Managing Training and Development Finance: Training and Development 11.10 (Express Exec) - Softcover

Green, Fiona; Langdon, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841124516 ISBN 13: 9781841124513

Publisher: Capstone, 2003

Synopsis

Effective Training & Development is essential if you are to continuously get the best from your people and extend the knowledge shelf-life of your company. This module explores the vast array of options available to the HR function including on-the-job learning, formal management education, coaching and mentoring. Cost-effectiveness and measurable payback are also dealt with as cornerstones of any training and development activity.

About this title

About the Author

Fiona Bruce is currently Chief Executive of Surrey Hampshire Borders NHS Trust, a large Community and Mental Heath Trust.  Previously, Fiona was Executive Director of West Berkshire Priority Care Services NHS Trust, responsible for leading and directing projects, major change programmes and the human resources function.  Fiona has also held positions as a Director at Stonham Housing Association and in Personnel with Acco-Rexel Ltd and Lyons Tetley Ltd.

Ken Langdon is presently the non-executive chairman for SofTools, a supplier of electronic Integrated Support Systems. Ken has worked for many major computer companies worldwide, including Hewlett Packard and DEC. As well as writing books his experience as a process consultant has enabled him to help publishers and authors to improve the way that they translate business concepts into books and electronic tools.

From the Back Cover

• Fast-track route to how effective training and development spend enhances orgnaizational as well as individual performance and growth
• Examples and lessons of adopting the right mind-set to training and development investment, how to bridge the gap between training and performance, planning and allocating resources and the bottom-line
• Examples and lessons from a case study of a service organization seeking to redirect the HR team and improve the HR contribution to the company, using the Return on Investment model to justify a major change project, and using interventions to ensure projects achieve their objectives
• Includes a comprehensive resources guide, key concepts and thinkers, a 10-step action plan and a section of FAQs

From the Inside Flap

• Fast-track route to how effective training and development spend enhances orgnaizational as well as individual performance and growth
• Examples and lessons of adopting the right mind-set to training and development investment, how to bridge the gap between training and performance, planning and allocating resources and the bottom-line
• Examples and lessons from a case study of a service organization seeking to redirect the HR team and improve the HR contribution to the company, using the Return on Investment model to justify a major change project, and using interventions to ensure projects achieve their objectives
• Includes a comprehensive resources guide, key concepts and thinkers, a 10-step action plan and a section of FAQs

Edition details

• Publisher: Capstone
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841124516
• ISBN 13: 9781841124513
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128