Studying this book will enable you to: •• Exhibit an understanding of leadership and management roles in relation to learning and development. •• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and critical awareness of learning styles, skills and contexts. •• Display a critical awareness of scope and range of leadership and development processes and procedures. •• Critically evaluate the impact of external influences on learning and development including the strategic management of knowledge and organisational learning. This book has been compiled because it deals in a comprehensive way with the key areas of importance to the notion of leadership learning and development.