Achieving Results From Training

Shows how to design and conduct evaluations of HRD programs and demonstrate their worth and value to the organization: how to use evaluation methods to determine results; to develop, implement, and debug newly designed programs; or to refine existing ones.

What makes some training programs successful while others produce disappointing results? The answer, says Ron Stone, lies in the processes trainers employ to determine needs, design and develop programs, deliver the training, and partner to get business results. It is time to reexamine these processes, says the author, and bring them into the twenty-first century. In Aligning Training for Results Stone provides a potent, comprehensive, and versatile resource to help guide trainers through assessing, designing, and delivering training solutions that achieve real and measurable results. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

This book offers a far better way to educate employees, one that connects learning solutions with strategic business goals. When companies recognize the need for training in a specific topic, they often apply the same standard instruction they utilized the last time they addressed a need for training--which was in a completely different area! However, a one-size-fits-all approaches rarely work anywhere, especially in the professional world. With more than 30 years of experience as a learning and performance improvement professional, author Dick Handshaw proposes that organizations cannot simply tell their trainers what to teach but rather they need to proactively collect data to define problems and develop unique training interventions. Handshaw's results-oriented model is systematic, yet flexible, and works for both instructor-led training and e-learning. In Training That Delivers Results, you will learn how to: Analyze performance gaps Create targeted performance objectives and connect them with the right measurement tools Determine the best instructional strategy and the appropriate media Build consensus with project blueprint meetings Evaluate the effectiveness of training and use the data to continually improve Training will not be effective and beneficial in sustaining, rewarding ways unless the employee education experience is successfully linked with the overall business goals. Training That Delivers Results supplies the tools, worksheets, and assessments needed to tie the learning experience to enhanced performance outcomes--and deliver sustainable, quantifiable business results.

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 20 million copies sold! Translated into 60+ languages! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy); overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; design your environment to make success easier; get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

Praise for Developing Talentfor Organizational Results "Elaine Biech brings together some of the 'royalty' of Americancorporations and asks them to share their wisdom in increasingorganizational effectiveness. In 46 information-filled chapters,these 'learning providers' don't just sit on their conceptualthrones; they offer practical advice for achieving company goalsand the tools to make it happen."—Marshall Goldsmith,million-selling author of the New York Times bestsellers, MOJO andWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There "Recruiting, developing, inspiring, engaging, and retaining yourtalent are critical to the growth and success of all organizations.Developing Talent for Organizational Results is a rich resourcethat can help you cultivate your most precious resource."—TonyBingham, CEO & President ASTD and Co-author of The New SocialLearning "Hiring and developing talent is the area that I am mostpassionate about. . . . Developing Talent for OrganizationalResults covers all the important topics, uses multiple experts, andsupports learning with ready-to-use tools to develop talent in yourcompany. It is like having a million-dollar consultant sitting onyour book shelf!"—Mindy Meads, former CO-CEO Aéropostaleand former CEO/ President Lands' End The best companies win with highly talented, highly committedemployees—hiring and developing the best talent is essential.In Developing Talent for Organizational Results, Elaine Biechbrings together the work of many of the most renowned learningproviders in the world—all of them members of ISA: TheAssociation of Learning Providers. Filled with a treasure-trove of consulting advice from The KenBlanchard Companies, DDI, Forum, Herrmann International, Bev Kaye,Jack Zenger, and others, this book delivers the answers you want toimprove leadership, management, and communication skills; addresstraining, learning, and engagement issues; and shape the cultureand care for your customers to achieve desired results.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning, IDEAL 2012, held in Natal, Brazil, in August 2012. The 100 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 200 submissions for inclusion in the book and present the latest theoretical advances and real-world applications in computational intelligence.