The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook: Surefire Tools, Tactics, and Strategies to Solve Common Training Challenges - Softcover

Patterson, Susan C.; Institute Of Management And Administration (IOMA)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078796252X ISBN 13: 9780787962524

Publisher: Pfeiffer, 2003

Synopsis

The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide that distills the best thinking and planning from experts in the field of training and development. This handy resource offers you proven solutions to a variety of training challenges, including quick steps for taking the pulse of your training programs, analyzing training costs, and identifying return on investment pitfalls. In addition, the book contains easy-to-use tools and strategies that tell you how to
* Build a solid training business plan
* Sell your training plan to management
* Conduct a quick and accurate needs assessment
* Compute training costs and ROI
* Understand and use e-learning in the most appropriate way
* Translate training into performance improvement
* Expand your training department's reach in thoughtful and innovative ways

About this title

About the Author

Susan C. Patterson researches, writes, and edits three national monthly newsletters: IOMA's Report on Training and Development, IOMA's Report on Training Programs, and HR Department Management Report.

The Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) publishes a broad range of high-quality products for business professionals. Each of the products serves two purposes: to improve the efficiency of subscribers and to enhance the financial performance of the firm or organization.

From the Back Cover

From the Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) comes a complete resource guide that represents the most innovative thinking and ideas from experts in the field of training and development. The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook gives you proven solutions to a wide range of training challenges and includes information about creating a vision statement, building credibility, avoiding "snake oil" training, implementing effective training cost-control strategies, assessing the cost of e-learning, conducting new-hire orientation, putting the breaks on discrimination in training, and much more.

From the Inside Flap

In today's fast-paced business environment, companies value professionals who can offer training and learning that will give their employees the all- important competitive edge. To succeed, however, trainers need the right tools, strategies, and methods that they can easily assess and then adapt for their organization-- right now!
The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide that distills the best thinking and planning from experts in the field of training and development. This handy resource offers you proven solutions to a variety of training challenges, including quick steps for taking the pulse of your training programs, analyzing training costs, and identifying return on investment pitfalls. In addition, the book contains easy-to-use tools and strategies that tell you how to
* Build a solid training business plan
* Sell your training plan to management
* Conduct a quick and accurate needs assessment
* Compute training costs and ROI
* Understand and use e-learning in the most appropriate way
* Translate training into performance improvement
* Expand your training department's reach in thoughtful and innovative ways
The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook includes a special chapter-- written by organization development specialist Carol McCoy-- that offers managers of smaller training departments suggestions on how to
* Establish credibility
* Manage limited resources
* Build a reliable and efficient training function
Written in partnership with the Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA), this must-have volume draws on ongoing field research from recognized authorities in the fields of human resources and training.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pfeiffer
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078796252X
• ISBN 13: 9780787962524
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296