Managing The Training Function For Bottom Line Results

Author : Jean Barbazette
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470410424

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Managing the Training Function For Bottom Line Results by Jean Barbazette Pdf

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 : Paul Kearns,Tony Miller
Publisher : Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Employees
ISBN : 027363187X

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Measuring the Impact of Training and Development on the Bottom Line by Paul Kearns,Tony Miller Pdf

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,Wellesley R. Foshay
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470525067

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Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, Instructional Design and Training Delivery by Kenneth H. Silber,Wellesley R. Foshay Pdf

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
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781947308343

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Starting a Talent Development Program by Elaine Biech Pdf

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
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Collective bargaining
ISBN : 8174466991

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Managing Human Resource And Industrial Relations by Tapomoy Deb Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Adult education teachers
ISBN : UOM:39076001368369

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Managing the Training Function by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sivasailam Thiagarajan,Tracy Tagliati
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470900031

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Jolts! Activities to Wake Up and Engage Your Participants by Sivasailam Thiagarajan,Tracy Tagliati Pdf

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
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470590218

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Health Promotion Programs by Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Pdf

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

Author : Terrence L. Gargiulo,Ajay Pangarkar,Teresa Kirkwood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470278413

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The Trainer's Portable Mentor by Terrence L. Gargiulo,Ajay Pangarkar,Teresa Kirkwood Pdf

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 : Jean Barbazette
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118583821

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How to Write Terrific Training Materials by Jean Barbazette Pdf

Now you can access Jean Barbazette's systematic process for creating winning training materials that will help raise your skills to the next level. The book is filled with easy-to-use tools and templates that answer all the questions trainers, course designers, and subject matter experts (SMEs) have about what it takes to develop training materials and how they can easily create the best training program in the shortest amount of time. "Jean is a master at providing her readers with new ideas and innovative approaches to the art of delivering excellent learning solutions. Our field has gone through so many changes and Jean is on top of them and out in front all at the same time. Bravo!" Beverly Kaye, founder/chairman of the board, Career Systems International and coauthor of Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go "Barbazette has done it again: she has made your job easier with step-by-step guidelines for developing training materials. Jean covers the entire process in her typical easy-to-follow manner, simplifying the complicated and making you the hero! Don't miss this one!" Elaine Biech, ebb associates inc. and author of The Business of Consulting "Once again master trainer Barbazette has provided an elegantly simple, step-by-step guide to what can often be the most tedious part of the training process: writing training materials that support and expand a learner's results. Both seasoned professional and newcomer will find this an easy-to-follow guide and valuable resource to be used over and over." Eileen McDargh, president, McDargh Communications, and author of Talk Ain't Cheap It's Priceless "Barbazette is back to fill another gap in the training literature. This extensive work on how and when to write training materials is chock-full of templates and other tools. Systematic and thorough, this is an exceptional guide for those wanting to efficiently create successful training interventions." Jane Bozarth, Ed.D., eLearning Coordinator, State of North Carolina and author of Better Than Bullet Points

Author : Sharon Johnson-Arnold
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781449018108

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Techniques for Technology Training by Sharon Johnson-Arnold Pdf

“Can your employees return to their jobs and use the new technology skills they just learned in training?" It’s easy to remember the good teachers—from grammar school, high school, college, day camp, and even music class. They are the ones you remember because they created memorable training. The lessons they taught are not forgotten. People remember what they have learned when the training includes a variety of stimuli, real-life examples, group discussion, humor, and questioning techniques. Learners focus on a trainer’s every word when instructional methods and classroom techniques are motivating and stimulating. Technology is all around us! We use it for our jobs, at the supermarket, and pretty soon it will be needed for a doctor’s visit. Clearly, employees today are using technology more than ever in almost every field of endeavor. Whether they are learning new software, updating skills or tasked with improving job performance, instruction must be clear, concise and create positive learning outcomes with minimal frustration. Organizations are demanding that people learn new skills—and fast. Just-in-time training, accelerated learning, or rapid training development are now a necessity for keeping abreast with the rapid changes in technology. This book provides Techniques for Technology Training such as your role as the trainer, presentation and delivery skills, questioning techniques, reading body language, using a four-step model for instruction, creating a nurturing environment, using a variety of instructional methods, understanding and responding to your learner’s needs, handling difficult participants, and managing the training day. You can create memorable training for your learners that is engaging, rewarding, and stimulating with the right tools. Using a simplified approach, this book offers what you need to ensure that learning new technology will pay off in newly-acquired skills and improved understanding and productivity.

Author : Donald J. Ford Ph. D.
Publisher : Training Education Management LLC
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0976397404

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Bottom-Line Training by Donald J. Ford Ph. D. Pdf

Bottom-line Training gives you the know-how to produce bottom-line performance results with your training and development programs. This book will provide you with the tools to train employees thoroughly and effectively so they can significantly contribute to your company's success. Today, training and development programs must prove their worth and Bottom-line Training guides you step by step through the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation process. It shows you how to: * Analyze the true needs of your organization and clients * Design training programs that are tailored for your organization's needs * Develop training content and materials while choosing the best training delivery methods for your audience * Implement training using the most effective delivery techniques * Evaluate the results for both the learners and the organization Bottom-line Training will help you boost your organization's own bottom line with successful training and development programs that will increase your return on investment in human capital and enable the achievement of strategic goals.

Author : Christopher Gane
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351719476

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Managing the Training Function by Christopher Gane Pdf

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Job of the Training Manager-seven Steps -- 2 Theory 1-Training Systems and Instructional Technology -- 3 Step 1-Define the Problems -- Step 2-Arrange the Problems in Order of Priority -- 4 Step 3-Analyse Each Problem to Determine the Best Mix of Organizational Change, Selection and Training -- 5 Step 4-Produce a Target Population Analysis, a Task Analysis and a Performance Analysis to the Relevant Level of Detail -- 6 Theory 2-More Instructional Technology -- 7 Step 5-Design the Training Process and Produce the Training Plan -- 8 Step 6-Assemble the Resources and Implement the Training Process -- 9 Step 7-Evaluate and Recycle -- 10 Assessing New Developments -- References -- Index

Author : Tony Pont
Publisher : CIPD Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1843980274

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Developing Effective Training Skills by Tony Pont Pdf

A group of people are looking at you. They are waiting to start learning. If you are dull you will bore them. If you go into too much detail you will lose them. If you donâ¬"t know your stuff you will lose their respect in seconds. What are you going to do? As a trainer you simply canâ¬"t afford to be less than brilliant. The effectiveness of your training skills is what sets you apart from other trainers. Tony Pont provides practical guidance and advice on all aspects of designing and delivering group training: everything from where to position the projector, through understating how people learn and how groups interact, to evaluating and improving your delivery. Developing Effective Training Skills is the complete guide to delivering training that will make people better.

Author : Berton H. Gunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Executives
ISBN : 9838997854

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Making Training Work by Berton H. Gunter Pdf