Managing The Training Function For Bottom Line Results

Author : Jean Barbazette
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470410426
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing the Training Function For Bottom Line Results written by Jean Barbazette and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-14 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents time saving strategies, tactics, and a host of job aids to get the best result from the corporate learning function. It will serve both as a must-have reference tool and as a practical survival guide for workplace learning professionals who face unique challenges in accomplishing their responsibilities. Several strategies and tactics are offered to organize the roles and responsibilities of the training function. There's authoritative advice, too, for managing the function including staff management, communicating expectations, setting the learning agenda, coaching subject matter experts, hiring consultants and vendors, managing content, working with learning portals, setting up and managing a learning resource center, marketing and building internal support for training, and integrating learning into the business.

Author : Berton H. Gunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789838997850
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Training Work written by Berton H. Gunter and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Kearns
Publisher : Financial Times/Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780273631873
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring the Impact of Training and Development on the Bottom Line written by Paul Kearns and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1997 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading HR authorities Paul Kearns and Tony Miller - firm believers of the principal 'if you cannot measure it you cannot manage it' - this essential briefing provides you with a practical model you can use, specific tools and techniques, plus invaluable case studies showing tools in use. So you learn to use and begin to measure the effectiveness of your organisation's training and development. Contents include: Getting the basics right A significant breakthrough in evaluation models The changing business case for investing in training and development Reasons for getting evaluation right Business focused training and development Learning and self-development Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Choosing an evaluation model Soft and hard measures Placing evaluation in an national and international context

Author : Kenneth H. Silber
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470525061
Total Pages : 801 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, Instructional Design and Training Delivery written by Kenneth H. Silber and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the contributions from leading national and international scholars and practitioners, this volume provides a "state-of-the-art" look at ID, addressing the major changes that have occurred in nearly every aspect of ID in the past decade and provides both theory and "how-to" information for ID and performance improvement practitioners practitioners who must stay current in their field. This volume goes beyond other ID references in its approach: it is useful to students and practitioners at all levels; it is grounded in the most current research and theory; and it provides up-to-the-minute coverage of topics not found in any other ID book. It addresses timely topics such as cognitive task analysis, instructional strategies based on cognitive research, data collection methods, games, higher-order problem-solving and expertise, psychomotor learning, project management, partnering with clients, and managing a training function. It also provides a new way of looking at what ID is, and the most comprehensive history of ID ever published. Sponsored by International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, three-volume reference, covers three core areas of interest including Instructional Design and Training Delivery, Selecting and Implementing Performance Interventions, and Measurement and Evaluation.

Author : Elaine Biech
Publisher : Association for Talent Development
ISBN 13 : 1947308343
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Starting a Talent Development Program written by Elaine Biech and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundational guidance you’ve been looking for The best organizations recognize that no leader or employee can be expert in everything, but that everyone needs to be at their best if organizations are to be productive and successful. If your goal is to develop talent within your organization, this concise yet foundational book has the keys to success. Renowned industry leader and bestselling author Elaine Biech guides you through getting started, designing and implementing your talent development program, demonstrating success, and planning next steps. But just as important, she poses critical questions that only you and your organization can answer. Biech interweaves best practices with the latest technology to offer many templates, tools, worksheets, and tips to help you explore how to support your organization into the future. Starting a Talent Development Program is part of a new ATD series, What Works in Talent Development, which addresses the most critical topics facing today’s talent development practitioners. Each book in the series is written for trainers, by trainers, and offers an examination of core subject matter and a defined way to solve real issues.

Author : Tapomoy Deb
Publisher : Excel Books India
ISBN 13 : 9788174466990
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Human Resource And Industrial Relations written by Tapomoy Deb and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing the Training Function written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terrence L. Gargiulo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470278412
Total Pages : 689 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trainer's Portable Mentor written by Terrence L. Gargiulo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-06-23 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly accessible, comprehensive resource shares the passions and key lessons from an all-star cast of respected training professionals. The authors covers a range of training topics, from designing, writing, delivering, measuring, and managing training to developing business acumen. They have divided the book into five sections (Designing Training, Delivering Training, Workforce Performance and Learning, Measurement and Evaluation, and Professional Development), including over 60 articles as well as additional resources on a special Web site; helpful checklists, case studies, and assessments throughout; and an easily customizable CD. The Trainer's Portable Mentor is ideal for anyone new to the field of training and development as well as veterans looking for succinct practical nuggets they can put to use right away.

Author : Sivasailam Thiagarajan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470900032
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jolts! Activities to Wake Up and Engage Your Participants written by Sivasailam Thiagarajan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Jolts! "Only Thiagi and his co-author, Tracy, could have devised a list of 50 magical learning moments that are concise and certain to JOLT learners into new perspectives and profound insights. If you facilitate group learning or change management, you won't want to miss this one!" —Elaine Biech, author of Business of Consulting and Training for Dummies "Give your training sessions a jump start with Jolt activities in less than 5 minutes. These easy-to-use creative techniques help learners gain instant insights. Not just session starters, this collection is a valuable addition to any trainer's bookshelf." —Jean Barbazette, president, The Training Clinic, and author of The Art of Great TrainingDelivery and Managing the Training Function for Bottom-Line Results "As a Charter Member of BFT (Borrow from Thiagi) Club, I've been adapting Thiagi's training activities for decades. I have built college courses and training workshops around Thiagi and Tracy's jolts. Use the jolts from this book as a way to instantly and successfully engage your participants with your topic." —Steve Sugar, author of Games That Teach Jolt|jolt|: a powerful training tool that will help you engage your participants and focus attention on your learning event. Master trainer Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan and co-author Tracy Tagliati introduce a brand-new set of powerful training activities specially designed to get participants to sit-up, listen, and learn—to jolt them into a new level of participation, activity, and change. The forty-seven games and activities in Jolts! are interactive and emotionally charged—carefully chosen for their ability to make participants think, and think differently. When you really need to give your participants a powerful wake-up call, startle them into re-examining their assumptions and habitual practices, or encourage self-reflection, problem solving, and fresh perspectives—zap them with Jolts!

Author : Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470590211
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Promotion Programs written by Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Promotion Programs introduces the theory of health promotion and presents an overview of current best practices from a wide variety of settings that include schools, health care organizations, workplace, and community. The 43 contributors to Health Promotion Programs focus on students and professionals interested in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs that promote health equity. In addition to the focus on best practices, each chapter contains information on: Identifying health promotion programs Eliminating health disparities Defining and applying health promotion theories and models Assessing the needs of program participants Creating and supporting evidence-based programs Implementing health promotion programs: Tools, program staff, and budgets Advocacy Communicating health information effectively Developing and increasing program funding Evaluating, improving, and sustaining health promotion programs Health promotion challenges and opportunities Health promotion resources and career links "The authors have clearly connected the dots among planning, theory, evaluation, health disparity, and advocacy, and have created a user-friendly toolbox for health promotion empowerment." Ronald L. Braithwaite, PhD, professor, Morehouse School of Medicine, Departments of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine, and Psychiatry "The most comprehensive program planning text to date, this book examines all facets of planning and implementation across four key work environments where health educators function." Mal Goldsmith, PhD, CHES, professor and coordinator of Health Education, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville "Health Promotion Programs . . . . explores the thinking of some of our field's leaders and confirms its well-deserved place in the field and in our personal collections." Susan M. Radius, PhD, CHES, professor and program director, Health Science Department, Towson University