As note above, many people assert that leading is different than managing. Board development typically includes helping board members to understand their role of boards, build skills in recruiting and training board members, carry out effective board meetings, make policy decisions about strategic goals and finances, evaluate the board and chief executive officer, etc. For more information, see Boards of Directors . Usually, this term refers to the activities involved in enhancing leaders', managers' and supervisor's abilities to plan, organize, lead and control the organization and its members. For more information, see Management Development .
Successful change requires strong leadership from top positions in the organizations.
They are not the same. Executive development refers to the activities involved in enhancing one's ability to carry out top-level roles in the organization. Some key skills for executives to have include understanding the external environment of the organization, leadership, strategic planning, financial forecasting and analysis, organizing, program planning and human resource management, etc. For more information, see Chief Executive Role. This term is not frequently used.