Peter Drucker wrote (1955): Development is always self-development. Nothing could be more absurd than for the enterprise to assume responsibility for the development of a man (sic). The responsibility rests with the individual, his abilities, his efforts. Douglas McGregor also wrote (1960) that, The job environment of the individual is the most important variable factor affecting his (sic) development. Unless that environment is conducive to his growth, none of the other things we do to him or for him will be effective. This is why the agricultural approach to management development is preferable to the manufacturing approach. The latter leads, among other things, to the unrealistic expectation that we can create and develop managers in the classroom. Apart from the use of the masculine pronoun, how relevant are these comments today? If they are relevant, what do they tell us about management development policies?