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Paperback. Condition: Good. Revised from its 2004 edition, the new ASTD Competency Study is your essential guide for understanding and using the ASTD Competency Model. The ASTD Competency Model answers the question, what do training and development practitioners need to know and do to be successful, now and in the future? And, how do they prepare for that future faster than ever before? The ASTD Competency Model is the definitive framework for the training and development profession; understanding and applying the model is essential for staying current and relevant in the field. You'll learn how to: Add power to your development plans by honing in on the key competencies and trends that really matter. Stay current and relevant in the T&D field. - Understand and apply the ASTD Competency Model in a practical, actionable way. This book presents the academic research behind the model in a practical, actionable way. Ultimately, it helps training and development practitioners add power to their development plans by honing in on the key competencies and trends that really matter. …

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Guides readers toward an understanding of human performance improvement and how to use it for real organizational value.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Guides readers toward an understanding of human performance improvement and how to use it for real organizational value.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Don t create boring e-learning Cammy Bean presents a fresh, modern take on instructional design for e-learning. Filled with her personal insights and tips, The Accidental Instructional Designer covers nearly every aspect of the e-learning design process, including understanding instructional design, creating scenarios, building interactivity, designing visuals, and working with SMEs. You ll learn all about the CBT Lady and how to avoid her instructional design mistakes. Along the way, you ll hear from a few other accidental instructional designers, get ideas for your own projects, and find resources and references to take your own practice to the next level. The Accidental Instructional Designer is perfect for the learning professional or instructional designer who is just getting started with e-learning or the more experienced practitioner looking for new ideas. In addition to sharing proven techniques and strategies, this book: covers best practices and what to avoid when designing an e-learning program presents e-learning in action through various case studies shows how you can go from being an accidental instructional designer to an intentional one.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Everyone thinks they know everything about training. Right? We've all gone to school, been trained on the job, and maybe endured the occasional corporate seminar. But if you're a professional in this field, you know that's familiarity, not expertise. Instructional design and implementation are not as easy as they look. You know there's an art to enabling people to truly change their behavior, moving themselves and their organizations toward the right future.That's what inspired The Learning and Development Book. Open the book to any page and you'll find a short chapter that holds one hard-won lesson--the reward of decades implementing instructional design in real-world settings.- Why should learning be more like playing?- Is the culture of your organization working against you?- Should you really measure the effects of your training program?- Have you ever thought that learning begins when training ends?Each chapter holds a nugget of wisdom on subjects like these. Whether you're a battle-tested educator or embarking on your first big training job, we hope we can give you tips, tools, big ideas, and (bonus ) a smile.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Everyone thinks they know everything about training. Right? We've all gone to school, been trained on the job, and maybe endured the occasional corporate seminar. But if you're a professional in this field, you know that's familiarity, not expertise. Instructional design and implementation are not as easy as they look. You know there's an art to enabling people to truly change their behavior, moving themselves and their organizations toward the right future.That's what inspired The Learning and Development Book. Open the book to any page and you'll find a short chapter that holds one hard-won lesson--the reward of decades implementing instructional design in real-world settings.- Why should learning be more like playing?- Is the culture of your organization working against you?- Should you really measure the effects of your training program?- Have you ever thought that learning begins when training ends?Each chapter holds a nugget of wisdom on subjects like these. Whether you're a battle-tested educator or embarking on your first big training job, we hope we can give you tips, tools, big ideas, and (bonus ) a smile.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Leaders Open Doors presents a fresh and unique take on leadership that will benefit experienced leaders and those just starting their leadership journeys. With a little courage, anyone at any level can be a leader.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Leaders Open Doors presents a fresh and unique take on leadership that will benefit experienced leaders and those just starting their leadership journeys. With a little courage, anyone at any level can be a leader.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Over the course of a decade, positive psychology authority Dr. Beth Cabrera has surveyed and interviewed more than a thousand women to gather insight into how to effectively balance career and family responsibilities. Beyond Happy: Women, Work, and Well-Being gathers essential findings and offers women proven strategies for living more authentic, meaningful lives.Through the lens of shared experience, Cabrera thoughtfully examines the challenges women face and presents a simple yet powerful model for enhancing well-being that can both improve and transform lives. Helpful self-assessments guide you toward feeling good and doing good, and each chapter delivers tried-and-true tactics that real women have used to manage the difficulties of fulfilling their multiple, often conflicting, roles.Discover pathways to reducing stress, experiencing greater joy, and finding more meaning in your life by employing Cabrera's solid strategies for thriving based on personal values, developed strengths, and what matters most-enduring family ties and relationships.