Objectives

The goals and objectives of the Leadership and Management Development Council of B.C. are as follows:

• To develop awareness and appreciation in the small and medium-sized business sector for the value of and need for upgrading leadership and management knowledge, methods, skills and techniques,
  
  
• To identify what constitutes "best practices" of leadership and management performance,
  
  
• To benchmark British Columbia's leadership and management education training and skills performance levels against best practices in other jurisdictions with which the province's businesses compete,
  
  
• To develop action plans to close the gaps between the province's current leadership and management practices and the best practices of competing jurisdictions,
  
  
• To designate or recommend a series of courses, seminars and programs leading candidates to either credits for a degree or a leadership and/or management diploma or certificate which could be formally recognized by the Council, and,
  
  
• To encourage and promote greater cooperation and collaboration between all stakeholder groups in B.C. involved in leadership and management development.