the following resources to support the development of your management and leadership skills?
		Never		Rarely		Sometimes		Frequently
	Blogs
	Case studies
	Chat room
	Discussion forums
	E-coaching
	E-books
	E-learning modules
	Games
	Learning logs
	Online assessment
	Podcasts (audio)
	RSS feeds
	Social networking
	Videos
	Virtual worlds

Other [please specify]

Q16	Does your organisation offer managers access to a virtual learning environment? [I.e. a software system designed to support learning.]
	Yes		No

Q17	How far do you agree with the following statements about blended learning?
		Strongly disagree		Disagree		Neither agree nor disagree		Agree		Strongly agree
	It is cost-effective
	It allows learners to work at their own pace
	It enables the use of different instruction methods to suit different learning styles
	It enables the use of different methods to suit different learning outcomes
	It offers the 'best of both worlds' between online learning and face-to-face learning
	It makes it easier to assess the uptake of learning resources
	It is the most effective method of learning
	It is just the latest fad which offers nothing substantially new

Q18	And thinking more generally, how far do you agree with the following statements?
		Strongly disagree		Disagree		Neither agree nor disagree		Agree		Strongly agree
	Web 2.0 technologies (e.g. social networking, wikis, blogs) have the potential to transform management and leadership development activities
	The benefits of online learning have been overstated
	Face-to-face learning remains the most effective way to develop management skills
	In the next ten years, virtual worlds and gaming technology will enable all development to be experiential

Classification

Q19	Are you?
	Male		Female

Q20	What is your age?
	Under 30		50 - 59
	30 - 39		60 - 65
	40 - 49		Over 65

Q21	How would you best describe your job level in your organisation?
	Director		Middle manager
	Senior manager		Junior manager

Q22	How many employees does your organisation have in the UK?
	None (i.e. sole trader)		251-1,000
	1-50		Over 1,000
	51-250

Q23	What is the status of your organisation?
	Charity/not for profit		Public limited company
	Partnership		Public sector
	Private limited company		Owner managed/sole trader

Q24	What is the annual turnover of your organisation?
	Up to £1m		£101m - £500m
	£1m - £10m		Over £500m
	£11m - £100m		Don't know

Q25	How would you describe a) your organisation and b) the environment in which it operates?
		Declining rapidly		Declining		Stable		Growing		Growing rapidly
	a) Your organisation
	b) Operating environment

Q26	Which sector do you work in?                                                                 [Please tick one box only]
	Agriculture, forestry & fishing		Hospitality, catering, leisure & tourism
	Business services		Housing and real estate
	Central government		IT
	Construction		Justice/security
	Consultancy		Legal & accounting services
	Creative/media		Local Government
	Defence		Manufacturing & production
	Education		Mining & extraction (inc oil and gas)
	Electricity, gas and water		Police
	Engineering		Sales/marketing/advertising
	Finance, insurance		Telecommunications & post
	Fire and rescue		Transport & logistics
	Health & social care		Wholesale & retail

Q27	What is your management function? [Please tick one box only]
	Administration/management services		Management consultancy
	Business development		Marketing/sales
	Corporate affairs/public relations		Personnel/HR
	Facilities management		Production/operations
	Finance/accounting		Purchasing/contracting
	IT/computing		Research and development
	Knowledge/learning		General management

Other [please specify]

Q28	Where is your principal place of work? [Please tick one box only]
	East of England		North West
	London		Yorkshire & the Humber
	East Midlands		Northern Ireland
	West Midlands		Scotland
	South East		Wales
	South West		Other
	North East

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