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Over the course of a decade, positive psychology authority Dr. Beth Cabrera has surveyed and interviewed more than a thousand women to gather insight into how to effectively balance career and family responsibilities. Beyond Happy: Women, Work, and Well-Being gathers essential findings and offers women proven strategies for living more authentic, meaningful lives.Through the lens of shared experience, Cabrera thoughtfully examines the challenges women face and presents a simple yet powerful model for enhancing well-being that can both improve and transform lives. Helpful self-assessments guide you toward feeling good and doing good, and each chapter delivers tried-and-true tactics that real women have used to manage the difficulties of fulfilling their multiple, often conflicting, roles.Discover pathways to reducing stress, experiencing greater joy, and finding more meaning in your life by employing Cabrera's solid strategies for thriving based on personal values, developed strengths, and what matters most-enduring family ties and relationships.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Human connection affects much more than the bottom line. Organizations thrive when employees feel valued, the environment is energized, and high productivity and innovation are the norm. This requires a new kind of leader who fosters a culture of connection within the organization. Michael Lee Stallard's Connection Culture provides a fresh way of thinking about leadership and offers recommendations for how to tap into the power of human connection. If you want to begin fostering a connection culture in your organization, this book is your game-changing opportunity. Stop undermining performance and take the first step toward change that will give your organization, your team, and all whom you lead a true competitive advantage. Inspiring and practical, this book challenges you to set the performance bar high and to keep reaching. In this book you will learn how to: * foster a connection culture * emulate best practices of connected workplaces like those at Pixar and Duke University's men's basketball team * boost vision, value, and voice within your organization.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Human connection affects much more than the bottom line. Organizations thrive when employees feel valued, the environment is energized, and high productivity and innovation are the norm. This requires a new kind of leader who fosters a culture of connection within the organization. Michael Lee Stallard's Connection Culture provides a fresh way of thinking about leadership and offers recommendations for how to tap into the power of human connection. If you want to begin fostering a connection culture in your organization, this book is your game-changing opportunity. Stop undermining performance and take the first step toward change that will give your organization, your team, and all whom you lead a true competitive advantage. Inspiring and practical, this book challenges you to set the performance bar high and to keep reaching. In this book you will learn how to: * foster a connection culture * emulate best practices of connected workplaces like those at Pixar and Duke University's men's basketball team * boost vision, value, and voice within your organization.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Put Emotional Intelligence to Work provides a background on the concept of emotional intelligence, the awareness and ability to manage ones emotions in a healthy and productive manner. This title features tips for achieving peak performance, cognitive and behavioral strategies for emotional self-management, and instructions for changing long-entrenched patterns of behaviors. An action planning model provides a blueprint for individual and group implementation of these powerful, life-changing principles.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Put Emotional Intelligence to Work provides a background on the concept of emotional intelligence, the awareness and ability to manage ones emotions in a healthy and productive manner. This title features tips for achieving peak performance, cognitive and behavioral strategies for emotional self-management, and instructions for changing long-entrenched patterns of behaviors. An action planning model provides a blueprint for individual and group implementation of these powerful, life-changing principles.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The ADIE process is past its prime. It was developed long before Agile and other iterative processes that have introduced greater efficiencies in design and development, fostered more creativity, and addressed effective stakeholder involvement. Leaving ADIE for SAM introduces two new concepts--SAM, the Successive Approximation Model, and the Savvy Start. Together, they incorporate contemporary design and development processes that simplify instructional design and development, yielding more energetic and effective learning experiences. This book is a must-read for all learning professionals who have a desire to let go of outdated methodologies and start creating better, faster training products today.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The ADIE process is past its prime. It was developed long before Agile and other iterative processes that have introduced greater efficiencies in design and development, fostered more creativity, and addressed effective stakeholder involvement. Leaving ADIE for SAM introduces two new concepts--SAM, the Successive Approximation Model, and the Savvy Start. Together, they incorporate contemporary design and development processes that simplify instructional design and development, yielding more energetic and effective learning experiences. This book is a must-read for all learning professionals who have a desire to let go of outdated methodologies and start creating better, faster training products today.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Does e-learning work? How much does e-learning benefit both the organization and its learners? Is e-learning a wise investment or a waste of corporate resources? Here are the answers to these and other important questions, plus a systematic approach to strengthen your case to bring e-learning into your organization.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Based on a unique learning model that encourages direct engagement of trainer and learner, this title shows you how to design and deliver effective learning using adult learning principles, methods, and styles as its foundation.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A crash course for effectively planning and managing timely, organised projects. This title is an essential resource for anyone, in any function, of any business.