BOSTON – December 5, 2006 - Harvard Business School Publishing, the premier source for management practices, programs and content, today announced Harvard ManageMentor® PLUS version 5. Reflecting current business trends and incorporating customer feedback, Harvard ManageMentor PLUS version 5 delivers on-the-job tools, best practices, practical tips and more to make an immediate and positive impact in customer organizations. The new version includes two new topics specifically focused on managing diversity and driving business results.
The Fostering Diversity module, whichhelps leaders cultivate and leverage diversity in the workplace, was developed to help managers recognize the diverse backgrounds, cultures, skills and characteristics of team members and to extract value from those differences. By giving managers strategies to deal with differences effectively, they are better equipped to mitigate risks associated with diversity-related conflicts.
“Today’s workforce is fundamentally diverse in background, culture, age and skill,” commented Peter McAteer, managing director and vice president of Corporate Learning, Harvard Business School Publishing. “Without the necessary tools to identify and leverage these differences, managers not only miss valuable opportunities to enhance business performance but also may confront greater challenges in resolving conflicts within the workforce. Harvard ManageMentor PLUS gathers the concepts, advice and tools managers need to foster creative collaboration.”
The second new module, Improving Business Processes, helps managers develop and deploy common process management tools and methods to increase efficiency of work and improve business results. Managers will gain the skills to identify which processes to change, how to change them and how to ensure those changes yield the best outcomes.
For more than ten years, Harvard ManageMentor has delivered on-the-job tools and valuable information on important management topics to millions of managers worldwide across numerous industries. Developed by renowned experts and practitioners, each of the 43 topics provides practical advice, tips, and tools to address the key challenges managers and project leaders face every day —in a feature-rich format, with audio and interactive elements that create an immediate boost to business performance.
The new Harvard ManageMentor PLUS modules were developed with prominent authors, practitioners, and business leaders including Martha R. A. Fields, award-winning consultant and author on diversity, globalization, and work/life integration; and Mark McDonald, Ph.D., a former Accenture partner who directed the firm’s Center for Process Excellence. These experts serve as mentors through Harvard ManageMentor PLUS, advising users on effective management tactics.
Offering great flexibility for training managers, Harvard ManageMentor PLUS integrates with other corporate learning offerings from Harvard Business School Publishing to provide a well-rounded management training solution. It may be used in conjunction with classroom training, as part of a blended offering, or as a pre-course topic warm-up or post-course refresher. It is available in multiple languages and select industry-specific versions and can be customized or co-branded to best suit the needs of the organization.
Harvard ManageMentor PLUS version 5 will be available on December 15th. To learn more, visit: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu.
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