William J. Rothwell è un autore le cui opere si concentrano sull'apprendimento e sulle prestazioni sul posto di lavoro. La sua esperienza nello sviluppo dei dipendenti e nelle prestazioni sul lavoro deriva dalla sua posizione accademica e dalla sua vasta esperienza di consulenza aziendale.
Beyond Training and Development describes in a simple, step-by-step approach how to separate symptoms from root causes and how to identify the most appropriate solutions to problems with human productivity in workplace settings. The book goes beyond simplistic views of "return on investment" to prompt the reader to consider "business impact"- that is, how can efforts to solve (or avoid) human performance problems contribute to an organization's strategic goals? This book avoids worthless jargon, getting down to the practical issues in analyzing issues with people and finding ways to address them. The book is filled with many practical tools-worksheets, checklists, and much more-to help readers apply immediately the ideas presented.
Updated and expanded to reflect the latest trends and best practices, a guide to succession management contains 20 percent new material, including chapters on recruitment and retention, as well as updated references and research, in a book that includes a CD-ROM filled with worksheets and assessment tools.
In the past fifteen years, Mastering the Instructional Design Process has become a classic in the field providing professionals, trainers, and students with a step-by-step guide through all aspects of the instructional design process. In the past two decades there have been profound changes in the state-of-the-art of the instructional design profession. To provide instructional designers with the most current information, this third edition makes use of the recent IBSTPI standards for instructional design. The revised competencies: Address the professional foundations of design, as well as planning and analysis, design development, and management skills Encompass tasks of both novice and experienced and expert design professionals Have been validated using a national and international population Mastering the Instructional Design Process, Third Edition also addresses current trends and developments breaking new technologies, rapid change, outsourcing of internal instructional designers, knowledge capital, speed in market change, and globalization and diversity that are influencing today's business environment and the instructional design process. The third edition of this essential resource features case examples from myriad workplace environments and contains the information, advice, and tools you need to ensure that your planning training and development function is the most up-to-date. Included with the book is a CD-ROM filled with sample forms, checklists, activities, and PowerPoint presentations for each chapter.