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Written by Fortune 100 executive Dan Gallagher, The Self-Aware Leader is a unique approach on how to become a more effective leader by increasing self-awareness in four pillars of leadership. By integrating the concepts of reinvention, servant leadership, and business transformation into a single framework that has been validated in research, The Self Aware Leader emphasises taking a calculated approach to change rather than merely reacting to change. The Self-Aware Leader also helps readers recognise three basic truths which are crucial to success within organisations: approaches to management have a shelf life; middle managers are frequently caught between ?a rock and a hard place?; and, with conservatism on the rise, becoming and remaining an effective leader is extremely complex. This book offers two key takeaways: 1) a new mental framework on leadership more appropriate for today?s business conditions; and 2) a functional, practical plan for putting the newly learned concepts presented into daily practice.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Leadership Development Basics is a comprehensive guide for creating leadership development programs and measuring the impact of leadership development activities against organizational goals. Author, Karen Lawson, addresses desirable leadership traits and details competency areas necessary for potential leaders. Featured techniques provide instruction for developing leadership traits and competencies and identifying individuals with high leadership potential. Detailed instructions for developing leadership programs, including formal internal programs, external leadership programs, and individual development activities, are featured as well as advice on measuring program effectiveness.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Transform your organization into a best place to work by using brain-friendly strategies. It is an understatement to say that this is a difficult time to be a part of the American workforce, for employees and employers alike. The transformational drivers and trends existing in the current workforce create myriad challenges. The Brain-Friendly Workplace addresses the workplace challenges that closely rely on and affect people, such as upheaval in management, new and different employee motivators, diversity, maintaining civility in the workplace, and continuous transition and change. It then applies five big ideas from neuroscience and how they can be used to address these issues. By learning about these fundamental brain processes and adapting your organization's culture to fit them, workplaces can be transformed. Review the challenges facing workplaces today, and what's on the horizon. Learn five brain-friendly strategies that use our brains in the way they naturally function. Enhance your employees' strengths and confidence by applying these strategies and become a best place to work award winner. Complete with a look inside award-winning organizations, tips on putting the science to work, and an assessment tool, this book will help you measure and improve the level of brain-friendliness in your organization.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Getting the most from the people in your organization is more important than ever. Talent Management delivers contributions from 10 authors, including in-depth case studies about six major organizations: Cisco McDonald's Avon Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Ciena Liberty Mutual The authors of each chapter tell their own stories, discussing the widely varied approaches that worked in their companies and how they think about talent management. They provide insight into management's role, the impact on processes and practices, and links to business results. Additional chapters cover the impact of company strategy and current research on talent management and provide a sound background in the history and future of the field. The concept of talent management is in a state of flux and uncertainty, evolving as time and technology change the nature of work itself and creating a need for change in the conventional wisdom associated with talent management. With this book as your road map, you can cultivate an integrated approach to managing all aspects of an organization that have to do with people. Talent management is now a business imperative, necessary to create a highly responsive, high-performance, sustainable organization that meets its business targets. Put the experiences and insights of others to work for you, and find the unique path that will help individuals and your organization reach their goals. Contributors: Josh Bersin, Jim Caprara, Marc Effron, Robert Kovach, Neal Kulick, Adam Miller, Larry Mohl, Annmarie Neal, and Nigel Paine.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Is trial and error a key pathway to instructional systems design (ISD)? This updated fourth edition covers all the basics and many advanced tenets important to working professionals, especially those entering the field. Stand-alone chapters offer crucial support to practitioners building foundational skills, while in-depth tutorials and rich insights guide the credentialed designer.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Revised from its 2004 edition, the new ASTD Competency Study is your essential guide for understanding and using the ASTD Competency Model. The ASTD Competency Model answers the question, what do training and development practitioners need to know and do to be successful, now and in the future? And, how do they prepare for that future faster than ever before? The ASTD Competency Model is the definitive framework for the training and development profession; understanding and applying the model is essential for staying current and relevant in the field. You'll learn how to: Add power to your development plans by honing in on the key competencies and trends that really matter. Stay current and relevant in the T&D field. - Understand and apply the ASTD Competency Model in a practical, actionable way. This book presents the academic research behind the model in a practical, actionable way. Ultimately, it helps training and development practitioners add power to their development plans by honing in on the key competencies and trends that really matter. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Organizations around the world spend billions of dollars annually on training programs for managers and leaders, yet few if any address the important skill of how to recognize, acknowledge, and manage personal feelings. Here's the first book to offer you the tools and data you need to sell and implement emotional intelligence training within your organization.…